London, UK and San Francisco, CA, July 26, 2006 – EPAFactory, one of the world’s foremost providers of custom end point analysis (EPA) scans for the Citrix Access Gateway today announced a technology partnership with OPSWAT, Inc. the leading provider of endpoint security application integration technologies.
Under the terms of the partnership, EPA Factory has incorporated OPSWAT’s Endpoint Security Integration SDK, OESIS Local, into EPA’s EPdetect Antivirus, Anti-Spyware and Personal Firewall scans for Citrix Access Gateways.
EPAFactory’s new EPdetect Antivirus offering scans for 40+ different antivirus products, including leading providers such as eTrust, AVG, Panda, Trend, McAfee and Symantec, and is based on custom-written, compiled code rather than less secure scripted versions. Using EPAFactory’s single scan EPdetect Antivirus solution, organizations can allow or disallow access to resources based on whether AV is installed, is running and the time since the last update. EPAFactory’s growing library of EPA scans are being bought and used by Citrix customers and resellers around the world.
“The skills for writing secure EPA packages are specialized and not readily available on the market. By integrating OPSWAT’s OESIS Local into the EPAFactory EPdetect Antivirus scan for Citrix Access Gateway users, we’re effectively delivering the security that allows enduser organizations and Citrix resellers to implement their Citrix Smart Access solutions much more quickly and cut the time and cost needed for deployment and installation,” commented Brian DaBinett, Director, EPAFactory. “Citrix’s Smart Access technology using Advanced Access Control (AAC) is an extremely powerful technology increasing control over how information is accessed, and extending access to more end points and users – but it’s essential that any AAC implementation offers the highest levels of security and virus protection. Our new EPdetect Antivirus EPA scan gives organizations the security they need.”
OPSWAT’s OESIS Local is a complete software kit for developing products to detect, assess, manage and remediate multiple endpoint security applications. Using a simple object-oriented interface, OESIS Local provides a comprehensive API for controlling, managing, and checking the behavior of 450+ endpoint security applications from 40+ antivirus, anti-spyware and personal firewall vendors. Technology vendors using OESIS Local in their product offerings include EPAFactory, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, F5 Networks and Lockdown Networks.
“Being able to manage remote access securely is increasingly important,” said Tom Mullen, OPSWAT’s Director of Business Development. “The combination of OPSWAT and EPAFactory’s EPDetect scan products offer systems administrators running Citrix Smart Access better control over the security of any remote computer accessing the network.”
About EPA Factory
Formed in 2005, EPAFactory is a SmartAccess and virtualization technology company providing a broad range of solutions and services for today’s on-demand enterprises. The company helps organizations to simplify their IT infrastructures, enable greater agility and derive increased value through additional solutions. EPAFactory is a Citrix Alliance Partner. EPAFactory is a subsidiary of Dilgenter, Ltd.
About OPSWAT (www.opswat.com)
OPSWAT, Inc. is a leading provider of endpoint security integration technologies and data services. OPSWAT customers include technology companies, system integrators and corporations developing solutions to detect, assess, manage and remediate security features of antivirus, anti-spyware, antiphishing anti-spam, personal firewall, browser, instant messaging and VPN client applications. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Herzliya, Israel.
EPAFactory Contact
Brian DaBinett
brian.dabinett@dilgenter.com
Tel. +44 7970 736 693
OPSWAT Contact
Tom mullen
tomm@opswat.com
Tel. 415-5431534 ext 303
