The new Astaro Licensing Model which will come into effect on February 1st, however we will have a transition period until March 31st, 2010 in which both the former and the new licensing model will be valid.

What’s new:

We rearranged the former Base License: Out of the advanced network security features we created a dedicated subscription called “Network Security”, while our free “Essential Firewall” contains basic networking and network security features. We also adjusted the maintenance and support.

There are several reasons for the changes in our licensing: We wanted to create a more flexible licensing so that customers can buy exactly what they need. With this new model the clustering and user upgrades processes are much easier. We also developed a more competitive price point for smaller appliances. 

With this new strategy there is no longer a need for our multipoint appliances, the Astaro Mail Gateway and the Astaro Web Gateway. These appliances will no longer be sold after March 31st, 2010. Mail Security and Web Security applications will be available as subscriptions for the Astaro Security Gateway but no longer as separate hardware appliances.

We want to offer you the following introductory promotions as part of the launch of our new licensing model:

• A customer signing for 3 years Full Guard will receive the appropriate hardware appliance for free.
• A customer signing for 5 years Full Guard will receive two hardware appliances in Active/Passive HA Mode for free.

This offer is valid until March 29th, 2010.

If you have further questions or want to personally discuss the new licensing model with us, we invite you to conact us.

Best regards,

2Secure Team

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