This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mimeat_private for more info. --------------25D58C346D Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Content-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.96.981125140443.13984jat_private> [Moderator: Its amusing to see a company decalre themselves a winner via a news outlet such as PRNewswire. While there were no doubt several hackers running around Comdex, I think that is just about the worst place to make a challenge like this. I was at Comdex for all of two hours and found myself disgusted with it. I would love to see this challenge made at something like Usenix, Defcon, or some other outlet with a better representaiton of 'hacker' talent.] http://nt.excite.com:80/news/pr/981124/ca-calluna-tech-wins Calluna Technology's 'PC BODYGUARD(TM)' Wins 'Hacker's Challenge' Contest at COMDEX Fall SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Calluna Technology, Ltd. reported today that its recently introduced PC BODYGUARD(TM) won the "Hacker's Challenge" contest that it sponsored during COMDEX Fall. PC BODYGUARD is the first PC security solution for SOHO and other users to offer the professional level of system/data protection normally associated with large corporate networks. The "Hacker's Challenge" contest dared visitors to Calluna Technology's booth to 'hack' a computer so that Windows(R) would be unable to restart with a hard boot. To demonstrate its confidence in PC BODYGUARD, Calluna was prepared to present the winning 'hacker' with a free one year lease on a Humvee vehicle, or with $15,000 (equivalent cash value). As Calluna anticipated, the powerful new technology for PC, network and Internet security won the contest handily by withstanding nearly 1,000 attempts to circumvent its revolutionary hardware-level protection. The contest attracted a wide spectrum of participants throughout COMDEX week, with technically astute computer science students, highly experienced corporate programmers, stereo-typical 'hackers' and other programmers all trying their best to defeat PC BODYGUARD. In one instance, a very eccentric 'hacker' even put on gloves prior to touching the keyboard to prohibit the lifting of his fingerprints, while another time an entire group of students took turns trying to 'hack' the demo PC. In another case, a contest participant tried in vain to crack PC BODYGUARD's protection on the first day of the show, and then returned four days later with an assembler program written by a senior software engineer that was ultimately defeated as well. "We are very pleased, but certainly not surprised that PC BODYGUARD was able to withstand the PC corruption efforts of almost a thousand hackers," said Bruce Serpa, Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Calluna Technology, Ltd. "The standard of hackers accepting the PC BODYGUARD Challenge at a Show like COMDEX is, of course, world-class, providing a real, demanding test of our claims for PC BODYGUARD's effectiveness. PC BODYGUARD's performance at COMDEX clearly demonstrates the superiority of this advanced, hardware-level solution for PC security." Based on Hardwall(R) Technology, Calluna's innovative new development for PC, network, and Internet security, PC BODYGUARD provides both standalone users and small networks with extensive hardware-level protection against hackers, illegal access, viruses, data and system sector corruption. Comprised of an ISA-standard expansion card and related soft-ware, PC BODYGUARD connects between the PC's hard disk and motherboard and features an independent micro-processor that is immune from attack by hackers or virus. Once installed, this powerful security solution vigilantly monitors all hard disk drive activity and uniquely protects against unauthorized writes and accesses. PC BODYGUARD provides unrivaled system and data protection by creating inaccessible "hard firewalls" around user-selected partitions, only one of which is active at any time. As such, any hacker or virus invasion is limited to one "active partition" only. PC BODYGUARD sells for a suggested retail price of just $199.00. Its easily installed ISA card includes installation software and a free copy of PartitionMagic(R) Special Edition from PowerQuest(R), which permits even non-experts to re-partition their hard disk to utilize the Hardwall technology. For more information, contact Calluna Technology Inc. in the USA by phone at 408-453-4753, Calluna Technology 's Scottish Headquarters at +44 700 CALLUNA (2255862), or visit the company's Internet Web-site at http://www.calluna.com. --------------25D58C346D-- -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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