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Check Point Triples Performance with New Line of Appliances | |
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 02:56:59 PM | |
Redwood City, CA — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 - Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today unveiled a new family of security appliances to customer and partners during a live webcast with Gil Shwed, founder, chairman and CEO. The seven new appliances announced today are optimized for Check Point's Software Blade Architecture™ and offer approximately three times higher performance than their predecessors. Check Point's new line of appliances, from the desktop 2200 model up to the 21400 model, offers a range of price and performance that starts at $3,600 and scales up to 100 Gbps of firewall throughput and up to 2,900SecurityPower™ units (SPUs), a new metric for security performance recently announced. In addition, the new security appliances are designed to support the new 64 bit operating system and enable customers to benefit from consolidated security, simplified management and unique mobile access features. From small businesses to large enterprises and data centers, Check Point provides customers with a powerful platform to build their 3D Security blueprint. "In a world where all industries and organizations face an ever-increasing number of sophisticated threats, there is a need for a stronger security solution to control network access, prevent data loss and protect against web-based threats," said Gil Shwed, founder, chairman and CEO at Check Point Software Technologies. "With our latest line of appliances, customers can achieve new levels of integrated protection with the higher connection capacity and triple performance needed to power their business." With the new family of appliances, Check Point is introducing the broadest range of security solutions to help businesses of all sizes overcome the myriad of threats in modern day IT environments – integrating more security functions, while improving bandwidth and accelerating network speeds. The new security appliances – which include seven new models, the 2200, 4200, 4600, 4800, 12200, 12400 and 12600 appliances, as well as the powerful 21400 Appliance recently announced on August 2 – are all designed to optimize Check Point's award-winning Software Blade Architecture™ and support the company's vision for 3D security, combining policies, people and enforcement for unbeatable protection. With advanced multi-core technology, customers benefit from outstanding performance of 3 to 100 Gbps in firewall throughput, 2 to 21 Gbps in IPS throughput and 114 to 2,900SecurityPower Units (SPUs) – providing businesses with the trusted security they need and the performance levels they want. Check Point's high-performing appliances are designed to support any combination of software blade protections, including: Firewall, VPN, Intrusion Prevention, Application Control, Mobile Access, Data Loss Prevention, Identity Awareness, URL Filtering, Anti-spam, Antivirus, Advanced Networking and Acceleration, as well as Check Point's new Anti-Bot Software Blade announced today. By consolidating security into a single, integrated solution, organizations of all sizes have the flexibility to customize their security infrastructure based on the precise level of protection and performance needed in any environment – today and as their businesses grow. "Many customers are looking for an integrated approach to security that can evolve with their business without breaking the budget," said Chris Christensen, vice president, Security Products and Services at IDC Research. "The combination of Check Point's high-performing appliances and extensible software blade protection is a flexible solution that helps businesses plan for future security needs." Key Features and Benefits of Check Point's New Appliances:
Each new appliance includes Check Point's market leading security management software and the company's Mobile Access Software Blade that enables secure connectivity of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. |