Hudson, MA, January 18, 2011 - Powered by Tilera Multicore Technology, New IPS 5500 Model 2000ES Delivers Low-Power Stackable ProtectionCluster(TM) Support for Unmatched 10GbE IPS Solution
Corero Network Security, a leading global provider of Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), announced today the availability of its new IPS 5500 solution for 10GbE networks. Leveraging Corero's 4th-generation IPS architecture, and powered by Tilera's most powerful multicore processor, the new solution delivers proven protection against network security threats in an innovative high-performance, low-power, scalable 10GbE IPS solution. The Model 2000ES is the 8th new IPS 5500 model that Corero has introduced in the past 12 months.
"Corero was my IPS decision three years ago because they provided the specific solutions I needed to protect my network," Jeff Hinkle, President, Global Net Access, LLC. "Now that I am ready to expand my network to 10Gig Ethernet, Corero's IPS 5500 Model 2000ES makes it a smooth transition that allows me to continue my network protection without interruption. Corero continues to deliver product innovations that we need to deal with growing network security demands
According to Gartner, "More than 40% of organizations name IPS, patch management, DLP, antivirus and identity management among the top five security priorities for 2010. Almost half of organizations include intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) in their project portfolios."[1] Top Layer was also recently recognized as a visionary in Gartner's 2010 Intrusion Prevention Magic Quadrant.[2]
"Corero's new 10GbE IPS 5500 solution combines flexible deployment options with powerful, scalable network security protection and reliability that customers need," said Peter Rendall, President and Chief Executive Officer, Top Layer Security. Built on the high-performance Tilera platform, Corero's 4th-generation IPS technology is a testament to our commitment to understanding future needs of customers as they navigate a mature IPS technology market while providing them with capabilities to protect their companies' critical online assets against a constant barrage of network-borne cyber threats, new and old."
The new 10GbE IPS solution provides protection against current and future network-borne cyber threats by combining Corero's threat protection update service, high-performance, purpose-built IPS platforms, and real-time management and reporting capabilities. Corero's new Model 2000ES solution offers significant advantages: advantages:
For existing IPS 5500 customers, upgrading to the Model 2000ES is seamless, as the Corero algorithms and management software are the same ones they currently use - customers maintain the user experience they are familiar with while benefitting from the new 4th-generation IPS technology.
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[1] Gartner "2010 Update: What Organizations are Spending on IT Security," Vic Wheatman, March 2010
[2] Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention Systems" Greg Young, John Pescatore, Dec. 06, 2010