In your business  you want everything simple and infrastructure security should not be an exception. Unified Threat Management products offer appliance based security that can protect your network from various threats and channels.

This can inlcude checking email for viruses and spams, protecting employees web browsing (or limiting them if you like), securing Instant Messaging (IM) like ICQ, Yahoo or MSM. They can also allow employees to connect to your network securely from any remote location with Internet access and build brach-head office connections.

It is difficult to compare these products as the choice depends on your needs and the size of your network. But we try our best.

The list of products

Product name	Our rating
Zywall 2 Plus
Zywall USG 300
CheckPoint UTM-1	coming soon
Checkpoint VPN-1 UTM gateway	coming soon