- NetBox Blue
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NetBox Blue Pty Ltd. Type Privately held company Industry Network security Founded 1999 Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Key people Chairman: John Fison
CTO: Trent DavisProducts Unified threat management (UTM), Firewalls, Antivirus, Intrusion-prevention system, Antispyware, Antispam, VPN, Web filtering Employees 31 (2010) Website http://netboxblue.com NetBox Blue Pty Ltd is an Australian-owned provider of internet and email security, filtering and management appliances. The company currently has a staff of 20[1] and has over 54,000 clients[citation needed] in 18 countries[citation needed] around the world. NetBox Blue was founded in Brisbane by Trent Davis and John Oxnam in 1999. It is currently a privately owned company with its head office in Spring Hill, Queensland, Australia, and branch offices in Sydney [2] , London and Taipei.
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About
The NetBox Blue appliance provides organizations with the tools to protect their network from internal and external threats, control data leakage and ensure[peacock term] staff use the internet productively. The company’s offerings include Unified Threat Management appliances, email filtering appliances, soft appliances (for virtual environments) and OEM-ready devices.
NetBox Blue focuses on supplying appliances to small and mid-sized organisations (5-2000 staff) and has customers in all sectors. Corporate customers include Telstra[citation needed], Qantas[citation needed], Westpac[citation needed], Woolworths[citation needed] and National Australia Bank[citation needed]. The company sells its products through a global network of authorized Business Partners. These Business Partners offer complementary services and support. The company’s most successful product is the Unified Threat Management device, which runs on a hardened[citation needed] Linux kernel, and can be deployed as an Xseries rack-mounted server, a VMware instance, or a small form-factor tower.
Features of the UTM NetBox include :
- Anti-spam
- Anti-virus software
- Stateful firewall
- Detailed email & network reporting
- Secure Virtual Private Network
- Traffic shaping Quality of Service QoS
- category & URL filtering
- Quota enforcement
- Bandwidth Link aggregation
Chairman – John Fison
John Fison - co-founder of Keltec[3] with "no background in IT"[4] - became chairman of NetBox Blue in 2006 and is a director and major shareholder of the company. Fison won several awards in the UK for growth[citation needed] and entrepreneurship and was an Ernst and Young "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" winner in 2001[5] . He was subsequently selected as a judge for this program in the UK and more recently in Australia[citation needed]. Fison is one of the first UK Chartered Directors[citation needed] and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors[citation needed]
Chief Technical Officer – Trent Davis
Trent Davis is the founder of NetBox Blue and is now the chief architect and head of development[citation needed]. In 2005 Davis was a winner of the Ernst & Young “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” award[6] and was recognized as one of FHM's Most Influential Australians under the age of 30[citation needed]. In 2005 Trent Davis was interviewed by the ABC.[7].
Strategic Alliances
IBM
In late 2006, NetBox Blue formed an alliance with IT giant IBM, and subsequently became one of the first IBM Express Advantage Partners in Australasia. The partnership enables NetBox Blue to offer customers world class hardware platforms with global, on-site support.[8]
Canon ITS Japan
In April 2008 Global IT vendor Canon IT Solutions (ITS) Japan signed a multi-million dollar master distribution agreement with NetBox Blue[9]. NetBox Blue agreed to provide its SpamChecker appliance - as it is known in Japan - to Canon ITS Japan’s customers for email filtering and content control. The drop-in appliance was the result of nine months of co-development between NetBox Blue and Canon Japan and is specifically designed for the SME market in Japan.
ESET
NetBox Blue further expanded its security offerings with a strategic partnership with anti-virus software provider ESET[10]. The partnership offered customers ESET NOD32 Antivirus as an option in NetBox Blue’s line of UTM and virtualised security products. As a result of the union, small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) also have access to NetBox Blue’s integrated security and management suite and full line of localised security appliances through ESET’s network of partners.
Education specific Appliance
In 2008 NetBox Blue launched an internet and email filtering appliance specifically for the education sector[11]. The SecurEd product offers cyber bullying protection, patented category web filtering, spam filtering, virus protection, internet quota management and a firewall. The product is used by independent schools across Australia.[12]
Mobile filtering
NetBox Blue also offers a patented filtering product for mobile devices through its subsidiary Leopard Labs[citation needed]. The mozone product filters unwanted and inappropriate internet content and is said to be unique because it sits on the handset, avoiding the need for a server-side appliance. It can be used to block SMS and MMS from unknown and unwanted senders. It also protects mobile devices from spam and blocks damaging viruses.
References
- ^ Jack Delosa (14 October 2009). "Never too young.". Lessons from the young rich. anthillonline.com. http://anthillonline.com/lessons-from-the-young-rich/. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "ARN news article - NetBox Blue Braggs global sales expansion". ARN. 30 April 2007. http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php?id=1389331894.
- ^ "Keltec - About us". [[Keltec (IT company)|]]. http://www.keltec.co.uk/about/history.php. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur". ASPIRA. http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/entrepreneurship/session_02.pdf. Retrieved 11 March 2010. "The Expert Myth: “Most successful entrepreneurs have strong track records and years of experience in their industries.” Examples: ... c) John Fison, CEO of Keltec, an IT and eBusiness solutions company had no background in IT"
- ^ "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalists & Winners 2001". Ernst & Young. 2001. http://www.ey.com/Global/assets.nsf/UK/EoY_-_2001_award_recipients/$file/2001%20Award%20Recipients.pdf.
- ^ "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalists & Winners 2005". Ernst & Young Australia. 2005. http://www.ey.com/GLOBAL/content.nsf/Australia/EOY_2005_Winners_and_Finalists.
- ^ "ABC Radio interview with Trent Davis". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2005. http://www.abc.net.au/ra/innovations/stories/s1302335.htm.
- ^ "Computerworld news article - NetBox Blue becomes IBM Express Advantage Partner". Computerworld. 20 July 2007. http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1683850413.
- ^ "CRN news article - Canon Japan signs on as distributor for Aussie security vendor". CRN. 14 April 2008. http://www.crn.com.au/News/73862,canon-japan-signs-on-as-distributor-for-aussie-security-vendor.aspx.
- ^ "CRN news article - NetBox Blue amps up UTM products with antivirus software". CRN. 19 May 2008. http://www.crn.com.au/News/76343,netbox-blue-amps-up-utm-products-with-antivirus-software.aspx.
- ^ "CRN news article - NetBox Blue secures emails for education sector". CRN. 14 October 2008. http://www.crn.com.au/News/86694,netbox-blue-secures-emails-for-education-sector.aspx.
- ^ "Sydney Morning Herald article - New software fends off cyber bullies". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 March 2009. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/new-software-fends-off-cyber-bullies-20090317-90ij.html.
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