WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. Security appliances are targeted to SMEs and include SPI firewall, DDoS prevention, pattern matching, more; with optional gateway A/V, anti-spam, and URL filtering features. New device provides WAN connectivity through cellular networks. Jan. 20, 2009
Tufin Software Technologies Ltd. Provides configuration change monitoring and reporting features specifically for firewalls (Check Point, Cisco, Juniper, and soon Fortinet). Oct. 27, 2008
Fortinet, Inc. Edge appliance provides multiple security functions (anti-virus, firewall, VPN, etc.) in several models for SOHOs to large enterprises. New blades to boast 10 Gbe possibilities. Sep. 15, 2008
Secure Computing Corp. Application-level firewall leverages the vendor's reputation-based technology to block traffic from known bad-guys at the gateway. Now supports traffic blocking by country code. Jun. 6, 2008
Yoggie Security Systems. "Personal Security Server" devices are plug-in, self-contained security computers for laptops; providing anti-virus, IDS, anti-spam, firewall, and more. Now available as an ExpressCard. Apr. 22, 2008
GigaFin Networks. Inline appliances provide security (DoS, firewall, encryption, etc.) and traffic management features specifically for individual servers, farms, or LANs. New software supports remote management of multiple devices. Mar. 26, 2008
Cisco Systems, Inc. Product family consists of multiple models offering combined firewall protection and VPN connectivity for SMB through large data center deployments. New models scale to 20 Gb/sec firewall throughput (w/jumbo frames). Jan. 22, 2008
Alcatel-Lucent. Web services proxy appliance boasts auditing, data protection (authentication and encryption), and cross-partner identity validation. Dec. 11, 2007
NETGEAR Inc. Appliances combine firewall, routing (Internet access sharing), and VPN connectivity features for SMBs or branches. New model boasts all Gb ports--including dual WAN ports--and simultaneous SSL and IPSec VPN support. Nov. 29, 2007
SonicWALL, Inc. Line of security appliances include firewall and VPN features, with optional anti-virus, content filtering, and intrusion detection integration available. Now with application firewall and HTTPS scanning. Nov. 28, 2007
Layer 7 Technologies Inc. Line of appliances (including a soft-appliance) focus on XML interrogation and processing; including firewall, threat protection, authentication, acceleration, and more. Oct. 8, 2007
IBM Corp. Network appliance operates as an XML proxy and provides security functions (DoS prevention, encryption, access control, firewall checking, etc.) specifically for XML-based communications. Oct. 4, 2007
eSoft, Inc. Line of security gateway appliances can be functionally upgraded via "SoftPak" modules. Now with PDF/Image scanning, and reputation-based IP filtering. Sep. 12, 2007
