Network Associates released Gauntlet Firewall 3.0 for Windows NT, noting that its new technology shows a 10-times
performance improvement without compromising security.
The new technology is scheduled to be extended to all Unix and NT versions of Gauntlet later in
the year.
“Gauntlet has always been the most
secure firewall for Windows NT,” said Wes Wasson, director of product marketing for the Net Tools Secure division at Network Associates. “Now it is also one of the fastest. The advent
of Adaptive Proxy technology means the longstanding tradeoff between speed
and security is a thing of the past.”
For futher information about Adaptive Proxy architecture, readers should see
the white paper on the vendor’s Web site. Briefly, the technology maintains
security standards but can dynamically “adapt” packet flows on the fly based
on user-defined security rules to achieve its performance improvements. The
vendor is claiming that Adaptive Proxy architecture is a fundamental
breakthrough in firewall design.
Gauntlet 3.0 for NT offers plug-and-play proxy support, which lets customers
add new proxies as soon as they become available rather than waiting for
custom patches or new versions of the software.
Network Associates said it will commence shipments of Gauntlet 3.0 for Windows
NT on October 31. It will be free of charge to current Gauntlet users under
the vendor’s subscription-pricing model.
