The WatchGuard XTM 25 and 26 appliances are designed to keep malware, spyware, viruses, worms and hackers out of small-business networks.
WatchGuard Technologies, a
specialist in business security solutions, added to its small and midsize
business (SMB) and branch-office offerings with two unified threat management
(UTM) appliancesthe XTM 25 and XTM 26. Aimed at small businesses, wireless
hotspots and branch offices, the XTM 25 and 26 appliances offer Hypertext
Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) inspection, voice over IP support, and options
for Application Control and other WatchGuard security services, such as
WebBlocker, spamBlocker, Gateway Antivirus, Intrusion Prevention Service,
Reputation Enabled Defense and LiveSecurity Service.
The XTM 25 and XTM 26 offer
a variety of security features and advanced networking technologies, including
identity-based firewalling plus WatchGuard's unique proxy technology, designed
to provide full protection against sophisticated attacks and integrated VPN,
which can be used to create secure VPN tunnels for Apple iPad, iPhone and other
iOS-based devices, or used to enable secure remote connectivity for mobile
employees. The appliances will be available in March from authorized WatchGuard
channel partners. The list price for the XTM 25 begins at $440, while the XTM
26 starts at $635. Wireless versions are also available, starting at $550.
Both WatchGuard XTM 25 and
26 appliances support next-generation firewall functionality via Application
Control, which allows businesses to use Web 2.0 apps, while keeping employees
focused on work rather than playing social media-based games, and the
appliances come armed with the latest in intrusion prevention, spam-blocking
and gateway antivirus capabilities. The WatchGuard XTM 25 and 26 appliances are
designed to keep malware, spyware, viruses, worms and hackers out of small-business
networks.
"Small businesses need
more from their firewall today than ever before," said Tim Helming,
director of product management at WatchGuard Technologies. "The new XTM 25
and 26 UTM appliances give small businesses enterprise-class protection and
advanced business productivity features that are typically seen in appliances
that cost thousands of dollars more."
Cloud-based protection helps
keep small-business networks running fast and efficiently, as both XTM 25 and
26 models can use the companys Reputation Enabled Defense service, which is a
cloud-based IP and URL reputation solution that stops threats in the cloud
before they hit the network edge. The models include five 1GbE ports for faster
link speeds, and wireless models have dual-band 802.11/n technologies for
greater wireless speed and responsiveness. In addition, real-time monitoring,
secure logging and more than 65 report templates give businesses insight as to
what is going in and out of their network and by whom.
"Many small businesses
face the same challenges as large organizationshow to keep data, applications
and their network safe, Helming said. With WatchGuard, it doesn't matter if
your business has 10 or 10,000 employees; they all get the same levels of
advanced, next-generation threat protection at price points that simply can't
be beat."
Nathan Eddy is Associate Editor, Midmarket, at eWEEK.com. Before joining eWEEK.com, Nate was a writer with ChannelWeb and he served as an editor at FierceMarkets. He is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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