Indian UTM company wins Emerging Company of the Year Award

Indian identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) firm Cyberoam has won the 2008 Emerging Company of the Year Award for network security from consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.

The company, which operates in more than 60 countries, attributes this success to the innovation in its product line up of identity-based integrated security appliances from Elitcore Technologies.

According to Frost & Sullivan industry manager, Arun Chandrasekaran: "One of the biggest strengths behind the success of Cyberoam is its innovative - identity-based integrated security appliances."

"Cyberoam has effectively used its sales and marketing resources, as well as technical superiority to gain a firm foothold in the market," said Chandrasekaran. "Its products have found wide acceptance among businesses across various geographies, within a short span of time."

Cyberoam vice president, new business development, Harish Chib said, "Frost & Sullivan Awards are among the principal security awards in the industry. We are honored to receive this award. This award is recognition of our ongoing commitment to meeting our customer needs by providing them with the best products and services that provide security against evolving threats."

Major Malaysian clients

Chib explained that Cyberoam (www.cyberoam.com) identity-based Unified Threat Management appliances provide the complete range of security features like Stateful Inspection Firewall, VPN, Gateway Anti-Virus, Gateway Anti-Spyware, Gateway Anti-Spam, Intrusion Prevention System, URL/Web Content Filtering in addition to Bandwidth Management and Multiple Link Management over a single platform.

Cyberoam's services are marketed in this region by distributor, AVP (SEA) Sdn Bhd, said Chib.

Major Malaysian clients include the National Library, Institut Kemajuan Desa (INFRA), Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia, Centre for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST), Extol Corp, Penang Development Corporation, Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, Tunas Sejati Corporation Sdn Bhd, Perbadanan Tabung Pembangunan Kemahiran Concorde, and Hotel Kuala Lumpur.