Irevna protects its users with Blue Coat

Ahmedabad-based Virtual Netcomm, value-added distributor of Blue Coat
Systems, announced that Irevna Research Services, a leading offshore market
research firm and subsidiary of McGraw Hill based in India, has selected Blue
Coat SG appliances to protect users and control Internet applications. The
appliances protect the company's resources from direct contact with the Internet
and help prevent the introduction of viruses, spyware and other malware. Blue
Coat SG appliances also provide granular control over the use of streaming
media, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, instant messaging (IM) and general web
surfing. The appliances provide protection and control even of SSL encrypted
traffic.

"Information is our most critical asset, and protecting it is one of our
highest priorities," said Vijayakumar, Information Security Officer, Irevna
Research Services. "Blue Coat provides a platform of control that enables web
security and granular control of Internet applications. Through these controls,
we operate a safe and productive network for our customers around the world."

Blue Coat SG appliances help protect Irevna Research Services by inspecting
its Internet traffic and applying controls based on the company's policies.
Using Blue Coat's unique SSL proxy, Irevna Research can even gain visibility
into SSL encrypted traffic between internal users and external sites. Without
this ability, the company would be "blind" to encrypted traffic and could not
apply the same protection and control it uses on non-encrypted traffic.

To ensure compliance with various regulations, Irevna Research Services uses
the SG appliances to prevent back channels of employee communication, including
instant messaging (IM) and web mail. It also manages the use of
bandwidth-consuming applications, such as peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and
streaming video. Spyware can be blocked at the Internet gateway and prevented
from loading on individual computers.