Forefront Edge Security and Access News and Reviews

InfoWorld (October 29, 2007): 8.7/10 – Excellent. Microsoft's IAG 2007 is a full-featured SSL VPN solution available only as part of an OEM/appliance bundle. IAG sits on top of Microsoft ISA Server, providing multiple layers of security. IAG's policy engine is very robust and includes a wide range of predefined applications to make policy definition easier.

Redmond Magazine (April 2007): ISA Server 2006 wins Reader’s Choice Award for software-based firewall.

Windows IT Pro (September 2006) : ISA Server 2006 Beta takes first place in Firewall/Server or Standalone category.

Redmond Magazine (September 2006): Read this article stating "Microsoft has taken a good product and made it better in many ways."

Enterprise Strategy Group (February 21, 2006): Find out how corporations with large SharePoint or Exchange deployments will benefit from the presence of ISA Server 2006 in their application environment.

Infoworld (February 23, 2006): Read the review on how better Active Directory integration and improved manageability boosts ISA Server 2006's perimeter role.

ISAServer.org (May 4, 2006): See a high level overview of the new features in ISA Server 2006.

NetworkWorld (February 10, 2006): Read about the ISA Server 2006 Beta announcement and release.

PressPass (February 1, 2007) Read about the new SSL VPN solution Microsoft is launching with two OEM partnerships-integrated to provide a single, consolidated appliance for network perimeter defense, remote access, and endpoint security management and application-layer protection.

PressPass (January 3, 2007) Read Microsoft’s press release about Intelligent Application Gateway (IAG).

PressPass (December 13, 2006) The latest review from Forrester Research ranks Microsoft as a "leader" in the growing secure socket layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) market.

(July 26, 2006) Bob Kelly, General Manager of Infrastructure Marketing at Microsoft Corporation, details the company’s goals and strategies around the completed acquisition of Whale Communications, a leading provider of Windows-based secure access technologies.

(May 18, 2006) The acquisition will give Microsoft’s customers a broader range of choices for providing secure access from more locations and devices.

(August 23, 2006) Read more to find out how these two companies plan to collaborate on developing and marketing a new Citrix WANScaler branch office appliance based on Microsoft Windows Server and ISA Server.

(June 12, 2006): At Microsoft Tech•Ed 2006, VP Ted Kummert discusses new security product announcements, including the new Microsoft Forefront brand, that reinforce a broader business customer promise to "Protect Information, Control Access."

(June 11, 2006): New product offerings, key investment areas for IT professionals and developers unveiled at Tech•Ed 2006.

(February 9, 2006): Q&A: Ted Kummert, corporate vice president for Security, Access and Solutions, discusses the acquisition and new milestones for Microsoft’s security products, including ISA Server, Antigen for Exchange and Client Protection.