SEATTLE, US: WatchGuard Technologies, a leading player in business security solutions, has announced that it will ship its most powerful security appliance, the WatchGuard XTM 2050, a next-generation firewall (NGFW)..

According to a company release , the new firewall provides enterprise-class security for large enterprises and data centers that require high-performance firewall, application control and intrusion prevention system (IPS) to protect against data theft, malware and security breaches.

"The WatchGuard XTM 2050 offers unparalleled performance, security and management controls that make it an ideal solution for enterprises and MSSPs," said Roger Klorese, Director of Product Management at WatchGuard Technologies. "With this next-generation firewall, businesses gain new found abilities to enforce granular policies, which includes having the ability to harness and control social media and web-based applications on a per user basis."

Specifications:

•20 Gbps firewall, and up to 10Gbps full content inspection
•High port density with 16 1GB copper ports and 2 10 GB SFP+ Fiber ports
•Port Independence: any port can be External, Trusted, or DMZ
•Redundant hot-swap power supplies, fans, storage, and NICs
•High Availability (active/passive and active/active)
•WAN and VPN failover
•Application Control for over 1,800 applications
•Integration with Active Directory, LDAP, RADIUS, and other authentication sources for user-based firewalling
•New and powerful management, reporting, monitoring, logging capabilities
•IPSec site to site and remote user VPN
•SSL remote user VPN
•Advanced VoIP and HTTPS security
•Extensive traffic shaping, QoS and bandwidth control
•Secure connectivity for Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices
•IPv6 Ready Gold Logo Certified (Routing)
Integrated Fine-Grained Application Control