| Cisco Systems delivers products designed for small and medium-sized businesses. | ||
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance Function: Combines industry-leading firewall, intrusion prevention, antivirus, and virtual private networking (VPN) services with an innovative architecture that adapts and extends to address future threats.Business Benefits: Delivers the essential network-security features SMBs need in a single cost-effective and easy-to-manage device. Stops threats before they spread through the network, controls network activity and application traffic, and delivers flexible VPN connectivity for remote workers and branch offices. Company Size: 240+ users Cisco Integrated Services RoutersWireless Function: Concurrent delivery of businesses services—including wireless networking—at wire speed.Business Benefits: The addition of integrated wireless capabilities offer connectivity and mobility options with wireless routers and wireless infrastructure software contained within a single device, making it easier to deploy, manage, and secure. Includes new simplified graphical user interface management tools. Company Size: 5+ users Cisco Catalyst 6504 Switch Function: Designed to provide peak performance specifically for smaller networks and data centers that require high levels of integrated service. Business Benefits: Enables SMBs with complex networking needs to integrate dedicated services with benefits of intelligent switching such as resilience and comprehensive security. Company Size: 250+ users CiscoWorks WLSE Express Function: Combines Cisco Aironet access-point manageability, security, and network control for up to 50 access points. Provides localized user authentication and rogue access-point detection and mitigation. Business Benefits: Facilitates rapid access-point deployment and expansion using predefined wireless LAN policies. Advanced radio frequency and device management features can simplify operations, enhance security, maximize network availability, and reduce costs. Company Size: 50+ users
iQ Magazine, Fourth Quarter 2004 |
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