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January 22, 2008

Security

Cisco ASA 5580
The new Cisco ASA 5580 is a super high-performance security platform equally well suited for deployment as a highly scalable firewall with up to 20 gigabits per second (Gbps) of throughput, as well as a 10,000 user remote-access concentrator for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and IP Security (IPsec)-based virtual private networks (VPN).

Cisco IPS 4270
The Cisco IPS 4270 is the latest from the Cisco Security Technology Group which is responsible for the Security portfolio. The Cisco 4270 appliance along with the Cisco IPS 6.0 software enables high performance intrusion prevention.

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Cisco ASA 5580

The Cisco ASA 5580 Series consists of three offerings:

The Cisco ASA 5580-40 security appliance, Cisco ASA 5580-20 security appliance, and the Cisco ASA 5580-20 Remote Access VPN Concentrator.

The top-of-the-line Cisco ASA 5580-40 offers up to two million simultaneous connections, 750,000 security policies and 10 Gbps of firewall throughput scaling up to 20 Gbps for data-intensive applications such as video sharing or storage-area networking.

Both Cisco ASA 5580-20 models support up to one million simultaneous connections and 5 Gbps firewall throughput. All models deliver industry-leading connection handling rates of 150,000 connections per second, offer ultra-low latency as low as 30 microseconds, and continue to perform even in strenuous, mixed-traffic environments.