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gateprotect identified as a top choice for small & medium sized businesses in Gartner UTM firewall survey
[September 29, 2014]

gateprotect identified as a top choice for small & medium sized businesses in Gartner UTM firewall survey


(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) German firewall expert gateprotect recognized as a top choice for small and medium-sized businesses; analyst report highlights ease-of-use & strong customer support.

Hamburg, Germany - gateprotect, the fast-growing German IT security specialist, has been identified as a top choice for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant survey of all Unified Threat Management (UTM) firewall vendors.



Unified Threat Management firewalls provide small and midsize businesses, typically employing between 100 and 1000 employees, with multiple network security functions in a single security product. The annual Gartner UTM survey focuses on direct customer feedback, and in particular highlighted gateprotect's exceptional ease-of-use and highly responsive customer support.

"We're delighted to be recognized a leading choice in UTM firewalls for the SMB market, and very pleased to see that customers have recognized not only the strength of the security that gateprotect provides, but also gateprotect's unique ability to activate and maintain strong security quickly and effectively," said John May, CEO of gateprotect GmbH. " The Gartner Magic Quadrant is widely recognized as a reputable and reliable procurement guide, and gateprotect has been recognized as a leading firewall supplier in every Gartner UTM report since 2011. gateprotect was recently acquired by Rohde & Schwarz, one of Germany's largest independent technology companies.


"As a German company gateprotect is exceptionally committed to ensuring that customer data remains completely private from any intrusion, so we take the core security of our products very seriously. We are constantly evaluating new technologies and threats, and working hard to stay ahead," said May. "In addition, we spend a lot of time and energy ensuring that smaller business customers, with fewer IT resources, can activate that security in the easiest manner possible. It's that combination which makes our UTM firewall products completely unique." gateprotect was also highlighted for an enhanced international execution capability, with specific focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and continuing international expansion, including markets such as South Africa and Latin America.

As part of that international outreach, gateprotect will be exhibiting a range of UTM firewall solutions at several upcoming trade shows including it-sa, 7-9 October in Nuernberg, Germany and GITEX, 12-16 October in Dubai, UAE. More information can be found at http://www.it-sa.de/ and http://www.gitex.com/.

Download this press release under: www.gateprotect.com About gateprotect gateprotect has been a leading, globally acting provider of IT security solutions in the area of network security for more than ten years. These solutions comprise next generation firewalls with all commonly used UTM functionalities for small companies and the mid-tier, managed security systems for enterprise companies as well as VPN client systems for the interconnection of subsidiaries and home offices. Since 2013, gateprotect has also been offering "Complete Security" - effective protection for networks and endpoints from one source.

To quickly assure all-round network protection and the security of mobile devices and endpoints even against targeted cyber-attacks from different sources, gateprotect has developed the eGUI interface concept. The patented eGUI technology (ergonomic Graphic User Interface) is extremely easy to operate and increases the factual security in companies by reducing operator errors.

The gateprotect solutions comply with highest international standards - for example, the firewall packet filtering core has been certified in accordance with "Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL 4+)" at the Federal Office for Information Security in March 2013. For the easy operability and comprehensive security of the UTM firewall solutions, gateprotect has been the first German company to be honored with the Frost & Sullivan Excellence Award. Since 2010, gateprotect has furthermore been listed in the renowned "Gartner Magic Quadrant" for UTM firewall appliances.

gateprotect is a company belonging to the Rohde & Schwarz Group. The electronics group, Rohde & Schwarz is a leading solutions provider in the fields of test and measurement, broadcasting, secure communications, and radiomonitoring and radiolocation.

Further Information: gateprotect GmbH Anika Ohlsen Marketing Director Valentinskamp 24 20354 Hamburg Tel. 040 27885 -0 E-Mail: [email protected] www.gateprotect.com .

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