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Vendor SmoothWall
Price MRSP $15,500 for 500 computers/devices
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Strengths Scalable and fullfeatured.
Weaknesses Not many: confi guration can be a bit complex; price.
Verdict Features and performance make this a strong consideration for an enterprise solution.
The SmoothWall UTM-1000 appliance combines SmoothWall Guardian Web Security with the network security functions of fi rewall, intrusion prevention and detection system (IDS/ IPS), internet access control, virtual private network (VPN), instant messaging control, load balancing, wide area network (WAN) aggregation, GFI VIPRE anti-malware, Mailshell email anti spam/phishing and bandwidth management. The product was delivered to us as a hardware appliance and...