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ZyXEL rolls out world's 1st Green firewall - USG-20 and USG-50

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Get upto 80% reduction in power consumption with Intellienergy Green Technology

ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391), one of the leading provider of complete broadband access solutions has come up with the world’s first Green firewall products- USG-20 and USG-50.The exclusive Intellienergy Green Technology reduces power consumption through the medium of traffic, Link Status and smart fan.

ZyXEL is committed to developing products that protect the environment and also helps its users to reduce their energy costs without compromising performance. Recognized as the 2nd Best Green Company in Asia in 2007 and honored with the CSR awards in 2008 and 2009, ZyXEL is committed to responsible environmental practices throughout the business and technology, developmental process. The ZyWALLs- USG 20 and 50 are packed with superior high performance features. The interface is of GbE* 5(10/100/1000, Copper) WAN*1, LAN/DMZ * 4 for the USG 20 and of GbE* 6 (10/100/1000, Copper) and WAN * 2, LAN/DMZ * 4 for the USG 50. The hardware encryption of DES/3DES/AES and new session rate of 1000 sessions per second is the same for both the ZyWALLs. The SPI Firewall Throughput is of 100 Mbps for both the USG’s, IPSec VPN Throughput is of 30 Mbps and 50Mbps for USG’S 20 and 50 respectively and the UTM (AV+IDM) Throughput for the ZyWall USG 50 is 15 Mbps.  The Max Concurrent Session is of 6,000 for USG 20 and 10,000 for USG 50 and have power consumption is 15 and 17 Watt. The USG 20 has 2 Max IPSec VPN Tunnels and 1 Max SSL VPN Tunnel and the USG 50 has 5 numbers of both the tunnels.

 

With Key Benefits like Secure connectivity, Proactive protection, Policy compliance, Network resilience, Manageability, Cost-effectiveness, the Unified Gateway Series comprise of key applications like ZyWALL USG clean-traffic architecture and endpoint security which protects against network risks such as viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, spyware, phishing attacks and other emerging Internet threats. Powered by high-performance SecuASIC  technology and a hardware-based encryption accelerator, the ZyWALL USG Series delivers industry-leading performance and multilayer threat protection for small businesses and enterprises. With Robust hybrid VPN (IPSec and SSL), the ZyWALL USG Series can provide secure access between remote locations and corporate resources through the Internet for organizations of any size. With a granular control over social networking application, ZyWALL USG also provides anti spam and content filtering services. Along with several other features, The ZyWALL USG not only supports multiple WAN ports but also 3G through USB or PCMCIA cards. This feature enables “active-active” load sharing or “active passive” failover configuration to deliver highly reliable network connectivity.

About ZyXEL:
Founded in 1989 and set up in Taiwan, ZyXEL is now the leading provider of complete broadband access solutions for service providers, as well as business and home users.ZyXEL solutions boast the latest, hottest networking features such as Triple Play, Quality of Service (QoS), Network Security and Network Management. Both corporate and home users can take advantage of ZyXEL products and services to enjoy high quality, versatile media applications in a secure and manageable networking environment.

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First Published: Jun 16 2011 | 7:48 PM IST

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