Product: FortiGate 60 Antivirus Firewall
Quick Take: ASIC-powered firewall system
Runners-up: PGP Universal; CA eTrust Secure Content Manager
Product commentary: FortiGate's architecture lets it deliver application-layer security, content-processing services and network-layer services, all in real time. All 10 FortiGate products use the FortiASIC processing chip and FortiOS operating system to deliver services and performance that outpace Layer 3 and Layer 4 networking architectures.
Platforms Available: Web-based interface, scans all SMTP, POP3 and IMAP e-mail attachments and HTTP and FTP traffic. Supports PPTP, L2TP and IPSec VPN.
Introduction Date: April 2003
Channels Available: All authorized partners
Price: Just under $600 for 10-user editions; about $1,500 for unlimited-user editions
