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Sunbelt, Dell Unsheathe Ninja Blade
David Utter
Staff Writer
2008-01-16
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An email security appliance from Sunbelt debuted on Dell's PowerEdge server line; the device takes the spam fight to the gateway and off the desktop.
We have held the opinion for some time that the email security fight should not be waged on the desktops of people, whether a single at-home individual or a multinational corporation with thousands of email users.
Various purveyors of security solutions think the same way. Slam the door shut on spam, phishing, and malware link-bearing messages at the gateway, rather than worrying about someone clicking on something they should not in the email client.
Sunbelt Software and Dell paired on one such gateway approach. Their newly released Ninja Blade device incorporates antispam technology from Cloudmark, and antivirus from BitDefender to complement the Message Transfer Agent on-board.
Sunbelt also noted Ninja Blade works real-time with Active Directory and LDAP, which will speed up the initial configuration and deployment period needed to place it in service in those environments.
The launch puts Sunbelt in direct competition with one of the bigger fish in the email security appliance market, that being Barracuda Networks. Sunbelt CEO Alex Eckelberry said in a statement Ninja Blade would have a competitive price point; the four Ninja Blade products start at $1,995, plus support and maintenance plans.
About the Author:
David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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