kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL | 'tis time.
It is about time. ..better Check Point than Microsoft. |
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ArchAngel21x
MacFan Pro
Premium
join:2001-10-28
Lincoln, NE
 ·Internet Nebraska
| I Don't Like This
I don't like this at all. First the latest release of Zone Alarm screws around with my mail program, and now this? Time to look into Norton's Firewall...
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IGGY
No Guru Just Here To Help
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-30
Chatham, IL
1 edit |  A little bit to add
This is a major part of an email Team Z members received on Monday Dec 15, 2003. I don't think there should be an issue adding the information to this thread. I think it should clear up any concerns.
"Check Point is excited about our technology and the new market opportunities we bring to them in the consumer market. They are completely committed to our products, including Integrity and, of course, our ZoneAlarm family of products. They are big fans and they want us to keep growing them. And that brings up an important point--after the acquisition closes in the first quarter of 2004, Zone Labs will continue to operate as an independent division of Check Point. There's no change in leadership or personnel in either company.
This is a wonderful milestone for Zone Labs, and we couldn't have done it without the support of our great customers, and, especially, the dialogue we have with the members of Team Z. We all look forward to continuing that dialogue and sharing with you the next steps on our journey."
More related stories can now be found here
»www.iggyz.com/news.html
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Cop
Premium
join:2001-09-05
Auburn, AL | reply to ArchAngel21x
Re: I Don't Like This
Great... There goes my firewall.  |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| reply to ArchAngel21x
Norton sucks!
...besides, if you're an average user and don't host any services, just block all the ports and use NAT, you almost don't need a firewall.
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Maggs
Premium
join:2002-11-29
Woodside, NY | I will stop using ZoneAlarn if they mess with it
I will definately stop using ZoneAlarm if they mess with it too much. Cisco bought Linksys and its been bad ever since.
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Bubba
GIT-R-DONE
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-19
Around, Us
 ·Comcast
| Good things ahead
Check Point and Zone Labs acquisition press release
said by Gregor Freund:
"Our shared passion for excellence and Check Point's commitment to Zone Labs' products, partners and customers were paramount in making this decision," said Gregor Freund, CEO and co-founder of Zone Labs. "Our common vision will result in the most complete and manageable security solution to protect the fastest-growing, most vulnerable segment - network endpoints."
As a long time user of Zone Labs firewall....I have the utmost confidence that this will only enhance what is already a very fine product.
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
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Re: A little bit to add
Good news, but let's hope they stick to it. A big company might let the little company that they buy operate independently for awhile, but eventually someone in the big company decides that things would be much better if the little company followed the big company's guidelines. (I have some personal experience with this from my Windows Magazine days.)
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Jeremy341
Bye
Premium
join:2000-01-06
localhost
| reply to Maggs
Re: I will stop using ZoneAlarn if they mess with it
said by Maggs  :
Cisco bought Linksys and its been bad ever since.
Linksys sucked before Cisco bought them. |
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CrazyJr
join:2003-02-27
Oakland, CA
| reply to IGGY
Re: A little bit to add
said by IGGY :
...And that brings up an important point--after the acquisition closes in the first quarter of 2004, Zone Labs will continue to operate as an independent division of Check Point. There's no change in leadership or personnel in either company.
That's what many companies say when there is an acquisition, until a few months later there are changes. |
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nickb
Still Waiting For My Flashcom Rebates
join:1999-07-10
Brooklyn, NY
| Not likely that things will change much
Checkpoint has no software products for the desktop. They mostly make hardware. It's a natural fit without an overlap. Therefore the chances of Zonealarm being shelved are slim. Rather it allows both to reach markets they couldn't before.
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WWV_1
join:2002-05-14
Mesa, AZ |  reply to ArchAngel21x
zone alarm and email ?
How did it screw with your Email program??? For about a month now, mine has been stating that the email area of this program is not fully functional....any ideas?
I'm using Outlook and zone alarm pro. |
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wtansill
Ncc1701
join:2000-10-10
Falls Church, VA
| reply to kapil
Re: I Don't Like This
said by kapil :
Norton sucks!
...besides, if you're an average user and don't host any services, just block all the ports and use NAT, you almost don't need a firewall.
Not so. A NAT firewall will not prevent outbound traffic, so you can't stop things like Media Player or other similarly inclined programs from connecting to the internet at arbitrary intervals and "phoning home". ZA lets me know when this happens, and lets me block these outbound connections.
For an example, go to www.grc.com and download LeakTest.
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| True. However, the odds are that you've installed these applications yourself...and the bigger security risk is from stuff trying to come in, not from sleazware trying to call home.
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gruggni
Oxygen Gets You High
join:2003-07-28
Corpus Christi, TX
| time to archive ZA
Time to put ZA setup into my electronic scrap book.
It's a good idea to archive good, free programs. I still have a copy of ZA's first free release. Download the install/setup package and archive it for future use. A situation may arise that calls for a quick fix and one of those old apps just might do it.
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youngmoore
join:2001-03-16
Marietta, GA | reply to CrazyJr
Re: A little bit to add
ya all but one or two of the people from the acquisitioned company are fired.
ym |
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youngmoore
join:2001-03-16
Marietta, GA | reply to Jeremy341
Re: I will stop using ZoneAlarn if they mess with
"Linksys sucked before Cisco bought them."
There even worse now. The crack monkeys at Cshitco
don't know what to do with a web interface that actually makes since.
ym |
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bassnguitar
join:2003-09-11
Imperial, MO
clubs: | I just
hope that they move forward and not backward! It is rare when a bigger company takes over a smaller company and things stay the same. Hope this is good for all users of this good product. |
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Jeremy341
Bye
Premium
join:2000-01-06
localhost | reply to youngmoore
Re: I will stop using ZoneAlarn if they mess with
I've never used a Cisco-engineered Linksys product, so I can't comment on those. But their specialty is definitely business. |
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SirXILE
The SolWar 2-1
Premium
join:2001-02-24
Brooklyn, NY
·Optimum Online
| Perfect..
If they do drag it's value and features down I will quit to another. ZAP is good they way it is. I don't need no more headaches than port worms or probing to my IP.
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