HP, Others to Sell Appliances With Microsoft's ISA Server
Posted on: Saturday, 5 June 2004, 06:00 CDT
Firewall products will compete with Cisco's
Taking aim at security appliance vendors, Microsoft Corp. last week said that hardware makers will sell its forthcoming Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 software preinstalled on their devices.
Hewlett-Packard Co., Celestix Networks Inc. and Network Engines Inc. will be the first hardware makers to offer appliances based on the ISA Server firewall, virtual private network and Web cache product, Microsoft officials said. The devices will compete with appliances sold by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc. and others.
HP plans to start selling the Proliant DL320 firewall, VPN and caching server running ISA Server 2004 in the third quarter. The product will cost $3,000 and will be aimed primarily at midsize companies and organizations in the public sector, said Rick Fricchione, an HP vice president.
Fremont, Calif.-based Celestix plans to start selling its MSA4000 firewall, VPN and caching appliance in the third quarter for $2,495. Canton, Mass.-based Network Engines said it will offer a firewall for Microsoft's Exchange Server e-mail product but didn't announce pricing or availability.
Celestix's MSA4000
ISA Server is designed to help users protect Microsoft applications, such as the Exchange e-mail server, Internet Information Services Web server and SharePoint collaboration tools. ISA Server offers application filters for these and other Microsoft products.
Both Microsoft and HP expect the appliances to be used as an application-specific second layer of defense when installed in large organizations and as the only firewall product in smaller ones.
ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition will cost $1,499 per processor and will ship in the third quarter. An enterprise edition is due by year's end. * 47163
Evers writes for the IDG News Service.
Copyright Computerworld Inc. May 31, 2004
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