Marie JonesNetGear’s ProSecure UTM and STM appliances have received recommended ratings for the third time in a row in hands-on laboratory reviews conducted by the US based computer security magazine, SC Magazine.
Having achieved top marks for two separate reviews in SC Magazine US and SC Magazine UK across six different categories, including features, performance, ease of use and value for money for its UTM25, Netgear garnered the highest review rating for its UTM25 in SC Magazine US.
In the latest review, SC Magazine US technology editor Peter Stephenson gave the ProSecure UTM25 five stars in six categories along with the only “recommended” logo among the group of 11 different vendors including SonicWALL, Fortinet and Check Point.
He praised the UTM25 for its simple and straightforward deployment and configuration and deemed the appliance to be “excellent value for the money by providing solid protection for just about any environment without breaking the bank.”
SC Magazine UK’s Dave Mitchell also awarded the product five stars across all six categories, and observed that the UTM range consistently delivered plug and play protection at lower costs.
In April, Netgear’s ProSecure STM600 received a perfect score in SC Magazine US for a competitive review of anti-malware gateways. The STM600 was the only appliance to be rated as “Recommended” in the group of products from 10 different vendors including Barracuda, McAfee and Trend Micro. The STM600 was specifically praised for its “comprehensive web and email protection that is easy to deploy and use.”
“This is a great testament to Netgear’s commitment in helping businesses achieve optimum network security at affordable prices,” said Jason Leung, senior product line manager for SMB Security.
Ryan Parker, managing director, Australia and New Zealand, said the awards cemented Netgear’s claim that its ProSecure range of UTM and STM security appliances offer easy deployment, configuration and ongoing management, all key advantages over competitive vendors.
“These awards will provide our reseller partners with even stronger proof points when promoting our products,” said Parker.
ProSecure UTM appliances combine VPN, zero day protection, anti-virus, anti-spy, anti-spam, intrusion prevention, URL filtering and proxy firewall for optimum performance with security coverage. There are three models in the series, each recommended for a different number of concurrent users and tailored for an organisation’s unique traffic characteristics.
The ProSecure STM series offers three platforms, to accommodate businesses with up to 600 concurrent users.