May 8, 2008
This is the first Release Candidate for the public V7.200 BETA, it contains multiple bugfixes, some feature and performance improvements.
If no new issues appear, this might be the final release verseion.
It will not be downloaded and installed on ASG 7.104 installations.
Continue reading "Release Candidate 1 (RC1) for ASG V7.200 BETA released" »
April 28, 2008
This is the third Up2Date for the public V7.200 BETA, it contains multiple bugfixes, some feature and performance improvements. If no new issues appear, this might be the release candidate.
It will not be downloaded and installed on ASG 7.104 installations.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.191 for ASG V7.200 BETA released" »
April 15, 2008
This is the second Up2Date for the public V7.200 BETA, it contains bugfixes as well as some small improvements for the BETA.
It will not be downloaded and installed on ASG 7.104 installations.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.190 for ASG V7.200 BETA released" »
April 9, 2008
This is the first Up2Date for the public V7.200 BETA, it contains bugfixes as well as some small improvements for the BETA.
It will not be downloaded and installed on ASG 7.104 installations.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.185 for ASG V7.200 BETA released" »
March 26, 2008
Test Astaro Security Gateway V7.200 BETA and win a fully loaded (3 year) ASG120 appliance
Astaro invites you to participate in the Astaro Beta Test Program. The new ASG V7.200 features an improved Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-peer (P2P) detection engine including skype blocking, an updated IPS engine and linux kernel as well bugfixes and other improvements.
Continue reading "Public ASG V7.200 BETA released" »
March 25, 2008
This is a short pre-announcement of the upcoming 7.200 BETA version.
Within the next days we are going to release 7.200 BETA as an ISO image and Up2Date package (you need 7.104 to install it).
Continue reading "ASG 7.200 BETA upcoming!" »
February 27, 2008
This is a small bugfix Up2Date which fixes an up2date issue after a factory reset as well as an issue with decreased spam detection rates.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.104 released" »
February 19, 2008
This is a small bugfix Up2Date which fixes a memory leak that could lead to reduced performance over time as well as an improved Up2Date mechanism that minimizes the risk of updates fail to install.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.103 released" »
February 14, 2008
This Up2Date adds two new features "WebAdmin Auditor role", "Web Security Reporting for blocked pages" and fixes issues in different areas which increases stability and performance.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.102 released" »
December 17, 2007
This is a small bugfix Up2Date which increases performance of the HTTP proxy in some situations and fixes some minor issues.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.101 released" »
December 3, 2007
Astaro is pleased to announce that Astaro Security Gateway V7.1 GA is available now.
Version 7.1 integrates exciting new Web Security features like Active Directory SSO native mode, improved performance, lower resource usage (without squid now), intelligent caching, re-added black/whitelist and audio/video streaming support.
On top of that we now support interface based packet filter rules, offer a detailed network accounting report and much more.
Furthermore you will experience convenience changes and performance improvements.
Continue reading "Up2Date and ISO ASG V7.100" »
This is the official ASG V7.100 release for all BETA testers.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.100 for ASG 7.1BETA released" »
November 28, 2007
This is the Release Candidate 2 Up2Date for the public 7.1 BETA, it contains just bugfixes for the BETA.
It will not downloaded and installed on ASG 7.011 installations.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.091 for ASG 7.1BETA released" »
November 27, 2007
This is the third online Up2Date for the public 7.1 BETA, it contains just bugfixes for the BETA.
It will not downloaded and installed on ASG 7.011 installations.
7.090 is RC1 of the upcoming ASG 7.100
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.090 for ASG 7.1BETA released" »
November 22, 2007
This is the second online Up2Date for the public 7.1 BETA, it contains just bugfixes for the BETA.
It will not downloaded and installed on ASG 7.011 installations.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.086 for ASG 7.1BETA released" »
November 14, 2007
This is the first online Up2Date for the public 7.1 BETA, it contains just bugfixes for the BETA.
It will not downloaded and installed on ASG 7.011 installations.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.080 for ASG 7.1BETA released" »
November 8, 2007
Test Astaro Security Gateway V7.1 Beta and win a Nintendo Wii
Astaro invites you to participate in the new Astaro Beta Test Program. The first Astaro Security Gateway V7.1 BETA release is now available; become a Beta Tester today for a chance to win one of six Nintendo Wii game consoles.
Continue reading "Public ASG V7.1 BETA released" »
November 6, 2007
This is a short pre-announcement of the upcoming 7.100 BETA version.
Within the next days we are going to release 7.100 BETA as an ISO image and Up2Date package (you need 7.011 to install it).
Continue reading "7.100 BETA upcoming!" »
October 15, 2007
This Up2Date fixes a non-Single Sign On-eDirectory authentication issue and a problem in the inline reports in the WebAdmin.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.011 released [HIGH]" »
October 11, 2007
This Up2Date will fix various issues with SSL VPN, HTTP Proxy, Authentication, PPTP and HA/Cluster.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.010 released [HIGH]" »
September 14, 2007
This small bugfix Up2Date will fix remaining issues from Up2Date 7.008, including the download problem with the MS IE and the whitelist regexp entries.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.009 released [HIGH]" »
September 13, 2007
Tomorrow morning (CEST) we will release Up2Date 7.009 which will fix two remaining issues from 7.008: downloads via HTTP Proxy using MS Internet Explorer and HTTP domain whitelist entries.
Continue reading "Upcoming Up2Date 7.009" »
September 12, 2007
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Astaro Security Gateway V7.008. Even if only titled as a maintenance release this version includes major functionality improvement besides many other enhancements and bug-fixes.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.008 released [Middle]" »
August 15, 2007
This Up2Date is a hotfix release for the WebSecurity Reporting backend. In some high-traffic environments the reporting database may grow too fast.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.007 released [Middle]" »
August 9, 2007
This ISO images includes all previous Up2Date packages and is the most recent version of ASG V7. It should be used to install ASG V7 from scratch on custom hardware (not on Astaro Appliances!). Please contact your local Astaro partner or Astaro Support how to install your Astaro Appliance with a 7.006 ISO.
Continue reading "ISO 7.006 released" »
July 27, 2007
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Astaro Security Gateway V7.006. The new release not only includes bug-fixes and enhancements, but also a series of important new features like:
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.006 released [Middle]" »
June 14, 2007
Up2Date 7.005 publishes the Backup Converter, Japanese and Chinese localization, WebAdmin Improvements, Performance Optimizations and of course some bug fixes...
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.005 released [Middle]" »
May 14, 2007
With 7.004 the HTTP Proxy performance for large downloads will be improved, several eDirectory issues fixed and some other smaller problems solved. Read on for a more detailed description:
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.004 released [Middle]" »
May 3, 2007
This ISO images includes all previous Up2Date packages and is the most recent version of ASG V7. It should be used to install ASG V7 from scratch on custom hardware (not on Astaro Appliances!). Please contact your local Astaro partner or Astaro Support how to install your Astaro Appliance with a 7.003 ISO.
Continue reading "ISO 7.003 released" »
April 26, 2007
This Up2Date fixes several bugs: important, annoying and cosmetic, improves performance of V7 and introduces three new features: USB Stick as configuration storage, NAT support for multiple L2TP over IPSec connections and support for wildcards in exceptions.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.003 released [Middle]" »
March 2, 2007
7.002 improves the accounting backend and fixes several issues.
A new ISO image with version 7.002 is also available for download via FTP, HTTP or BitTorrent.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.002 released [Middle]" »
January 30, 2007
7.001 is a bugfix only Firmware Up2Date. It fixes a serious bug in the reporting und Up2Date, a small HA/Cluster sync problem and some other smaller issues. It is recommended to update your unit to ASG 7.001 as soon as possible.
Continue reading "Up2Date 7.001 released [HIGH]" »
January 23, 2007
Astaro is pleased to announce the availability of the Astaro Security Gateway V7 GA.
Version 7 contains a huge number of advanced features and enhancements like transparent e-mail encryption, SSL VPN, active/active clustering and control of instant messaging and peer-to-peer file sharing traffic.
Continue reading "ASG V7 GA released !" »
January 15, 2007
This development snapshot of upcoming ASG V7 shows the latest state of ASG V7 BETA. Besides a lot of fixes and beautification it includes also the promised Initial Install Wizard.
Continue reading "Development Snapshot ASG 6.933" »
December 21, 2006
This small Up2Date adds NTLM support for the HTTP Proxy and NTLM Single Sign On.
Continue reading "Up2Date 6.915 for ASG V7 BETA" »
December 13, 2006
We released version 6.908 of ASG V7 BETA: it includes a huge number of big and small fixes and improvements, a redesigned email encryption engine, performance tunings and it is a major step forward to the GA version.
Continue reading "ISO and Up2Date 6.908 for ASG V7 BETA" »
November 17, 2006
This is just a small bugfix Up2Date for the remaining issues in 6.834 - the ASG V7 BETA version.
Its mainly a performance boost for the HTTP proxy (inclusive Anti Virus scanning), bug fix for the exceptions handling and the User Portal...
Continue reading "Up2Date 6.836 for ASG V7 BETA" »
November 16, 2006
This is this second Up2Date for ASG V7 BETA.
It is again very huge, because we include a new kernel, bug fixes and missing features, like the eDirectory Browser or the Packet Filter Livelog with rule number display:
![]()
Please check out the Up2Date details:
Continue reading "Up2Date 6.834 for ASG V7 BETA" »
November 3, 2006
This is this first Up2Date for ASG V7 BETA.
Its a very huge one, because we touched nearly all components for improvements, bug fixes and missing features. Please check out the Up2Date details:
Continue reading "Up2Date 6.819 for ASG V7 BETA" »
October 20, 2006

We released public ASG V7 ISO and VMWare images for everyone who is interested.
The images will allow an installation of ASG V7 BETA on PC or VMware, all features and functions enabled.
Please check out the huge list of new features: Active/Active Clustering, SSL VPN, Ethernet Link Aggregation, OSPF Routing, TACACS+ authentication, OpenPGP and S/MIME email encryption, FTP Proxy, IM/P2P Control, Multi-admin support and tracking, End-user self service portal, Customizable system messages.
For a quick overview: there is a V7 BETA demo server at https://v7demo.astaro.com
Continue reading "Public ASG V7 BETA released" »
January 20, 2006
We've closed the feature poll phase for the Astaro Security Gateway Software V7.0.Continue reading "ASG Software V7 Feature Request Survey closed" »
December 23, 2005
On behalf of Astaro's product management group I invite you to fill out an on-line survey form giving us your input on new features that you would like to see in Astaro Security Gateway Software V7Continue reading "ASG Software V7 Feature Request Survey" »