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

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

2 Astaro Overview – Page 2© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 2 AxG V7.4 - Launch Briefing Agenda  Overview  What’s New  Software Status  Pricing & Availability  Communication

3 Astaro Overview – Page 3© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 3 AxG V7.4 Overview  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

4 Astaro Overview – Page 4© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 4 New Features HTTPS Filtering  Scan HTTPS traffic  Block use of programs that can tunnel via HTTPS  Full CA management  One-Click Deployment  Granular Tuning & Exceptions

5 Astaro Overview – Page 5© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 5 New Features WAN Link Balancing  Balance up to eight ISP connections  Two Modes: Failover Multipath (balancing + failover)  Easy prioritization  Customizable Health Check

6 Astaro Overview – Page 6© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 6 WAN Link Balancing Customization  Control traffic flows  Ordered rules  Multiple ways of matching traffic

7 Astaro Overview – Page 7© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 7 WAN Link Balancing Example 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

8 Astaro Overview – Page 8© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 8 WAN Link Balancing Example 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.

9 Astaro Overview – Page 9© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 9 New AntiVirus Engine Increased Recognition  Top-Rated Effectiveness  Replaces Authentium  Faster Scanning

10 Astaro Overview – Page 10© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 10 Server Load Balancing Enhancements  Dead Peer Detection  Session persistence  Customizable health-check

11 Astaro Overview – Page 11© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 11 Site-to-Site SSL VPN Easy Setup  Robust VPN over SSL  Simple client /server setup  Provides same abilities as IPSEC tunnels

12 Astaro Overview – Page 12© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 12 Report Exporting Portable Data  One-click export to PDF & CSV  Allows for easy re-distribution  CSV files add spreadsheet options

13 Astaro Overview – Page 13© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 13 Anonymized Reports Address Privacy  Obscures User names & Emails  Two-password protection system  Addresses privacy laws

14 Astaro Overview – Page 14© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 14 Up2Date Status Visual Changes  Reworked status display  Tracks progress of installations  Better relays Up2Date process

15 Astaro Overview – Page 15© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 15 Additional New Features More 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.

16 Astaro Overview – Page 16© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 16 Additional New Features Authentication 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.

17 Astaro Overview – Page 17© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 17 Other Additions & Changes Increased 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.

18 Astaro Overview – Page 18© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 18 ASG V7.4 Software 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.

19 Astaro Overview – Page 19© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 19 ASG V7.4 Pricing 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

20 Astaro Overview – Page 20© Astaro 2008Astaro Security Gateway V7.4 Launch Briefing – Page 20 ASG V7.4 Communication 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 © Astaro 2008

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