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Happy New Year Everyone! On Behalf of the team at LCM Security we hope it is a prosperous one. To help make that a reality, we are going to start this year off right. We want to give you access to as many resources as possible. For instance, many of our partners including f5 have great resources available on their websites such as rss feeds, webcasts, podcasts and etc… But if no one knows about them, then how can they utilize them. During the next few weeks, check back as we will be highlighting some of the cool offerings these IT Solutions Providers have available. Along with that, we are going to be answering your questions from compliance issues, to implementation, training, and more… on any subject from Network Automation to Perimeter Security and beyond. So, go ahead and subscribe to our feed and include some feeds like F5’s latest news feed or check out the BIG-IP podcast while you’re surfing today. And don’t forget to add some comments, this is where you can post questions and either myself or an engineer from LCM Security will answer them for you.

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Thanks for checking in with the blog. We are going to take a short hiatus during the holiday break and we will resume near the middle of next week. On behalf of everyone at LCM Security we wish you happy holidays and a prosperous 2007.

LCM Security is an international provider of information security solutions designed to safeguard information assets and protect critical technology infrastructure while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Thanks for stopping by. For today we thought we would include a new press release out on Citrix Systems and their NetScaler product. More information can be found on Application Delivery Solutions including the Citix NetScaler and f5’s Solutions on our website. Here is the Press Release:

New Report from Leading Research Firm Shows Citrix Continuing to Gain Ground…

— 12/20/2006 — Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced continued growth in the $900M Application Delivery Controller (ADC) market according to a December 2006 report from Gartner titled, “Market Share: Application Acceleration Equipment, Worldwide, 3Q06”¹. From Q206 to Q306 the Citrix® NetScaler® web application delivery product line posted market share gains in both the overall Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) Market Share segment and the Advanced Platform Application Delivery Controllers (AP-ADC) Market Share sub-segment². According to Gartner estimates, Citrix Systems was one of only two market leaders to show an increase in worldwide market share and manufacturer revenue in the $140M AP-ADC sub-segment, an area which Gartner believes will show “long- term growth at the high end.”³

Increased demand among enterprise customers to centralize servers and deploy mission-critical web applications to an increasingly complex range of end users continues to be a growing trend in the web application delivery market, and the shift toward more integrated solutions has generated the need for improved performance, greater scalability and increased security. With market-leading application layer performance, Citrix NetScaler has an established track record of delivering many of the world’s most demanding and high profile web applications, making it a proven choice for enterprises of all sizes who want to accelerate the performance of business-critical web applications, secure sensitive application data and lower the cost of delivering web applications to any user, in any location. Acquired in mid-2005, the NetScaler product line has continued to gain market share in the web application delivery market as Citrix has extended its reach into the worldwide Citrix installed base and distribution channel. More…

Todays juicy tidbit: Fortinet is First Vendor to Receive ICSA Labs Network Intrusion Prevention Certification for a Unified Threat Management Solution

View the Press Release “Fortinet receives ICSA Labs IPS Certification”

Furthermore: Special Offer from LCM Security and Fortinet: School Boards
School Boards can qualify for a 3-day Hands-on Fortinet Training Session by Investing in a Mid-Range or Enterprise Class UTM Fortinet Firewall before March 31, 2007 (A $1,500 savings).
Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliances in Education: The Internet has increased students’ exposure to many valuable and useful sources of information; unfortunately, however, it has also made it easy to access inappropriate or illegal content and to utilize school and campus networks for non-educational pursuits. Key issues include:

Welcome to LCM Security’s IT News Blog.  I have wanted to develop out a space where IT professionals, CIOs or anyone else interested in chatting about IT Solutions and Compliance can get some answers.  This blog will feature articles and white papers from various vendors and experts in the industry.  It will also include details regarding future training opportunities, industry events, and the like… that I stumble across.  Hope I can be a resource to some.

LCM Security is an international provider of information security solutions designed to safeguard information assets and protect critical technology infrastructure while ensuring regulatory compliance.