Introduction

The Cisco Secure PIX Firewall series has established a strong number 1 position in the standalone firewall market by a combination of its industry-leading performance end-to-end security services.

The Cisco Secure PIX Firewall series has established a strong number-one position in the standalone firewall market by a combination of its industry-leading performance (as shown by Key Labs, Inc. Firebench testing) and its unique position as one of the key elements in Cisco end-to-end security services. The integrated hardware/software Cisco Secure PIX Firewall series delivers high security without impacting network performance, scaling to meet the entire range of customer requirements.

Although the PIX 520 is the undisputed leader in high-end perimeter security, the advent of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and increasing numbers of small and medium-sized businesses into the Internet marketplace has expanded the demands of the firewall market. More organizations today demand powerful firewall features affordably priced for global VPN implementations, for distribution to regional branches, or for small to medium-sized businesses looking for security on a budget.

The PIX 515 is designed to answer this need. Now, with the release of PIX v5.0 software, and all subsequent v5.x releases, all appliances, including both the PIX 515-R and PIX 515-UR, fully support the implementation of IPSec. This release allows the PIX to create and/or terminate VPN tunnels between two PIXes, between a PIX and any Cisco VPN enabled router, and between a PIX and the Cisco Secure VPN Client.

Firewall redundancy is critical for those organizations whose Internet, intranet, or extranet connections are their corporate lifeline. Every minute a firewall is down means lost revenue, opportunity, or critical information. Cisco has created a new fail-over bundle package for the PIX 515 UR, enabling this need to be met simply and inexpensively. This package provides organizations with a second firewall, especially designed to run exclusively in fail-over mode, for a fraction of the cost of a standard PIX 515 UR bundle.

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