Key News Items

August 2010 - Xiscan Audit Saves € 30000 Per Annum
During a combined Security/Telecoms audit of a leading European financial institution, Xiscan successfully identified several hundred redundant ISDN and exchange lines. Our client estimates recurring annual savings in line rental as being in excess of € 30000. Return on investment is well over 100% in the first year.

December 2009 - Global Scanning for Multinational Financial Institution
Xiscan's Managed Service has been adopted for scanning over 250,000 lines located in 60 countries for a leading multinational institution.

February 2009 - Xiscan Enterprise Edition v6.1 Released
Building on the success of Xiscan 6, version 6.1 has a remodelled reporting architecture. By interfacing to some of the new Call Analysis functionality introduced at version 6, Xiscan EE Version 6.1 provides a new report to allow rapid review of all calls performed during a scan, with direct links to audio recordings. The new reporting architecture has been designed to support further enhancements, which are already under development.

September 2008 - Xiscan Core Edition Released
Xiscan has always been a tool geared towards Enterprise users, with industry-leading scalability, built-in support for corporate databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL), and batch processing tools. With the release of Xiscan Core Edition we have repackaged Xiscan into a product suitable for smaller organisations, where scalability, offline operation and wide databse support are less of an issue than cost.

August 2008 - Xiscan Version 6 Released
Continuing our commitment to enhancing Xiscan, and extending its abilities into new areas, we are pleased to announce the release of Xiscan 6. Version 6 adds new scanning modes, including a dedicated fax mode and direct support for ISDN scanning. By far and away the most significant enhancement, however, is the inclusion of a sophisticated Call Analyser. Using five interlocking techniques, the Call Analyser provides unparalleled capabilities for classifying telephone lines.
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October 2007 - Kickstart Programme Launched
The Kickstart Programme provides new and existing licensees with the opportunity to have their Xiscan installation upgraded, a set of scan schedules defined and a first audit conducted on-site by a skilled Xiscan consultant. It is an ideal way to start or restart scanning activity.

May 2007 - Asset Management/VoIP Migration Audit Launched
For organisations contemplating migrating their telecommunications infrastructure to Voice over IP, we have launched a new Managed Service. It's focus is the early identification of existing modem dial-in access to ensure that ongoing requirements can be accommodated in the migration strategy. Refer to our Products & Services section for further details.

May 2007 - New Resources Added
Even in 2007, widespread modem use continues to threaten enterprise security. Take a look at the latest addition to our Resources section.

February 2007 - Xiscan Version 5.5 update released
Version 5.5 adds feature updates to Xiscan's reporting module. New system classification facilities are added, backed by a database of almost 400 system data signatures. The new module also automatically handles 7 and 8-bit modem data, includes extensive on-line help, and incorporates presentation enhancements.

January 2007 - Xiscan Core Managed Service Launched
To better fit the differing requirements of organisations, Xiscan has created a new Managed Service offering. The Core service is targeted towards organisations that have a lesser requirement for the detailed analysis that is the trademark of a Xiscan Enterprise Audit. The Core Audit is ideally suited to organisations with their own in-house security expertise, or organisations that are on a constrained budget. See our Products & Services section for further details.

August 2006 - Xiscan Version 5.0 launched
Building on the existing Xiscan framework, version 5.0 incorporates almost 50 feature enhancements. From a simplified, configurable user-interface, integrated in-depth help facility to database support including Access, Oracle, MySQL and SQL Server 2005, Xiscan remains one of the most powerful and flexible tools of its type.

October 2005 - Major Irish Financial Institution Uses Xiscan
Xiscan is now providing a regular managed scanning service for a major financial institution in the Irish Republic.

July 2005 - UK Utility Company Deploys Xiscan
Xiscan Limited has been engaged to provide a rolling annual audit for a leading UK Utility Company.

May 2005 - Xiscan 1.4 launched
Xiscan continues to evolve with the release of version 1.4. Now built on Java 5 technology, Xiscan continues to improve in usability, scalability and performance. Version 1.4 also sees Xiscan fully supported on Microsoft Windows XP, with Microsoft Access 2003 and Oracle 10.1. Together, these features make Xiscan the most widely compatible telephony scanning tool available today.

March 2005 - Xiscan Makes it a Million!
In March 2005, the 1,000,000th call was successfully completed as part of our Xiscan Managed Service. We now protect information assets in 40 countries. For more details on the Xiscan Managed Service, and how it can be tailored to meet your needs, see the Services page.

May 2004 - Xiscan Adopted by UK Local Government
This month sees the adoption and deployment of Xiscan with several Local Authorities within the UK. With the increasing connectivity between government agencies, protecting systems from unauthorised access is receiving an ever higher priority.

June 2003 - SC Magazine Review
Following in the footsteps of Xiscan 1.2, version 1.3 receives another award from SC Magazine:

"The principle of Xiscan is a good one. It takes the idea of war dialing software, which hackers have used to their advantage for many years to scan telephone networks in an attempt to locate entry points, and turns it against the enemy."

Read the full review at www.scmagazine.com