IronPort announces hardware paltforms

MUMBAI, INDIA: IronPort Systems announced hardware platforms for its enterprise and carrier-grade e-mail security appliances—IronPort C-Series, IronPort X-Series e-mail security gateways and IronPort M-Series security management appliances.

The appliances offer up to a 150 percent performance improvement over previous versions and provide customers with up to five times the throughput of competitive solutions.

"Now that IronPort is part of Cisco, we have been able to break further away from the pack. Our solutions and our pace of innovation help our customers remain protected against rapidly changing Internet threats. Our latest hardware releases are a great example of our ability to significantly raise the bar for e-mail performance while extending our leadership position for anti-spam accuracy," said Ambarish Deshpande, Regional Head, IronPort India and SAARC.

Spam continues to be one of the biggest threats to e-mail performance and network security. Currently, spam accounts for 78 percent of the e-mails sent each day. That percentage is expected to rise to 83 percent within four years, according to Radicati Group entitled ‘E-mail Security Market: 2008-2012.’