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Smoothwall is a commercial opensource product line that includes secure web gateway and UTM appliances. They also offer software and virtual appliances. Some of the platforms combine email security with the web security features. (Link: Smoothwall)

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Gartner released their 2010 Magic Quadrant for Enteprise Firewalls this week. You can get a copy of the full report from Palo Alto Networks by filling out the form here.

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(Link: Fortinet) started out about 10 years ago as a small company making this new-fangled thing dubbed later by IDC a UTM device. They have been the market leader in the UTM market for a while now and offer appliances for every size network. They offer a variety of solutions beyond firewalls including endpoint security, antispam, database security, vulnerability management and web application security.

(Link: Fortinet)

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Palo Alto Networks has shifted the firewall paradigm from port and protocol to application and user. Their App-ID technology uses signatures to identify and control applications on the network regardless of port, protocol or evasive tactic. It identifies encrypted SSL applications too. They integrate with Active Directory so you can control traffic based on users and groups (eDirectory and other LDAP integration are on the way). They block a wide range of threats and unauthorized file transfers and control web surfing. Top it off with QOS, SSL-VPN and a tad of DLP. (Link: Palo Alto Networks)

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Endian makes an open-source appliance geared for small to medium sized businesses with lots of features. (Link: Endian)

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