Local SmoothWall distributor Jeshurun Consulting has announced the launch of the international security vendor's first Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance for businesses in South Africa.
First previewed at the RSA 2007 conference in San Francisco in February, the Smoothguard 1000-UTM Appliance is based on the latest Intel CoreT 2 Duo and PCI Express technology and delivers a complete UTM solution in a single, powerful, state-of-the-art appliance.
Dion Britz, Technical Director of Jeshurun Consulting, says; "With ever increasing dependence on the Internet, businesses can no longer simply rely on a standard firewall device for defence.
"Statistics have shown that security attacks have become significantly more varied as well as complex in nature. The impact can be devastating in the event of a successful breach. It is imperative to meet this onslaught head-on with a sophisticated amalgam of security technologies, as found within the SmoothGuard security appliance - essentially a fistful of business security tools in a convenient appliance format."
The SmoothGuard 1000-UTM is far more powerful than any other UTM/firewall in its price range, comprising software that is a combination of several existing SmoothWall products. The result is a host of security tools which can be split into four main areas:
* Firewall: Stateful packet inspection with Layer 7 analysis, Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDS/IDP).
* VPN Gateway: Clientless Secure Remote Access for mobile users and site-to-site VPN connections.
* Web Security: Content filtering, anti-virus, anti-spyware and browser exploit detection.
* E-mail Security: Anti-spam, anti-virus, mail relay and control.
The powerful hardware allows the processor and system-intensive Web and e-mail content analysis functions to be performed on-box, rather than compromising effectiveness by using less demanding off-box solutions.
In addition to the raw CoreT 2 Duo processing power, the SmoothGuard 1000-UTM features 7 Gigabit Ethernet ports, which crucially are all connected via PCI Express bus. Over 900Mbps port-to-port firewall performance is the result. Most UTMs are still based on the old PCI bus that will be virtually saturated by a single gigabit port. PCI Express allows the SmoothGuard 1000-UTM to function as internal firewall operating at near gigabit wire-speed.
Richard Moore, VP Sales at SmoothWall, concludes: "The consensus of market analyst opinion is that the security appliance market is growing at a faster rate than for software solutions. We believe that together with market leading margins, SmoothWall can offer our partners an excellent financial opportunity with the SmoothGuard 1000-UTM Appliance."
For further information regarding the SmoothGuard 1000-UTM Appliance or other SmoothWall products, contact Jeshurun Consulting on + 27 21 914 1402.
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Jeshurun Consulting is the local distributor of SmoothWall products in South Africa. For further information, visit www.jeshurun.co.za or www.smoothwall.net.
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Additional specifications:
SmoothGuard 1000-UTM hardware specification
a. 19-inch 1U Chassis with detachable rack mount ears
b. Multifunction LCD display for basic configuration and information
c. 7 Intel PCI-e Gigabit network ports
d. Intel CoreT 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz Dual Core CPU
e. 60Gb 24x7 rated hard disc
f. 1GB DDR2 memory
g. CE and FCC certified
SmoothGuard 1000-UTM Software Features
a. All features of Advanced Firewall 2 with unlimited VPN tunnels
b. All 7 Gigabit Ethernet ports enabled
c. Guardian Web Security and Filtering module (10 licences, add extra licences as necessary)
d. SmoothZap E-mail Security with Anti-Virus (add Mailshell anti-spam licences as necessary)
e. Optional SmoothTraffic Bandwidth Management (QoS) module
f. High Availability (HA) option (2nd appliance)
All appliances are covered by a standard 12-month Return-To-Base (RTB) warranty. Optionally, in conjunction with a support contract, the customer may have advance replacement, where a replacement unit is dispatched to the customer (same or next business day) in advance of the original unit being returned. The support options for the SmoothGuard appliances include telephone/e-mail technical support, software updates (patches) and new software versions (Upgrade Assurance).
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