Network World to test Enterprise UTM devices

Product Test and Buyer's Guide This newsletter is sponsored by Xirrus Wireless Products Buyer's Guide From wireless adapters to WiMax repeaters, we've got detailed information on hundreds of products that will quickly help you pinpoint the hardware or software you're looking for. We've categorized each product into one of 10 specific wireless market segments, so you can drill down, compare and contrast products in only the areas you need. Product Test and Buyer's Guide, 06/21/07 By Christine Burns Last week, we issued an invitation to all enterprise unified threat management (UTM) vendors to participate in a Clear Choice Test being conducted by Network World Lab Alliance member Joel Snyder. The call for products was specifically issued for UTM firewall wares that are designed to meet enterprise needs in large data centers and are going to be deployed near the periphery of the network. As in all Network World tests, we will be combining objective results, such as performance and interoperability testing results, with subjective evaluation of the features, manageability, and usability of the products. Our performance testing will use industry-standard laboratory testing hardware from Spirent Communications. Our interoperability testing will use existing installed devices from Cisco, Enterasys, Extreme, and Nokia (Snyder has posted a full test methodology here.) Compare Products with Network World's VoIP and Convergence Buyer's Guide From deployable IP-PBX systems to unified messaging, Network World has detailed information on hundreds of products. Side-by-side comparisons along with objective test and review results make it quick and easy to find the solutions that are right for your enterprise. Click here to find out more. Our primary goal here is not to rank products (although we will effectively do that with our standard Scorecard presentation), but to offer our readers an intelligent discussion of the features that differentiate products, and to point out critical issues in evaluation of this product category. We also want to share the results of our testing with readers, so that they can shorten their own buying cycle by not having to start from scratch when evaluating products. We plan to publish the results of this testing in October. If you need to research UTM devices before that point, I can point you to the Network World’s UTM Buyer’s Guide where you can find detailed information on over 20 products. The interface allows users to search, filter and compare their options.

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Contact the author: Christine Burns is the Executive Editor of Testing. She can be reached at cburns@nww.com This newsletter is sponsored by Xirrus Wireless Products Buyer's Guide From wireless adapters to WiMax repeaters, we've got detailed information on hundreds of products that will quickly help you pinpoint the hardware or software you're looking for. We've categorized each product into one of 10 specific wireless market segments, so you can drill down, compare and contrast products in only the areas you need. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007