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ISA Server 2006 provides security for corporate applications accessed over the Internet by pre-authenticating users before they gain access to published servers, inspecting even encrypted traffic at the application layer in a stateful manner, and providing automated publishing tools. In addition, by providing HTTP compression, caching of content including software updates, and site-to-site VPN capabilities integrated with application-layer filtering, ISA Server 2006 enables you to securely expand corporate networks. ISA Server 2006 also enables you to manage and protect your network with a hybrid proxy-firewall architecture, deep content inspection, granular policies, and comprehensive alerting and monitoring capabilities.

This download helps you test and evaluate how ISA Server 2006 can help you with your concerns about the security, performance, manageability, or reduced cost of network operations. ISA Server 2006 is an integrated edge security gateway that helps protect your IT environment from Internet-based threats while providing your users fast and secure remote access to applications and data. ISA Server 2006 can help you securely publish content for remote access, Connect and secure branch offices, and defend against external and internal web-based threats.