Monday, 21 April 2008

Check Point Expands UTM Appliance Line

Internet security solutions provider Check Point took the wraps off three new UTM-1 Total Security appliances (Unified Threat Management) , aiming to give enterprises a wider array of solutions to choose from and match the right solution with their security and performance needs...

Internet security solutions provider Check Point took the wraps off three new UTM-1 Total Security appliances (Unified Threat Management) , aiming to give enterprises a wider array of solutions to choose from and match the right solution with their security and performance needs.

The three new UTM-1 Total Security appliances include:

• UTM-1 Total Security 270 featuring
• UTM-1 Total Security 570 featuring
• UTM-1 Total Security 3070 featuring

Customers can choose the right solution for their environment with the appliances ranging in performance speeds from 400 Mbps to 4.5 Gbps.

According to Check Point the high performance levels give customers more room to grow their business while maintaining optimal security.

"Businesses seeking to leverage the most out of constrained IT resources want out-of-the-box network solutions with all the key security features and services on a platform that can keep a network moving quickly and smoothly," said Bob Egner, vice president of product management at Check Point.

The entire UTM-1 Total Security product line comes with the "Total Security" package, which offers either one or three years of security services and reduced support rates.

Each UTM-1 Total Security appliance comes complete with all the security protection, software and security updates and hardware to achieve the highest levels of network security. Integrated security protections include:

• Industry-leading application and network-layer firewall

• Site-to-site and remote access VPN

• Gateway antivirus and anti-spyware

• Intrusion prevention with type-based SmartDefense security update and type-based protection

• Web security with URL filtering and Web security protections

• Messaging security and anti-spam, including Check Point’s six-dimensions of comprehensive messaging security

"UTM appliances offer businesses a very attractive combination of comprehensive security applications, networking features, and manageability," said Charles Kolodgy research director of Secure Content and Threat Management research at IDC.

"With the expanding reliance on Web based applications and corresponding increased bandwidth consumption, it is imperative the performance of organizations’ security measures does not become a productivity bottleneck."

The new Check Point UTM-1 Total Security appliances are available immediately and can be purchased through Check Point’s worldwide network of value-added resellers.