| Cupertino, Calif., Jan. 27, 2004 - Barracuda Networks, a provider of enterprise-class spam firewall solutions, today announced a deal with Tangent Computer Inc., a national systems and network services provider, in which Tangent will supply the Barracuda Spam Firewall to Tangent’s education and government customers looking for a trusted anti-spam solution. The Barracuda Spam Firewall is a scalable anti-spam and anti-virus product line that provides organizations with an enterprise-class spam and virus protection solution that is easy to use and affordable.
"Barracuda Networks is committed to providing anti-spam and anti-virus solutions that are easy to use, and affordable for government and educational institutions that often operate on slim IT budgets," said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. "In the past 15 years, Tangent has built a reputation for providing high-quality products and services to the government and education market sectors. We are pleased that the Barracuda Spam Firewall Family has been added to Tangent’s product arsenal as the anti-spam and anti-virus solution for its customers."
Barracuda Networks offers solutions that support a variety of organizations from small businesses - such as school districts and local government agencies - to large enterprises - including universities and federal organizations. Under the terms of the agreement, Tangent’s networking team works with its customers to determine what the specific needs are and then tailors the Barracuda Networks solution accordingly. Unlike large corporations, many school districts and local governments work with limited IT personnel. Tangent fills this role, ensuring that each solution is implemented properly and with no disruption to the customers email service.
"Our customers needed a solution that will eliminate the thousands of spam messages that were invading inboxes each day," said Mike Zabaneh, COO of Tangent Computer. "We looked at a variety of anti-spam and anti-virus packages and determined that the Barracuda Spam Firewall Family offered the scalability and robust set of features necessary to eliminate spam. The school districts and government agencies that we have worked with to implement a Barracuda Spam Firewall have found that the solution pays for itself in a matter of weeks."
About the Barracuda Spam Firewall Family
The Barracuda Spam Firewall is available in four models and supports from 1,000 to 25,000 active users with no per user licensing fees. The Barracuda Spam Firewall can be installed in front of the email server in typically less than five minutes and is automatically updated hourly to block new forms of spam and viruses. Its architecture leverages open source virus and spam solutions in conjunction with eight defense layers. The eight defense layers are: denial of service and security protection, IP block list, rate control, virus check with archive decompression, proprietary virus check, user specified rules, spam fingerprint check and a spam rule-based scoring system with Bayesian analysis. The architecture minimizes the processing of each email, which yields the performance required to process millions of messages per day. Unlike software solutions, the Barracuda Spam Firewall reduces the load placed on the email server by off-loading both spam and virus filtering. Barracuda Networks also offers the Energize Update subscription service to automatically update the Barracuda Spam Firewall with the latest spam rules and virus definitions.
About Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Networks is a privately held company with headquarters in Cupertino, California. The company was founded on the premise that spam is growing at an exponential rate and poses a tremendous threat to every company’s productivity, and the optimal answer is a dedicated plug and play hardware solution. Barracuda Networks provides an enterprise-class spam filter and virus protection solution that has the ease-of-use and affordability that businesses demand.
About Tangent Computer Inc.
Founded in 1989, Tangent Computer Inc. is a privately held company with headquarters in Burlingame, California and is the largest manufacturer selling directly and exclusively to educational institutions and state & local governments. Customers include more than 350 universities and colleges, 2,490 schools and school districts, and 430 state government agencies, as well as numerous state contracts nationwide. The company is intent on taking the initiative to bring about innovative products, services, and programs. Tangent Computer uses a direct, one-on-one sales and support approach to provide customers with total technology solutions, offering award-winning hardware, remote network services, customized service and support programs, and networking consulting services. More information is available at www.tangent.com
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