Astaro Joins The Green Grid
Astaro becomes a general member in effort to improve energy efficiency in the security space.
Reading, UK - 15th April, 2008 - Astaro Corporation (www.astaro.com) a vendor of integrated security appliances, today announced it has joined The Green Grid, a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centres and business computing ecosystems. As a general member, Astaro will collaborate with other members to improve and promote efficiency in network security.
“With more companies concerned about the effects their business’ practices are having on the environment, Astaro is proud to be part of an organisation working to progress green computing to the next level,” said Jan Hichert, CEO at Astaro. “Through collaborative developments and idea sharing enabled by The Green Grid, we hope to provide organisations with more energy efficient security solutions while ensuring they understand that this does not need to come at the expense of compromising their network security or increasing costs.”
The Astaro solution makes it easy for any organisation to improve its energy efficiency. Available as a software, hardware or virtual appliance, Astaro integrates disparate network security products onto a single solution, allowing customers to minimise energy consumption and reduce physical waste while tailoring to any network infrastructure. Whether an organisation plans to move to a virtualised environment, consolidate hardware through an integrated security solution, or augment its existing network security, Astaro offers flexible deployment options to meet their business and environmental goals.
The Green Grid seeks to provide industry-wide recommendations on best practices, metrics and technologies that will improve overall data centre and business computing energy efficiencies. By joining The Green Grid, Astaro is helping influence both developers and end-users. For more information on The Green Grid visit www.thegreengrid.org.
About Astaro
Astaro Corporation is headquartered in Burlington, Mass. and Karlsruhe, Germany. The Astaro Security Gateway, simplifying Email, Web & Network Security, has won numerous industry awards and is protecting over 30,000 networks in 60 countries. Astaro products are distributed by a worldwide network of nearly 2,500 solution partners who offer local support and services. For more information, please visit www.astaro.com.
Contact
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