Security Appliance

The S9500 Security Appliance, a high performance product that blends firewall, virtual private networking, and traffic-shaping features into a single device priced for small and midsize businesses. Described by company officials as a security appliance, it is easy to configure and targeted at resellers and VARs.

The product enables small and medium-sized businesses to make full use of their broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) and T-1 Internet connections. As broadband connections are "always on," the device protects businesses' networks with an advanced, stateful inspection firewall that includes a DMZ port for enhanced security.

The built-in VPN technology means that businesses can use their high-bandwidth connections to set up extranets, securely link remote offices and support telecommuters and a mobile salesforce. Its built-in traffic shaping capabilities allow businesses to optimize their use of bandwidth, ensuring that mission-critical Internet applications always have maximum bandwidth and performance available through the firewall.

Traffic shaping is particularly useful to small and medium-sized businesses that are conducting e-commerce over the Web, as it is designed to make sure that their customers will always have fast and responsive access to their online stores.

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