WatchGuard Unveils Firebox X Peak

SEATTLE -- WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGRD - News), a leading provider of network security, has announced the general availability of its new high-performance line of integrated security appliances, the Firebox X Peak. The new product line is designed to meet the performance, functionality, and manageability requirements of today's high volume, complex and demanding networks. The Firebox X Peak line includes three models, the X5000, X6000 and X8000, and offers businesses Gigabit connection speeds, high port density and advanced networking features for a fraction of the cost of comparable products. Features of the new appliance include:

Additionally, each Firebox X Peak appliance comes standard with the recently announced Fireware Pro advanced network and security operating system (also available for purchase by Firebox X Core customers). Fireware Pro includes WatchGuard's enhanced Intelligent Layered Security (ILS) and also includes advanced networking features, giving customers the performance, reliability, redundancy and port density that demanding high-speed networks require. Firebox X Peak customers (and Firebox X Core customers running Fireware Pro) also have the opportunity to add the recently announced Gateway AntiVirus and Intrusion Prevention Service, a subscription-based service that blocks suspicious network traffic and malicious code in real time.

"I've been a WatchGuard customer for more than six years and continue to be impressed by the company's ongoing efforts at improving the hardware and software, while still delivering great value to its customers," said Thys Coetzee, director of information systems, Zinpro Corporation. "As an international company with manufacturing, labs and offices around the world, our network security requirements are demanding. With the new Firebox X Peak, WatchGuard now offers high-performance gigabit security with advanced networking features covering the services we need to provide on our networks -- a strong, manageable security solution at an aggressive cost level."

WatchGuard Technologies Inc.