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- Hidden Dangers in the Mobile Worker Jungle: Provide Fast and Secure Access for Remote Workers
- It is a jungle out there, particularly now that millions of workers work remotely, placing new demands on their IT infrastructure and often unknowingly threatening their company's security every day. Recent studies indicate that within three years, there will be over one billion mobile workers worldwide, so the problems...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Mobile, Worker, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Remote Access
- White papers 2008-05-12
- How to Boost Network Performance and Security - Simultaneously!
- As more rich Internet applications RIAs migrate to the enterprise, it's vitally important that network engineers and security architects work together to optimize application performance and security. This is particularly true for a highly distributed user community where multiple points of access mean that network reliability and security cannot...
- Tags: Network, Application Performance, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Networking, Security
- Webcasts 2008-02-26
- The Case and Criteria for Combining Application Acceleration and Security
- At first glance, it may seem that the network engineer and the security architect have little in common. However, as more rich internet applications migrate to the enterprise, more load is placed on the network and more collaborative power is given to the user - exposing the network infrastructure...
- Tags: Network, Application Performance, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Networking, Security
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Top 5 Reasons Why Application Performance and Network Security Go Together
- Don't settle for less than a complete solution. Read these reasons why pairing application performance and network security is a natural in today's technology architectures. Today's IT organizations need to provide seamless, secure access to applications, a consistent user experience, high-performance and availability for users everywhere at the...
- Tags: Performance, Network, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Network Security, Networking, Security
- White papers 2008-01-15
- Gartner Report: Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers
- This Gartner Magic Quadrant Report evaluates Blue Coat WAN Optimization solutions against competing products based on each company's Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Available here as a free download, "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2007" explores what you need to know about acquiring WAN optimization capabilities.
- Tags: Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Blue Coat Systems Inc., WANs, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2007-12-14
- Open, Manage and Accelerate SSL Encrypted Applications
- With the webification of applications comes a need for privacy and security. SSL is a favorite encryption standard, but what about visibility, control and acceleration of the applications it hides? Read this paper to get answers to these and other questions.
- Tags: SSL, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2007-10-30
- Gartner Report: Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2007
- Interested in what analyst firm Gartner has to say about Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway solutions? See how Blue Coat stacks up against the competition on the two axes of completeness of vision and ability to execute. Learn about solutions that protect Web-surfing PCs from infection and enforce...
- Tags: Web, Quadrant, Gartner Inc., Blue Coat Systems Inc., Strategy, Security, Management
- White papers 2007-06-04
- Practical Strategies to Accelerate Business Applications Across the WAN
- Blue Coat's MACH5 is a patent-pending framework of technologies designed to bring all of the appropriate acceleration techniques (bandwidth management, compression, protocol optimization, byte caching, and object caching) to all of an enterprise's key applications - including web, secure web, file services, email, and video. MACH5 is delivered in Blue...
- Tags: Strategy, Business Application, MACH5, Blue Coat Systems Inc., WANs, Channel Management, Productivity, E-mail, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing, Online Communications
- White papers 2007-04-11
- K9 Web Protection (exe)
- K9 Web Protection is easy-to-use Parental Control and Internet filtering software that helps parents protect their children online. K9 Web Protection has the ability to block adult, porn and other offensive content, prevent spyware infections, and monitor visited sites on any Internet access connection (AOL, MSN, Yahoo, Earthlink). Based on...
- Tags: Web, Blue Coat Systems Inc., K9 Web Protection, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Social Networking, Channel Management, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Software downloads 2007-03-19
- Blue Coat SG Client Technical Overview
- Two major business trends have been driving IT organizations to rethink the technical solutions they have in place for delivering applications to end users: consolidation of applications and data resources, and push towards 'Anytime anywhere' access to information. As a result, IT organizations must rethink how they deliver applications to...
- Tags: Blue Coat Systems Inc., Security, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-11-10
- How to Gain Visibility and Control of Encrypted SSL Web Sessions
- SSL traffic is growing into a significant amount of enterprise network traffic. IT is unable to secure, control, or accelerate this traffic. Blue Coat's new SSL proxy removes IT's blinders, enabling organizations to establish a critical control point for policy, performance, and protection of users and applications using SSL. While...
- Tags: Information Technology, SSL, Blue Coat Systems Inc., SSL Traffic, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-04-23
- Application Acceleration: Speeding up Business, Not Just Packets
- For a variety of reasons (cost, customer intimacy, agility, focus), organizations continue to push people and offices out of headquarters and other large sites - meaning that fewer people are centralized, and greater numbers of personnel are out in remote sites. Unfortunately, efforts to reduce IT operations costs and comply...
- Tags: Information Technology, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2006-03-03
- Content Filtering With Integrated Blue Coat WebFilter for ProxySG
- Countless Internet-based distractions compete for employee time in the workplace. Non-work related activities including online games, Internet shopping, stock trading, Internet radio, personal Web mail and MP3 downloads lure users away from company work and expose the company to spyware and other viral threats. Now, more that ever, risks and...
- Tags: Content Filtering, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Channel Management, Games, Content Management, Marketing, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-03-01
- ProxySG With Content Filtering: Powerful Web Filtering and Internet Access Control
- The Blue Coat Enterprise Policy Controls make extending URL filtering possible. Effectively controlling spyware, P2P, or IM requires deep content inspection and a high level of system performance. Controlling spyware, for example, requires URL filtering but also the ability to recognize and block "drive-by" installation and spyware communication attempts. URL...
- Tags: Internet Access, Web, Content Filtering, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2006-01-11
- Spyware Interceptor User's Guide
- Spyware is a software application that gathers information about a person or an organization and is installed without adequate user notice, consent, or control. Although not all spyware is distributed with malicious intent, spyware has become an overall public concern due to privacy infringement. Blue Coat's Spyware Interceptor resolves the...
- Tags: Blue Coat Systems Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2005-11-15
- Blue Coat to cleanse encrypted traffic
- Blue Coat to cleanse encrypted trafficsick, lets spy on the accounting department...i haven't looked into the acualities of this technologies talking points.. although i feel rather sure this is not that new of an idea. i have a feeling that this network appliance is used in-line at the point...
- Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Quality, Network security, SECURITY, Blue Coat Systems Inc., SSL, certification
- Discussion threads 2005-11-09
- Blue Coat, InterMute team to squelch spyware
- Blue Coat, InterMute team to squelch spywareInformation???Does anyone have any detailed information regarding this relationship? I have talked to the sales groups for both companies, and neither know very much information about this "partnership". I would also like to get a little more elaboration on the "free" aspect...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Team management, InterMute, Blue Coat Systems Inc., spyware, team
- Discussion threads 2004-10-22
- Controlling Web Users and Content through Scalable URL Filtering
- This white paper discusses and illustrates the versatility of the ProxySG for deploying content filtering solutions from three venders: SmartFilter, WebSense, and SurfControl. It also addresses the question of which platform server or appliance is best suited to deploy content filter.
- Tags: Web, Content Filtering, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2003-09-06
- Green Bay Packers Sack Spyware With Blue Coat Gateway Spyware Prevention
- The National Football League NFL Green Bay Packers have gone on to earn national stature and virtual world-wide recognition by winning more championships over the intervening 80-plus years than any team in pro football. The Green Bay Packers rely on their computers and the Internet for pre and post-game communications...
- Tags: Gateway Inc., Blue Coat Systems Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Case studies
- Denver Health Relies on Blue Coat to Prevent Spyware From Infecting 3,200 PCs
- Denver Health, formerly known as Denver General Hospital, is the Rocky Mountain Region's Level 1 academic trauma center, and the safety net hospital for the Denver area. Denver Health relies on individual PCs and the Internet for their physician order entry system POE, where doctors and nurses utilize computers to...
- Tags: Patient, PC, Blue Coat Systems Inc., Denver Health, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
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