BW: Progressive Systems Announces Free Giveaway of Linux Firewall | Linux Today

BW: Progressive Systems Announces Free Giveaway of Linux Firewall

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 13, 1999

“Progressive Systems, Inc., a leading provider of network
security solutions, today announced the free giveaway of a
personal-use version of its Phoenix Adaptive Firewall, the first
Linux firewall to be certified by the International Computer
Security Association (ICSA). The fully featured firewall will
support two users and is not time-limited. The software is
available today and can be downloaded from
www.progressive-systems.com. In addition, Progressive Systems is
giving away unlimited session copies of the software to Linux user
groups. User groups may obtain copies of the software by contacting
Progressive’s sales staff.”

The Phoenix is an industrial-strength firewall that
provides the security required by enterprise networks
,” said
Matthew Dawson, president of Progressive Systems. “This giveaway
will allow Linux users to experience the power and ease-of-use of
our Linux firewall. After they’ve had a chance to work with
Phoenix, we are confident that they will think of Progressive
Systems and Phoenix when they are considering a firewall
solution.”

“The personal use version of the Phoenix firewall is a very
powerful tool for the Linux community,” said Marc Torres, president
of SuSE Inc., provider of the SuSE Linux distribution. “This
giveaway allows the community to stay on the cutting edge of system
security and features.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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