Astaro Gateway Software V7.4 Launch Briefing August 29, 2015.

Astaro Gateway Software V7.4Launch Briefing

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AxG V7.4 - Launch BriefingAgenda

Overview

What’s New

Software Status

Pricing & Availability

Communication


AxG V7.4Overview

What are the major new things?- HTTP proxy now allows filtering of HTTPS traffic- WAN Link balancing for support of multiple Internet connections- New Avira AntiVirus Engine- Many new User-Driven functions and changes

How does this release help us?- Provides many often-requested features- Boosts Astaro’s “developed by you” visibility to partners and

customers- Strengthens Astaro against competitors- Matures several areas of the product with key functionality


New FeaturesHTTPS Filtering

Scan HTTPS traffic

Block use of programs that can tunnel via HTTPS

Full CA management

One-Click Deployment

Granular Tuning & Exceptions


New FeaturesWAN Link Balancing

Balance up to eight ISP connections

Two Modes:

• Failover

• Multipath (balancing + failover)

Easy prioritization

Customizable Health Check


WAN Link BalancingCustomization

Control traffic flows

Ordered rules

Multiple ways of matching traffic


WAN Link BalancingExample Scenario 1

Dual lines, a T1 and a DSL.

Goals:

All traffic out of the Mail and Webserver use the T1.

User surfing and other traffic out the DSL


WAN Link BalancingExample Scenario 2

Four Lines, 2 Cable and 2 DSL

Goal:

Balance all user activity automatically across multiple lines with failover, in order to save money using residential connections versus buying a more expensive, business-class circuit.


New AntiVirus EngineIncreased Recognition

Top-Rated Effectiveness

Replaces Authentium

Faster Scanning


Server Load BalancingEnhancements

Dead Peer Detection

Session persistence

Customizable health-check


Site-to-Site SSL VPNEasy Setup

Robust VPN over SSL

Simple client /server setup

Provides same abilities as IPSEC tunnels


Report ExportingPortable Data

One-click export to PDF & CSV

Allows for easy re-distribution

CSV files add spreadsheet options


Anonymized ReportsAddress Privacy

Obscures User names & Emails

Two-password protection system

Addresses privacy laws


Up2Date StatusVisual Changes

Reworked status display

Tracks progress of installations

Better relays Up2Date process


Additional New FeaturesMore Capabilities

Support for Cisco™ IPSEC Client- Saves organizations invested in this client from having to redeploy and

re-educate their users.- Further eases Cisco appliance replacements with ASG.- Allows for IPSEC support of the iPhone OS 2.0+

Availability Network Groups- Group objects together in a prioritized, match-once list.- Adds redundancy options to many areas of ASG, like authentication

servers and VPN configurations.- Health of objects in these groups uses new auto-monitor system

DynDNS Tweaks- Current DynDNS status is now displayed in WebAdmin.- Manage DynDNS on multiple interfaces, allowing for excellent

integration with WAN Link Balancing.


Additional New FeaturesAuthentication Improvements

Authentication “Test User” Extended- Using WebAdmin, a user tested against a backend server will now

return the group memberships, allowing admins to troubleshoot and test much easier.

Windows Server 2008 Native Mode Support

Event-Based eDirectory Synchronization- Allows AxG to receive logon/logoff updates from an eDirectory server

instead of polling for them, increasing speed and reducing load.

Disable Users- User objects can now be toggled “off” instead of deleted.- Allows for testing, and lets administrators toggle certain accesses

without having to re-input the configuration each time.


Other Additions & ChangesIncreased Functionality

Customizable URL Category Groupings- Add/delete/rename category buckets as needed, beyond the previous

limit of eighteen

VDSL Support- Support of Very High Bitrate DSL lines (PPPoE over VLANs)

Fully Transparent HTTP Proxy- Preserves client IP addresses as they pass through the proxy- Allows for upstream tracking, reporting, & control of proxy users

Disable Users- User objects can now be toggled “off” instead of deleted.


ASG V7.4Software status

Release changes- ~ 225+ total changes- ~ 75 new features & improvements- ~ 90 bugfixes

Internal Tests- ~ 600 internal tests- ~ 300 tests based on bugtracking

Public Beta-Tests- Started on November 17th 2008- 150+ beta bugreports

Planned GA- January 21st 2009.


ASG V7.4Pricing and Availability

Pricing does not change

Updated Datasheets available

HTTPS Scanning requires a Web Security subscription

Customers with valid Maintenance agreements receive V7.4 at no cost


ASG V7.4Communication

To Whom? What? When?

Astaro internal - Release date- Updated customer presentation- What‘s new presentation

3 days before GA

Distributors - Release date- New features

2 days before GA

Partners - Release date- New features- Partner KIL

1 day before GA

Public/Press - Press release- Up2Date blog announcement- Release Notes- Online Help- Administration Guide

At GA date

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