Immunix(TM), a leading provider of Linux application and OS security solutions, today announced delivery of the industry's first secure antivirus software appliances as the latest Immunix Secured Solutions. The Immunix AntiVirus Gateway and the Immunix Secure Messaging GatewayA computer system that converts one messaging protocol to another. It provides an interface between two store and forward nodes, or message transfer agents (MTAs).
..... Click the link for more information. Software Appliances are quick-to-install, wizard driven applications that transform a standard Intel-architecture server into an easy to use, secure antivirus gateway appliance.

The Immunix Software Appliances are comprised of a single CD delivered in a "software appliance" format that embeds and secures versions of Trend Micro(TM) InterScan VirusWall(TM) and Interscan(TM) Messaging Security Suite with the Immunix Secure Server Platform, a protected operating system enhanced with exclusive host intrusion rejection technology. Using technology originally developed in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and proven at Defcon, the world's toughest hacker convention, Immunix Secured Solutions assures the integrity of servers by preventing hackers from exploiting and compromising critical business data.

The combined solution embeds and installs the Trend Micro software and the operating system as well as advanced server management capabilities in a streamlined, automated process creating a secure, high performance gateway server that is more flexible than typical hardware appliances.

"The number of application and operating system vulnerabilities expands every day, making corporate networks easy targets for exploitation by hackers. Immunix is focused on delivering industry leading networking and security applications like Trend Micro's antivirus solutions with the highest levels of application and OS security," said Jim Miller, president and CEO for Immunix. "Any network application that connects the Internet to the corporate network creates a series of potential vulnerabilities. Our latest software appliances offer layered protection against present and future vulnerabilities."

The Immunix AntiVirus Gateway embeds Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall and is ideal for small to medium businesses or remote sites where security and ease of deployment are critical. The Immunix Secure Messaging Gateway embeds Trend Micros InterScan Messaging Security Suite and is for enterprise class customers, who need maximum throughput and advanced management features. Immunix protects both Trend Micro products from vulnerabilities to possible virus or Web-based worm attacks and the unauthorized exposure of confidential materials.

"By combining the #1 market share leader in gateway virus protection, Trend Micro, with a security leader like Immunix, administrators now have the flexibility of a best-of-breed software solution with the benefits of a secure hardware appliance," said Dan Glessner, senior director of North America Marketing, Trend Micro.