Re: Time to ditch Sygate firewall?

From: Kerodo (loopback_at_localhost.com)
Date: 08/18/05

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    In article <Xns96B56FD4732A3891563@127.0.0.1>, ny152@nopsam.invalid
    says...
    > On 17 Aug 2005 in
    > news:1124287595.079510.88970@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
    > salwithed@yahoo.com wrote:
    >
    > > Symantec to buy Sygate
    > >
    > > By Ellen Messmer, Network World
    > > http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=4231
    > >
    > > Symantec is set to acquire Sygate Technologies, which makes network
    > > access-control and endpoint-protection policy-enforcement products.
    > >
    > > Symantec said it initially will keep offering Sygate's line of
    > > policy-enforcement products - which can be used in conjunction with
    > > network equipment from Alcatel, Enterasys, Juniper and Nortel, among
    > > others - to control network access based on policy decisions which may
    > > include anti-virus or patch updates. In January, Sygate joined Cisco's
    > > network admission control programme to support the Cisco-led method of
    > > desktop policy enforcement.
    > >
    > > Symantec intends to integrate Sygate Enterprise Protection 5.0, the
    > > most recent version of Sygate's flapship software, into Symantec's
    > > current endpoint-protection products, which include Symantec Client
    > > Security, after the acquisition of Sygate has been completed.
    > >
    > > "This will be the primary product area in which we intend to include
    > > SEP 5.0," said Brian Foster, Symantec's senior director of product,
    > > noting that after combining SEP 5.0 and Symantec Client Security, SEP
    > > 5.0 will eventually be phased out.
    > >
    > > Foster said SEP 5.0 brings a mix of additional host
    > > intrusion-prevention and host control capabilities to the Symantec
    > > Client Security desktop software, which includes personal firewall,
    > > anti-virus and anti-spyware support.
    > >
    > > California.-based Sygate, a privately held company, was originally
    > > founded under the name Sybergen Technologies by Chief Technology
    > > Officer Chris Guo with help from venture capital firms that included
    > > Trident Capital, Trinity Ventures and MVC Capital. The company name was
    > > changed to Sygate five years ago, at the time John DeSantis joined as
    > > CEO and president.
    > >
    > > Sygate's customer base of 400 enterprises includes Prudential Financial
    > > and Diebold. No specific consolidation plans concerning staff have been
    > > announced and the value of the deal was undisclosed.
    > >
    > >
    >
    > So what happens to Sygate personal firewall? free and pro editions?
    >
    > I actually like using this thing, it's going to be difficult switching to
    > something inferior. imo, everything is inferior to SPFP

    Sad news... If Symantec does anything to it it'll probably be terrible.
    If I were a Sygate user, I think I'd just keep using 5.6 free or 5.5 Pro
    until there was some reason to change.. 

    -- 
Kerodo
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