Reviews of UTM

Reviews of UTM/Firewall/VPN Products

Title / Source / Author / Date / Quote

      
      UTM Firewall Review: SonicWALL Smashes Speed Records »NetworkWorld  /  Joel 
      Snyder  /  07 Apr 2008
"The results of our 
      exclusive test of the Network Security Appliance E7500 show that SonicWALL 
      indeed has crashed through the speed barriers"

      
      SonicWALL Looks to Protect the Enterprise with the NSA 3500 »eWeek  /  Frank 
      Ohlhorst  /  25 Mar 2008
"Simply put, VARs looking 
      to enter the UTM appliance market will be well served by SonicWall's NSA 
      series of appliances and the NSA 3500 proves to be an excellent starting 
      point to bring smaller enterprises up to speed with UTM."

      
      Review: SonicWALL NSA E5500 UTM »SearchSecurity  /  Joel 
      Snyder  /  12 Mar 2008
"The solid basic firewall 
      and advanced UTM feature set provide the coverage and features midsized 
      organisations need. "

      
      SonicWALL's E-Class NSA E6500 »SC Magazine  /  Peter 
      Stephenson  /  06 Mar 2008
"We found this product to 
      have high performance both against attacks and in policy configuration."

      
      SonicWALL PRO 4100 »SC Magazine  /  Justin 
      Peltier  /  25 Nov 2007
"Several reports can be 
      generated from the same interface, including bandwidth usage by protocol, 
      bandwidth usage by IP address, and sites generating the most traffic."

      
      SonicWALL PRO 5060 »Network World  /  Joel 
      Snyder  /  12 Nov 2007
"SonicWALL has done one 
      of the best jobs in the firewall business of scaling its offering from the 
      small office/home office (SOHO) level up to the enterprise."

      
      Firewall: SonicWALL TZ 180W »PC PRO  /  Dave 
      Mitchell  /  07 Nov 2007
"A solid product with 
      some unique features - very easy to set up and manage... we award this our 
      Recommended rating for its strong performance and ease of use."
Bake-Off: 
      Unified Threat Management Appliances »CRN  /  Damon 
      Poeter / Mario Morejon  /  22 Oct 2007
"The TZ 180 arrives with 
      the most comprehensive set of UTM security features."

      Firewall: SonicWALL TZ 180W »Information Security  /  Joel 
      Snyder  /  11 Oct 2007
"The TZ 180W is an 
      outstanding small-office and home-office UTM firewall, offering good value 
      and a broad suite of gateway security services."

      SonicWALL 
      TZ 190 Review: UTM + WWAN »Small Net Builder 
        /  Doug Reid  /  19 
      Jul 2007
"The SonicWALL TZ 190/TZ 
      190W is a network appliance with an amazing array of capabilities and 
      features! Without question, this device is designed to do more than your 
      typical small network device."

      TZ 180 
      Wireless Earns PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award »PC Magazine 
        /  Matthew D. Sarrel  /  16 
      Jul 2007
"This perimeter and 
      endpoint security solution is a fantastic value for small businesses. 
      Great installation and configuration wizards; excellent value; a secure 
      small-business network (wired and wireless) in a box."

      
      SonicWALL PRO 5060c Appliance Report Card »Information Security Magazine  /  David 
      Strom  /  09 Jul 2007
"We gave SonicWALL the 
      top grade because of its superior antivirus features, protection rule 
      flexibility and implementation of IM protection..."

      
      SonicWALL PRO 2040 Product Review »SC Magazine  /  Justin 
      Peltier  /  01 May 2007
"The bundled security 
      services - such as stateful inspection firewall, anti-virus, strong 
      authentication, content filtering and VPN termination - make the product 
      ideal for organizations with small budgets or minimal IT support staff."

      
      Information Security Reader’s Choice Finalist 2007 »Information Security Magazine  /  01 
      Apr 2007
"What I find useful about 
      SonicWALL PRO is that it can take care of itself. When I started here six 
      years ago I had never set up a firewall before. For a novice to get it up 
      and running for six years without any problems is great."

      
      SonicWALL PRO 2040 Receives InfoWorld »InfoWorld  /  Keith 
      Schultz  /  17 Jan 2007
"The SonicWALL PRO 
      provided the best all-around mix of features and functionality among the 
      appliances in the roundup."

      
      SonicWALL PRO 4100: IT PRO Editor's Choice »IT PRO  /  Ian 
      Murphy  /  07 Jan 2007
"It's a well engineered 
      and solid solution..."

      
      SonicWALL Appliance Introduces WWAN Support »CRN  /  20 
      Nov 2006
"All things considered, 
      SonicWall has done a good job of bringing secure wireless broadband 
      connectivity to most any site and yet still offers VARs the flexibility to 
      build revenue from what is currently a unique solution."

      
      SonicWALL PRO 3060 - Jack of All Trades - Receives Editor's Choice »Technology & Business  /  31 
      Jul 2006
"SonicWALL’s overall 
      product offering is definitely worthy of closer inspection and evaluation 
      for your shortlist. It has managed to cram a lot of complex features into 
      a simple and easy-to-use platform."

      
      VARBusiness' Top 100 Midmarket Solutions »VARBusiness  /  02 
      May 2005

      
      SonicWALL's PRO 1260 Enhanced Offers Flexibility at the Low End »NetworkWorld  /  Joel 
      Synder  /  04 Apr 2005
"For networks with 
      moderate-speed Internet connections and inter-zone traffic, the PRO 1260 
      is an inexpensive way to add fine security granularity in a variety of 
      environments."

      The 
      SonicWALL PRO 2040 »PC Magazine  /  02 
      Feb 2005
"If you support more 
      complex networks, the SonicWall PRO 2040 may be up your alley. Powerful. 
      Zones offer a convenient way to manage security. Very good control over 
      NAT policies."

Reviews of SSL VPN Secure Remote Access Products

Title / Source / Author / Date / Quote

      Reviews: Call Us The Enforcers »CRN Tech  /  Fahmida 
      Y. Rashid  /  19 Nov 2007
"SonicWALL's Aventail EX-1600 
      received the first-place crown for its comprehensive management interface, 
      simple installation and its intuitive method to create and implement 
      access control policies."

      
      SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Review »PC PRO  /  Dave 
      Mitchell  /  01 Nov 2007
"Don't waste time with 
      IPsec VPNs when you have an SSL-VPN appliance that's much easier to use 
      and more versatile."

      
      SonicWALL SSL-VPN 4000  »SC Magazine  /  Patrick 
      Love  /  11 Oct 2007
"The installation of the 
      SSL-VPN 4000 appliance was very easy."

      
      Secure That Line! SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Review »Government Computer News
        /  Greg Crowe 
        /  11 Oct 2007
"The SonicWALL SSL-VPN 
      2000 is designed for small to midsize enterprises. It is easy to set up, 
      easy to use and light on the budget."

      
      SonicWALL SSL-VPN 4000 Review »Master Gadgets  /  05 
      Oct 2007
"Speaking of secure, we 
      did run our army of security benchmarks on the appliance. It managed to 
      withstand all of them."

      Aventail 
      Connect Mobile (Smartphone) Provides Secure, “Push” E-mail and Intranet 
      Access. »Tech Republic  /  Bill 
      Detwiler  /  11 Jul 2007
"Providing secure e-mail 
      and intranet access for mobile devices is a challenge. The Aventail 
      Connect Mobile client makes the job a little easier by providing SSL VPN 
      access for Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile devices."

      
      SonicWALL's SSL VPN Appliance Is a Winner »Information Security Magazine  /  Sandra 
      K. Miller  /  16 Jan 2007
"SonicWALL steps up to 
      the enterprise market with the affordable SSL VPN 4000 appliance, offering 
      secure clientless remote access to files, shares and applications."

      Aventail® 
      ST2 SSL VPNs win IT Week Editor's Choice Award 2006 »IT Week  /  Editor’s 
      Choice  /  08 Dec 2006
"Aventail’s solid SSL VPN 
      appliances include network access control technology and they win our 
      Editor’s Choice Award for security and functionality"

      
      Group Test: 2006 Best Buys and Recommended Products »SC Magazine  /  07 
      Dec 2006
"One feature we liked is 
      the ability to use the VPN to access an individual worker's desktop 
      computer remotely. Overall Rating: 5/5."

      
      SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200 - Clientless Remote Access to LAN Resources »Personal Computer World  /  09 
      Nov 2006
"An affordable and much 
      simpler alternative to conventional small business VPN solutions."

      
      SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200 Review »IT Reviews  /  06 
      Nov 2006
"We liked it a lot and 
      found it both easy to manage and efficient at what it did. So much so that, 
      if remote access is what you crave, we can heartily recommend checking it 
      out."

      
      Group Test SSL VPNs: SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 »SC Magazine  /  01 
      Oct 2006
"Our best Buy goes to 
      SonicWALL. The SonicWALL VPN is a feature laden powerhouse that puts small 
      to medium companies on the VPN map."

      
      SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200 Connects with Nice Features and Low Price »InfoWorld  /  Brian 
      Chee and Oliver Rist  /  10 Apr 2006
"SonicWALL made its name 
      in the small office market, and although the company is expanding rapidly 
      into the enterprise, products such as the SSL VPN 200 show that it hasn't 
      lost the value touch."

      
      SonicWALL Security Appliance Designed for SMBs »CRN Magazine  /  Marc 
      Spiwak  /  17 Feb 2006
"SonicWALL designed its 
      new SSL VPN 200 with the needs and budgetary constraints of the SMB sector 
      in mind."

Reviews of Email Security Products

Title / Source / Author / Date / Quote

      
      SonicWALL ES 300: PC PRO Recommended »PC PRO  /  Dave 
      Mitchell  /  01 May 2007
"SonicWALL gets tough 
      with spam by using a wide range of techniques, and you can choose from 
      five settings."

      
      Best Content Security Solution - Overall Category Winner and Winner Best 
      AntiSpam and Best Content Security »SC Magazine  /  13 
      Mar 2006
"MailFrontier Gateway 
      protects organizations against email threats such as spam, phishing, 
      viruses and policy violations."

      
      Top 10 Software Products of 2006 »CNET Reviews  /  17 
      Feb 2006
"MailFrontier Desktop 4.2 
      serves up powerful spam-fighting tools that are so easy, you don't even 
      have to think about them--exactly what you want from a junk-mail filter. 
      The program's performance is outstanding, too."

      Fight Against Viruses, Spam and Phishing - Reviewer's Choice »GCN Lab  /  John 
      Breeden II  /  23 Jan 2006
"Into this maelstrom we 
      tossed the new MailFrontier M500 gateway appliance, which scans each and 
      every e-mail coming in or going out of a network. It's the baby brother of 
      the M1000, but is no lightweight."

      
      Hardware Review: MailFrontier Gateway Appliance M500 - Editor’s Choice »ZDNet UK  /  21 
      Dec 2005
"The main selling point 
      of the MailFrontier Gateway Appliance is its delightfully straightforward 
      management interface. The hardware & software are both well specified, and 
      can provide a high level of protection against common mail-borne security 
      threats."

      Labs 
      Excellence Award 2005 »IT Week  /  28 
      Nov 2005
"These are the products 
      which we believe demonstrate quality and excellence at what they do. They 
      are the products you'll want to use in your business and which will help 
      you keep things humming."

      
      Spam Filters - Still Sick of Spam : Editor's Choice  »Network Computing  /  Christopher 
      T. Beers  /  24 Nov 2005
"MailFrontier installed 
      in a snap using a wizard installation routine common to Windows-based 
      software."

      
      Editor’s Choice »CNET  /  02 
      Nov 2004
"MailFrontier Desktop is 
      our pick for pain-free yet effective spam relief."

Reviews of Content Security Management Products

Title / Source / Author / Date / Quote

Excellence in Content Security Solution »

InfoSecurity / 19 Jan 2006

"The SonicWALL CSM 2100 CF combines dynamic threat protection and precise Internet usage management in an integrated device that works behind virtually any third-party firewall. "

Reviews of Backup & Recovery Products

Title / Source / Author / Date / Quote

SonicWALL CDP 2440i Review: Continuous Data Protection = Backups for Dummies? »

SmallNetBuilder / Doug Reid / 10 Aug 2007

"Installation of both the hardware and client software was basic. Plug in a network cable and power supply, and it turns on and boots up."

SonicWALL Rolls Out Second-Generation Continuous Data Protection »

NetworkWorld / James E. Gaskin / 21 Sep 2006

"It makes sense for SonicWALL to jump into data backup because the company is all about security and security now includes file safety. If your network doesn't have the files you need, can you call it secure?"

SonicWALL Combines Automatic Data Archiving with Offsite Backup Option »

InfoWorld / Brian Chee / 17 Aug 2006

"Even if you just use the internal hard disk, you can still perform local automated backup and get a pretty darn nice restore system. Add the offsite storage, and you get a truly inspired end-to-end backup-and-restore system."

SonicWALL Expands with CDP »

Taneja Group / 01 Feb 2006

"Customers will have this appliance up and running in under an hour. It is as close to 'plug and play' as we have seen in disk-based data protection."

Reviews: Call Us The Enforcers »

CRN Tech / Fahmida Y. Rashid / 19 Nov 2007

"SonicWALL's Aventail EX-1600 received the first-place crown for its comprehensive management interface, simple installation and its intuitive method to create and implement access control policies."

SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Review »

PC PRO / Dave Mitchell / 01 Nov 2007

"Don't waste time with IPsec VPNs when you have an SSL-VPN appliance that's much easier to use and more versatile."

SonicWALL SSL-VPN 4000 »

SC Magazine / Patrick Love / 11 Oct 2007

"The installation of the SSL-VPN 4000 appliance was very easy."

Secure That Line! SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Review »

Government Computer News / Greg Crowe / 11 Oct 2007

"The SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 is designed for small to midsize enterprises. It is easy to set up, easy to use and light on the budget."

SonicWALL SSL-VPN 4000 Review »

Master Gadgets / 05 Oct 2007

"Speaking of secure, we did run our army of security benchmarks on the appliance. It managed to withstand all of them."

Aventail Connect Mobile (Smartphone) Provides Secure, “Push” E-mail and Intranet Access. »

Tech Republic / Bill Detwiler / 11 Jul 2007

"Providing secure e-mail and intranet access for mobile devices is a challenge. The Aventail Connect Mobile client makes the job a little easier by providing SSL VPN access for Windows Mobile and Windows Mobile devices."

SonicWALL's SSL VPN Appliance Is a Winner »

Information Security Magazine / Sandra K. Miller / 16 Jan 2007

"SonicWALL steps up to the enterprise market with the affordable SSL VPN 4000 appliance, offering secure clientless remote access to files, shares and applications."

Aventail® ST2 SSL VPNs win IT Week Editor's Choice Award 2006 »

IT Week / Editor’s Choice / 08 Dec 2006

"Aventail’s solid SSL VPN appliances include network access control technology and they win our Editor’s Choice Award for security and functionality"

Group Test: 2006 Best Buys and Recommended Products »

SC Magazine / 07 Dec 2006

"One feature we liked is the ability to use the VPN to access an individual worker's desktop computer remotely. Overall Rating: 5/5."

SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200 - Clientless Remote Access to LAN Resources »

Personal Computer World / 09 Nov 2006

"An affordable and much simpler alternative to conventional small business VPN solutions."

SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200 Review »

IT Reviews / 06 Nov 2006

"We liked it a lot and found it both easy to manage and efficient at what it did. So much so that, if remote access is what you crave, we can heartily recommend checking it out."

Group Test SSL VPNs: SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 »

SC Magazine / 01 Oct 2006

"Our best Buy goes to SonicWALL. The SonicWALL VPN is a feature laden powerhouse that puts small to medium companies on the VPN map."

SonicWALL SSL-VPN 200 Connects with Nice Features and Low Price »

InfoWorld / Brian Chee and Oliver Rist / 10 Apr 2006

"SonicWALL made its name in the small office market, and although the company is expanding rapidly into the enterprise, products such as the SSL VPN 200 show that it hasn't lost the value touch."

SonicWALL Security Appliance Designed for SMBs »

CRN Magazine / Marc Spiwak / 17 Feb 2006

"SonicWALL designed its new SSL VPN 200 with the needs and budgetary constraints of the SMB sector in mind."

SonicWALL ES 300: PC PRO Recommended »

PC PRO / Dave Mitchell / 01 May 2007

"SonicWALL gets tough with spam by using a wide range of techniques, and you can choose from five settings."

Best Content Security Solution - Overall Category Winner and Winner Best AntiSpam and Best Content Security »

SC Magazine / 13 Mar 2006

"MailFrontier Gateway protects organizations against email threats such as spam, phishing, viruses and policy violations."

Top 10 Software Products of 2006 »

CNET Reviews / 17 Feb 2006

"MailFrontier Desktop 4.2 serves up powerful spam-fighting tools that are so easy, you don't even have to think about them--exactly what you want from a junk-mail filter. The program's performance is outstanding, too."

Fight Against Viruses, Spam and Phishing - Reviewer's Choice »

GCN Lab / John Breeden II / 23 Jan 2006

"Into this maelstrom we tossed the new MailFrontier M500 gateway appliance, which scans each and every e-mail coming in or going out of a network. It's the baby brother of the M1000, but is no lightweight."

Hardware Review: MailFrontier Gateway Appliance M500 - Editor’s Choice »

ZDNet UK / 21 Dec 2005

"The main selling point of the MailFrontier Gateway Appliance is its delightfully straightforward management interface. The hardware & software are both well specified, and can provide a high level of protection against common mail-borne security threats."

Reviews of UTM/Firewall/VPN Products

Reviews of SSL VPN Secure Remote Access Products

Reviews of Email Security Products

Reviews of Content Security Management Products

Reviews of Backup & Recovery Products

Reviews of Centralized Management & Reporting Products