SonicWALL targets SMBs with its new TZ 150

SonicWALL Inc introduced a sub Rs 40K firewall supporting gateway anti-virus and intrusion prevention security solution for small and medium businesses. Called the TZ 150, it provides protection from viruses, worms, trojans and other content-based attacks in an integrated security solution for small networks, delivering an exceptional combination of security, affordability, and ease-of use.


The company presents a single point for filtering undesirable network traffic. Informing about this new introduction, Antony Chapman, director-Asia Pacific sales of SonicWALL said, “Extending SonicWALL's award-winning TZ appliance series, the TZ 150 combines VPN and firewall capabilities with powerful gateway anti-virus and intrusion prevention, content filtering and enforced anti-virus in single, compact device.”


"There is no such thing as a small-business virus," added Antony, "A two-person operation is just as exposed as a large organization to attacks from gateway traffic, yet until today protection was beyond many small firms' price range or IT capabilities. The TZ 150 delivers the latest integrated anti-virus and VPN features and is highly affordable, very easy to use, and ideal for small businesses with limited access to IT support." He also said.


Viruses, worms and Trojans are the most expensive security threats in dollar costs to businesses of all sizes, according to the 2004 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey. Emphasizing the need of such solution specially for the SMBs, Antony stated, “Until today, there have been few solutions that comprehensively address the requirements of SMB customers, who prefer integrated security appliances because of ease of use and affordability. The TZ 150 supports SonicWALL's powerful Gateway