Re: TippingPoint vs. Intrushield

[Paul Schmehl <pauls () utdallas edu>]

--On Tuesday, July 13, 2004 03:22:36 AM +0000 Jacob Winston 
<jctx09 () yahoo com> wrote:
> I am trying to decide which IPS to buy. I read that Tippingpoint won the
> latest NSS shootout but Intrushield seems to have won every other
> shootout before that. Has anyone used either one before? My Intrushield
> rep says that Tippingpoint doesn't have as many detection methods as
> Intrushield but I can't find a listing of what methods Tippingpoint does
> have. Any info is appreciate. Thank you.
We testing Tippingpoint and were very impressed with it.  We have not 
tested Intrushield.  I know of three places that are using Tippingpoing and 
are extremely happy with it.

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/

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