E-Rate Eligible Lightspeed Firewall Prevents Intrusions, Controls Applications on the Network and Monitors and Reports Network and User Activity

E-Rate Eligible Lightspeed Firewall Prevents Intrusions, Controls Applications on the Network and Monitors and Reports Network and User Activity

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightspeed Systems, developer of innovative network security software products, today announced Lightspeed Firewall. The new software provides well-integrated, multiple levels of security to create a comprehensive E-Rate eligible firewall.

"Lightspeed Firewall was developed specifically for the education market and incorporates recommendations from IT professionals who manage some of the country's larger education networks," said Rob McCarthy, President of Lightspeed Systems.

Lightspeed Firewall begins with traditional firewall security. Its advanced, stateful packet inspection enables administrators to allow or deny traffic according to security policies; thwarts denial-of-service attacks; and masks internal network structure (NAT).

Lightspeed Firewall then takes protection to another level with advanced, integrated levels of security:

* Detects and prevents intrusions (IPS)
* Controls applications on the network
-- Inventories applications and usage
-- Optionally blocks spyware, instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer
traffic
-- Enables administrators to allow or deny HTTP, FTP, and SMTP commands
* Monitors/reports network and user activity
* Resolves usernames for policy enforcement



Additional information on Lightspeed Firewall, including sample reports, is available at http://www.eratefirewall.com/.

"Lightspeed Firewall has been very effective for us," said Ben Dumke, Information Systems Manager of Hortonville Area School District in Hortonville, Wisconsin. "One good example is when we found random probes on SQL ports from the Internet. After a short call to our Network Administrator, we set up an additional rule to drop all outside requests going to SQL ports. The whole process from start to finish took less than 30 minutes."

Availability and Pricing
Lightspeed Firewall is available now for $10,000.

About Lightspeed Systems


Lightspeed Systems designs products for organizations seeking to maximize employee productivity, minimize legal liabilities associated with Internet content, and optimize the availability and performance of mission-critical applications. The company has been addressing network traffic issues between disparate systems for 20 years to provide leading-edge connectivity software for a worldwide customer base of Fortune 500/1000 companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Lightspeed Systems has its corporate headquarters at: 1800 19th Street, Bakersfield, Calif. Telephone: (661) 324-4291. Web site: http://www.lightspeedsystems.com/.


Source: Lightspeed Systems

CONTACT: Merleen Johnson of Lightspeed Systems, +1-661-324-4291,
mjohnson@lightspeedsystems.com; or John Jordan of Principor Communications,
+1-202-595-9008, ext. 63, jjordan@principor.com, for Lightspeed Systems

Web site: http://www.lightspeedsystems.com/
http://www.eratefirewall.com/


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