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Wick Hill is now shipping Check Point's new 13500 ApplianceAug 22, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- - combines multi-layer data centre security with market-leading performance. - introduces 1300 Appliance Family for High-Performance Data Centre Cyber Security Woking, Surrey - Now shipping from Wick Hill is the recently launched Check Point® 13500 Appliance, the first in a new line of 13000 Appliances designed specifically to expand Check Point's data centre network security offerings. The 13500 Appliance delivers blazing-fast security performance with 23.6 Gbps of real-life firewall throughput, 5.7 Gbps of real-life IPS throughput and 3,200 SecurityPower(TM) unit (SPU) rating. Ian Kilpatrick, chairman Wick Hill Group, commented: "This is a strong addition from Check Point, providing exceptional price performance for users with local or outsourced data centres. We anticipate considerable demand for it." Organisations often face the dilemma of choosing between deploying comprehensive security protections and maximizing the performance of the network. The 13500 Appliance provides data centres with Check Point's most advanced security protections, without compromises in network performance. In addition to implementing most modern hardware architecture, the 13500 Appliance leverages a wide spectrum of software optimisations and accelerations that in turn maximise hardware utilisation. Check Point's multi-layer security protections, with four pre-defined security packages including Next Generation Firewall, Threat Prevention, Data Protection and Secure-Web Gateway are supported on the 13500 Appliance. These security packages allow for protection consolidation per appliance, delivering better performance to protect organisations against Advanced Persistent Threats and other modern cyber-attacks. Key features of the Check Point 13500 Appliance include: - Boosted performance of up to 3,200 SPU. - 23.6 Gbps Firewall and 5.7 IPS throughput in real-life environments. - Connection capacity of up to 28 million concurrent connections. - Fully flexible and high performance hardware configuration. - An array of optional Network Interface Controllers (NIC), commonly shared with the 4000 and 12000Appliance families. - Ease of Data Centre platform operation through advanced management solutions. About Wick Hill Established in 1976, value added distributor Wick Hill specialises in secure IP infrastructure solutions and convergence. The company sources and delivers best-of-breed, easy-to-use solutions through its channel partners, with a portfolio that covers security, performance, access, networking, convergence, storage and hosted solutions. Wick Hill is part of the Wick Hill Group, based in Woking, Surrey with sister offices in Hamburg. Wick Hill is particularly focused on providing a wide range of value added support for its channel partners. This includes a strong lead generation and conversion programme, technical and consultancy support for reseller partners in every stage of the sales process, and extensive training facilities. For more information about Wick Hill, please visit http://www.wickhill.com or www.twitter.com/wickhill 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. Follow Check Point via: Twitter: www.twitter.com/checkpointsw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/checkpointsoftware YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CPGlobal For further press information, please contact Annabelle Brown on 01326 318212, email [email protected]. For reader queries, contact Wick Hill on 01483 227600. Web http://www.wickhill.com ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. |