Events

Monthly Workshops

Below workshops consist of a casual sales/technical product information update, which will be held once a month on a Friday from 09H30 to 12H00, including finger lunch. Please regularly check our website for updated workshop dates.


News

Astaro named finalist in 2010 SC Magazine Awards in four categories

Finalist in Best Anti-Malware, Best Enterprise Firewall and Best IPsec/SSL VPN categories.

Johannesburg, 19 Jan 2010 - Biodata IT, local distributor of Astaro, proudly announces that the leading network security vendor has been named a finalist in the Readers' Choice Best Anti-Malware, Best Enterprise Firewall and Best IPsec/SSL VPN categories in the 2010 SC Awards for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security. [ Full Story ]


Tripwire selects Biodata IT to extend distribution and implementation services in SA

Partnership unites local expertise with best-of-breed IT security and compliance technology.

Johannesburg, 13 Jan 2010 - Tripwire, the leader in IT security and compliance automation, announced today that it has selected Biodata IT as a primary distribution partner in South Africa.

Biodata IT will distribute Tripwire's full range of configuration audit and control solutions, and automation of many of the compliance requirements for PCI, Sarbanes Oxley or ISO 27001, expanding Tripwire's footprint in the South African market and offering partners and customers a locally trusted resource for on-site training and support.
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DICA ScryptGuard GSM Gateway enables encrypted mobile phone communication into fixed network


Biodata, sole distributor of German encryption specialist DICA Technologies, announces that DICA has launched a GSM gateway, which allows encrypted interconnections between subscribers of the mobile and the fixed network.

Mobile devices of the ScryptGuard GSM series are dedicated phones using standard encryption algorithms. To establish an encrypted call from one to another mobile subscriber, both need a phone of the ScryptGuard-GSM series. For encrypted communication into a fixed network, a gateway is necessary. [ Full Story ]


New Astaro Security Gateway V7.5 - Increased IPS performance, improved user-friendliness


Biodata, local distributor of network security specialist Astaro, announces that the new Astaro Security Gateway V7.5 includes over 50 new features and improvements, including an improved IPS engine and support for real-time multicast and bandwidth monitoring.

The development of the latest version of its unified threat management solution was mainly based on the feedback and suggestions of its users.[ Full Story ]


Clearswift welcomes Blue Coat, former SurfControl customers (Local distributor: Biodata IT)

Johannesburg, 22 Oct 2009 - Biodata IT, local distributor of the UK-based security firm Clearswift, informs that it will offer Clearswift Web Appliance to Blue Coat and former SurfControl customers who now find they are facing an expensive migration away from their obsolete platforms.

The offer enables the affected customers to trade in their existing Web gateway for Clearswift Web Appliance and pay only for support and update subscriptions.

Clearswift Web Appliance provides the customer with a range of deployment options - on new hardware, as a soft appliance utilising existing hardware or as a production-ready virtualised appliance on VMware's ESX and ESXi platforms. This level of choice means changes to infrastructure are controlled by the customer and not enforced by proprietary hardware vendors.
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Biodata offers Astaro Gateway Security firewall for free

Johannesburg, 11 June 2009 - Biodata, the only reseller of the Astaro security products in southern Africa, is offering resellers a never-to-be-repeated offer on the Astaro Security Gateway 120 appliance for small networks.

New and existing resellers can now receive the Astaro Security Gateway 120 appliance free of charge, including trial security keys valid for one month. Should the reseller or their client be interested in the product, but want to spend more time with it, the trial keys can be extended by one additional month.

"Customers who are interested in the product but are unfamiliar with its capabilities will now be able to take the time out to get to know the product and experience it firsthand, without any initial capital outlay," says Ingrid Reimschüssel, Marketing Director of Biodata. [ Full Story ]


Kaspersky Lab releases Kaspersky Mobile Security 8.0 - integrated protection for smartphones

Johannesburg, 27 May 2009 - Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announces the release of Kaspersky Mobile Security 8.0, designed to protect smartphones from all types of IT threats as well as confidential data leaks from lost or stolen devices.

The new version of Kaspersky Mobile Security is unrivalled in terms of cutting-edge technologies, providing an unprecedented level of protection against the wide range of threats facing smartphone users.
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Kaspersky Lab honours SA distributors

Johannesburg, 19 May 2009 - Recognising distributors that have delivered exemplary solutions to customers, Kaspersky Lab, a developer of secure content management solutions, has jointly honoured sub-Saharan security experts, AfricaSD and Biodata IT, with its “African Partner of the Year” award.

The distributors were acknowledged at its Partner Conference, held in Dubai this month, Kaspersky Lab's premier annual event for industry partners. All award finalists and winners were selected from a group of nominations based on their dedicated use of Kaspersky Lab technologies to provide solutions for their customers' needs.
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