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| Secure Computing's SnapGear Secure Computing Corporation has announced its SnapGear portfolio of secure Internet connectivity appliances for Small and Medium Businesses and branch offices of larger enterprises (SME) to its channel partners worldwide. This launch extends Secure Computing's unified threat management offering from the largest data centers to the smallest offices environments, allowing channel partners to compete in the full range of unified threat management opportunities. According to IDC, there were more than 60 million SMBs worldwide which represented $450 billion in IT spending in 2005. SnapGear addresses this growing demand for strong, yet manageable, network security for small and medium businesses by combining the best of Secure Computing's enterprise-proven security protection with an easy-to-use Internet connectivity appliance. A flexible solution, SnapGear can be deployed as a stand-alone firewall, a VPN gateway, a unified threat-management appliance or as a complete, secure network-in-a-box with all of the Internet and network connectivity features normally available only in enterprise-class devices. The SnapGear appliance line-up provides customers with a full-range of security and connectivity features that include: - Instant 'secure office' capability with full Internet access - Unified Threat Management: stateful firewall, IDS/IPS, VPN, and gateway anti-virus - Versatility: ability to be deployed as a firewall, VPN gateway, UTM security appliance or complete network-in-a-box solution - Employee Web access filtering & reporting with Webwasher - Both wired and wireless (Wifi) networking options - Advanced high-speed platforms - true appliance technology - Browser-based management - Flash upgradeable technology (all models) - Central management, failover and load balancing - Full compatibility with Secure Computing's line of Sidewinder G2 and TSP Enterprise Threat Management platforms. - Optional enterprise-class central management and reporting is available with Secure Computing's Global Command Center software. Global Command Center software allows enterprise network administrators to easily manage hundreds, or thousands of SnapGear appliances including the management of upgrades, policy changes and other configuration tasks with the click of a mouse. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |