SAN JOSE, Calif.: Engate Technology Corporation, a provider in network profiling technology and security solutions, on Monday announced integration of Engate's security software suite with IBM Lotus Foundations Start line of software appliances for small and medium-sized businesses (SMB).

Lotus Foundations Start "plug and play" appliances help companies with little or no in-house technical resources to focus on running their business rather than managing their computer systems. This Linux-based IBM solution provides staple collaboration tools such as email, file sharing, and remote access through automated network security features, data protection, backup and recovery, said a press release

"Email remains one of the most widely-used attack vectors against small and medium size business users, making email security essential to IBM Lotus Foundations Start," said Caleb Barlow, integration executive for Lotus Foundations, IBM Corporation.

He added, "Together with Engate, IBM Lotus Foundations Start offers SMB customers an easy-to-use, best-in-class security solution that protects from the growing number of email-borne botnet, phish, spam and virus threats."

Wil Cochran, CEO, Engate said, "Engate provides organizations with proactive protection against the growing threat of phish, spam and botnet attacks.”

He further added that working together, they are combining our connection-level protection with Lotus Foundations Start to deliver a solution that helps SMBs mitigate resource-intensive email security administration by stopping malicious threats outside their network before they compromise their privacy, productivity and resources.