Fortinet FortiGate-310B security appliance.

Fortinet[R] have announced it has achieved breakthrough performance for the mid-enterprise segment with the new FortiGate-310B multi-threat security appliance. By incorporating into the FortiGate-310B purpose-built FortiASIC[TM] network processors previously reserved for its high-end product lines, As a mid-enterprise product, the FortiGate-310B claims to deliver the best price/performance ratio in its class with FW/VPN speeds that rival competitors' entry point high-end enterprise products, yet is priced significantly lower. Additional benefits provided by the FortiGate-310B appliance include highest-in-class port density of 10 gigabit Ethernet ports, with an additional four gigabit ports made available through an optional Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) module.

The increased FW/VPN throughput and high port-density on the FortiGate-310B appliance relieves small- and medium-sized enterprises of the constraints that have historically prevented internal network security segmentation. The ability to provide security segmentation allows customers greater flexibility in managing their networks with a higher degree of precision, giving network managers increased policy granularity and the ability to isolate and contain security events for faster resolution. These capabilities were previously reserved for high-end enterprise security products, but are now available to the mid-enterprise segment through the appliance.

The appliance offers customers robust multi-threat protection from a single device, which increases security while lowering operational and capital expenditures.

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