Global Technology Associates

Global Technology Associates, Inc. (GTA) is a developer and pioneer of Internet firewalls. The company is privately held with its headquarters, development and support facilities based in Orlando, Florida.

Global Technology Associates, Inc.
TypePrivately held company
IndustryNetwork security
Founded1992
Defunct2018
Headquarters
Orlando, Florida USA
ProductsUnified threat management (UTM), Firewalls, Antivirus, Intrusion-prevention system, Antispam, VPN, URL Filtering, Virtualization, IPv6
Websitewww.facebook.com/GTAFirewalls/

History

GTA was founded by a group of software engineers in 1992, and in 1994 was one of the first companies to introduced a commercial firewall. The original firewall they introduced was the GFX-94. The GFX-94 was a stateful firewall with unique dual walled design that consisted of two separate hardware devices comprising the inner and outer firewall. The GFX-94 was in the first group of firewalls certified by the NCSA (now ICSA). In 1996 GTA introduced the first tiny footprint firewall, the GNAT Box firewall, which fit entirely on a 3.5" floppy diskette. The GNAT Box firewall evolved into the current GB-OS. GB-OS is the operating system for all GTA firewalls and carries the ICSA Firewall Certification.

In April 2018, the company announced on its Facebook page that it was ending all new business.[1]

References
  1. "To our Valued Clients". Facebook. April 5, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
ItDefense Magazine March 2006
"Stop 'em with a box", Network World Aug 8, 2000 David Strom
"Tiny Firewalls Fill a Niche." Network World, November 30, 1998 Christopher Null
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