Re: Security Appliances

[Michael Gale <michael () bluesuperman com>]

Hello,

        I personally like the BorderWare Firewall Server, it provides a nice
content filter for HTTP traffic. It has a VPN solution.

For spam ... not to sound like a BorderWare Reseller but they also have
a product called the Mxtreme (www.mxtreme.com). I have used the Mxtreme
and I believe it is the best anti-spam system on the market, plus it has
AV for email too.

Oh .. also a OWA web proxy which is nice.

I would stay away from the SideWinder Firewall, have not heard good
things. If was I going to use a security appliances I would pick one of
the following ( in order ):

Borderware Firewall Server
Cisco PIX
CheckPoint

Michael.

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 10:58:42 -0600
"Jeremy McBane" <Jeremy () devcocomputers com> wrote:

> I am currently researching security appliances, specifically firewalls
> that provide Anti-Virus at the network level, VPN, and perhaps some
> sort of SPAM filtering for small to medium-sized businesses.  The
> NetScreen 5GT looks pretty good and I would like to know if anyone has
> positive or negative experiences with NetScreen, or can recommend
> another unit to suit my needs.
>
> Thanks in advance, my first post =)
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> Jeremy McBane
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