With the release of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, an enterprise firewall and Web cache, as the security and performance arm of the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers, Microsoft Corp. has stepped into the IT security industry. More than three years in development, ISA Server has already earned the confidence of customers who have adopted it based on its beta performance, of security experts who have tried unsuccessfully to compromise it, and of analysts who believe it has all the right features and certifications to compete in the firewall market. ISA Server has been carefully prepared and thoroughly tested and certified as a serious enterprise firewall and is being supported as a real contender in the security field.

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