Check Point Triples Performance With New Line of Appliances
October 05 2011 - 1:00PM
Marketwired
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 2,900
SecurityPower™ 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 2,900 SecurityPower 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:
- 2200 Appliance -- A branch and small
office solution in an enterprise-grade desktop package reaching 3
Gbps firewall performance, 2 Gbps IPS throughput and 114 SPUs -
providing leading price/performance starting at $3,600.
- 4200 Appliance -- An entry-level
enterprise security appliance ideal for small and mid-size
businesses, with 3 Gbps firewall throughput, 2 Gbps IPS throughput
and 114 SPUs, in addition to a variety of copper and fiber
connectivity options.
- 4600 Appliance -- An enterprise security
appliance with superior networking performance, achieving 374 SPUs,
9 Gbps of firewall performance and 4 Gbps IPS throughput -
providing four times higher performance than other solutions in the
same price range.
- 4800 Appliance -- An enterprise security
appliance, achieving up to 623 SPU, 11 Gbps of firewall performance
and 6 Gbps IPS throughput for outstanding multi-blade performance
with 10 Gb fiber connectivity options.
- 12200 Appliance -- A 1U data center-grade
security appliance reaching 738 SPU, 15 Gbps firewall performance
and 8 Gbps IPS throughput with optional system redundancy of power
supply and hard drives. In addition, the 12200 supports Check Point
VSX with up to 10 virtual systems.
- 12400 Appliance -- A data center-grade
security appliance that achieves 1,046 SPUs, 25 Gbps of firewall
performance and 12 Gbps IPS throughput, providing three times the
performance and double the port density than other solutions in the
same price range. Check Point's 12400 Appliance supports Check
Point VSX with up to 50 virtual systems.
- 12600 Appliance -- The larger data
center-grade security appliance model raises the bar with higher
connection capacity and achieves up to 1,861 SPUs, 30 Gbps firewall
performance and 17 Gbps for IPS throughput - delivering superior
SecurityPower for optimal software blade performance. The 12600
also allows customers to support up to 150 virtual systems with
Check Point VSX.
- 21400 Appliance (announced August 2011)
-- A 2U data center solution that combines high-speed networking
technologies with lightning fast firewall throughput of up to 100
Gbps, IPS throughput of up to 21 Gbps and 2,900 SPUs. The 21400
also includes high port density of up to 37 ports or 12 10GbE
ports, enabling customers to easily secure highly-segmented network
environments. The 21400 also allows customers to support up to 250
virtual systems with Check Point VSX.
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.
To learn more, listen to the webcast with Gil Shwed, founder,
chairman and CEO of Check Point, as he introduces the new family of
appliances to the market: www.checkpoint.com.
"Our focus remains on providing our customers with the highest
level of security, while integrating and simplifying their
security. With systems that are three times faster, customers can
continue to elevate their security, without sacrificing
performance." concluded Shwed.
Additional Resources:
- Video: Check Point Unveils New 2012 Appliance Models --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfoZvBnrsCc
- Learn more about SecurityPower™ and leverage Check Point's
Appliance Selection Tool to help customers determine which
appliances best meet their network security needs:
http://www.checkpoint.com/products/securitypower/
Pricing and Availability The new Check
Point appliances are available immediately. Pricing begins at
$3,600. For more information on product features and
specifications, please visit:
http://www.checkpoint.com/products/appliances/index.html.
About Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
(www.checkpoint.com), the worldwide leader in securing the
Internet, provides customers with uncompromised protection against
all types of threats, reduces security complexity and lowers total
cost of ownership. Check Point first pioneered the industry with
FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. Today,
Check Point continues to develop new innovations based on the
Software Blade Architecture, providing customers with flexible and
simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact
security needs of any organization. Check Point is the only vendor
to go beyond technology and define security as a business process.
Check Point 3D Security uniquely combines policy, people and
enforcement for greater protection of information assets and helps
organizations implement a blueprint for security that aligns with
business needs. Customers include tens of thousands of
organizations of all sizes, including all Fortune and Global 100
companies. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect
millions of consumers from hackers, spyware and identity theft.
©2011 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights
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