Anchiva Systems Surpasses 750,000 Malware Signatures

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Anchiva Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Web security appliances for the enterprise, today announced its research lab, Rapid RxLabs, is now delivering over 750,000 signatures to detect and prevent malware from entering enterprise networks. Anchiva has a network of "global honeypots", which collect viruses and a range of malware that are continuously monitored enabling frequent multiple updates daily to the signature base, providing its customers with the most complete web security threat response on the market today.

Anchiva's Web Security Appliances have the ability to store more than one million signatures and currently hold over 750,000 malware signatures for long lasting protection against spyware and other malware with long lifecycles. Developed around Anchiva's RapidRX ASIC high-speed data inspection engine and patent-pending malware identification techniques, Anchiva's architecture scales to near gigabit rates and ensures Internet traffic flowing in and out of corporate networks is secure, without impacting performance. Designed for enterprise organizations and service providers, Anchiva's Web Security Appliances deliver a distinctive solution that scans the volumes of inbound and outbound messages passing through network infrastructures to ensure business applications continue running as usual.

With the increase in Web 2.0 applications and technologies in the enterprise, and the potential financial rewards hackers can gain, enterprises are looking to protect their networks at both inbound and outbound entry points. Security solutions available today need to have in-depth, application-centric, scanning and filtering capabilities to protect vital data. Anti-virus and anti-spyware signatures need to be updated frequently to protect companies against all threats while maintaining the pace of business. Having a security solution that addresses a complete range of security threats as well as performance needs is crucial to mission-critical, optimal business operations. Anchiva not only addresses these issues and threats, but does so at nearly 3 times faster than traditional software solutions and has a comprehensive signature database that is updated daily with new malware signatures.

Anchiva RapidRX Labs is one of the leading malware, anti-virus and vulnerability research organizations in the world, engaging the world's top researchers around the world. Anchiva RapidRX Labs combines world-class malicious code and anti-virus research with intrusion prevention and vulnerability expertise.

"The continuous delivery of additional malware signatures helps address the complete range of security risks companies are exposed to and is critical to securing Web architectures in the enterprise" said Charles Clark, CEO of Anchiva Systems. "With the current availability of 750,000 malware signatures and the capability to scale to over a million signatures we are confident we are able to offer our customers one of the very best Web security appliances with both the broadest coverage and scalable performance architecture that blocks a complete range of malware."

About Anchiva Systems, Inc.

Anchiva Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance, network-friendly, Web security appliances for small to large sized companies. Anchiva provides one of the industry's most comprehensive, enterprise-class web security solutions in an appliance, designed to protect and secure mission-critical networks from malicious security threats including malware, spyware, viruses, and worms.

Anchiva advanced architecture combines elements of both security and networking. With expertise in security, anti-virus, content filtering, software and system architectures from companies such as NetScreen, Fortinet, TrendMicro and Juniper Networks, Anchiva's mission is to deliver world-class security appliances that fit seamlessly into the network.

Anchiva Systems serves Global 2000 customers with its headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and regional offices in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.anchiva.com/ or call 408-492-9712.

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