IronPort announces web security appliances

New Delhi : IronPortâ Systems introduced web security appliances,
capable of supporting up to 30,000 end-users with a single device. Delivering up
to 100 percent improvement in speed compared to previous models, the new
IronPort S-Series hardware platforms feature multiple processors running
IronPort AsyncOS, which offers IronPort Web Reputation Filters and multiple
anti-malware scanning engines running in parallel to eliminate performance
degradation and end-user latency.

Hardware upgrades to the IronPort S-Series product line include the IronPort
S660 (designed for large enterprise data centers and able to support up to
30,000 users from a single box) and the IronPort S360 (a powerful option for
medium-sized enterprises up to 10,000 end-users). Additionally, the company has
introduced the IronPort S160, which expands its web security solutions to the
small and mid-sized business market.

Web traffic is expected to grow by 51 percent in 2008, according to the Cisco
Visual Networking Index?Forecast and Methodology, 2007?2012.

"According to a recent industry report, less than 30 percent of
enterprise networks employ dedicated secure web gateways. As a result, we
believe there will be a tremendous demand for web security appliances as
Internet traffic grows and malware threats increase," said Tom Gillis, VP?
Marketing, Cisco.