Sophos appliances get Intel speed boost

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Sophos SG Series appliances (Source: Sophos)

15 April 2014

Sophos has announced that its SG Series security appliances have achieved significantly higher levels of performance thanks mainly to fourth generation Intel Core processors that deliver up to four times the speed of the previous unified threat management (UTM) generation appliances.

“The new Sophos SG Series appliances are the fastest UTM and Next-Gen Firewall devices we’ve ever produced,” said Guenter Junk, senior vice president and general manager, Network Security Group, Sophos. “They run our latest operating system, version 9.2, and are optimised to get the most out of latest performance innovations from Intel to ensure our customers and partners get an unrivalled performance and protection combination.”

The new SG Series includes models are designed to meet the requirements of small offices and large, distributed enterprises, says Sophos. The 1U appliances are now available in the mid-range 200, 300 and 400 models. All the devices deliver more than 10 Gbit/sec firewall throughput that easily handles the demands of multi-layered protection.

The SG Series is the sixth generation of Sophos security gateways built on an Intel architecture that enables users benefit from the frequent performance and protection enhancements. They utilise Intel technologies including high-speed LAN interfaces, high volume Solid State Drives and AES-NI acceleration.

“By using Intel Architecture, Sophos has been able to use the performance gains we’ve been able to deliver with the fourth generation Intel Core processors which delivers improved software processing architecture,” said Bob Ghaffari, director, Communications and Storage Infrastructure Division, Intel. “Sophos has been able to see dramatic performance improvements by unlocking Intel’s core processor capabilities to make fast, intelligent decisions.”

The SG Series run the latest UTM 9.2 operating system which features more than 150 enhancements, said Sophos, including new Advanced Threat Protection and SPX Email Encryption functionality. Designed to run on an Intel architecture, version 9.2 can also be deployed on Intel compatible servers as virtual appliances and in the cloud using Amazon Web Services.

www.sophos.com/accelerated

 

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