Radware Announces Defense Pro 3020 - Extending the Performance & High Availability Capabilities of i

DefensePro 3020 Offers Carriers and Large Enterprises Unmatched Port Density and Expanded Multi-Gigabit Application Security for Radware's Flagship IPS and DoS/DDoS Security Switch Radware, (NASDAQ: RDWR) the leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions ensuring the availability, performance and security of networked applications, today announced DefensePro 3020, designed to meet the high-performance, high availability and unique connectivity demands of application layer security for carriers and large enterprises DefensePro 3020 offers unparalleled application and network security against worms, viruses, malicious intrusions and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to protect critical applications and infrastructure. DefensePro 3020 is the first product in Radware's family of intelligent application switches to be released on the company's new 3020 multi-tiered ASIC and Network Processor switching platform. "DefensePro 3020's integrated DoS protection, IPS and application bandwidth management ensure Service Level Agreements to carrier customers worldwide -cleaning peering points, ensuring DNS protection and securing customers against abnormal traffic and server downtime," said Amir Peles, CTO at Radware. "Our new multi-segment protection for IPS service virtualization offers significant CAPEX and OPEX savings for carriers." DefensePro 3020 is the only security device on the market to meet carriers' unique tunneling protocol needs including: MPLS, L2TP, GRE and GTP, thus enabling IPS and DoS protection for enterprise customer IP-VPNs, and transparent integration with wireline and mobile carrier environments. DefensePro 3020 also includes internal bypass and dual AC and DC power supply with built-in overflow capabilities that address stringent carrier redundancy requirements for high availability. To meet carrier high performance needs, DefensePro 3020 was designed to isolate, block and prevent application level attacks at multi-Gigabit throughput. Built on Radware's powerful new application switching platform, DefensePro 3020's high-port density-with 20 gigabit ports -offers the highest possible scanning capacity across multiple network segments with a single device. Coupling unmatched security performance with advanced security intelligence, DefensePro immediately thwarts viruses, intrusions, Trojans, worms and DoS attacks. DefensePro 3020 At-A-Glance Multi-Gigabit inline security switching safeguarding all internal and external traffic against attack Attack isolation preventing attack spread across servers, applications and users Multi-segment protection, up to 10 gigabit segments in a single box Intrusion Prevention , blocking over 1,500 viruses, worms and malicious intrusions with ongoing security update service DDoS and SYN protection, securing customers against abnormal traffic patterns and server downtime Traffic shaping ensuring service levels even when under attack Inspecting all traffic including encrypted SSL traffic Embedded tunneling protocols Dual AC or DC power supply Availability and Pricing DefensePro 3020 is available immediately for customers. Standard pricing begins at $75,000. For more information on DefensePro, please click here. Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) is the global leader in integrated application delivery solutions, assuring the full availability, maximum performance and complete security of all business critical networked applications while dramatically cutting operating and scaling costs. Over 3,000 enterprises and carriers worldwide use Radware application-smart switches to drive business productivity and improve profitability by adding critical application intelligence their IP infrastructure, making networks more responsive to specific business processes. Radware's best of breed product family provides the most complete set of application front-end, remote access and security capabilities for intelligent application-specific tuning of global networks to ensure faster, more reliable and secure business transactions.