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The TCO Proposition: Hardware Versus Software Approaches to Firewall and VPN

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Overview Enterprises have many decisions to consider when implementing a security solution or looking to go beyond their existing perimeter firewall solution. Today, these security solutions are typically depicted as either purpose-built appliances containing integrated functionality or software-based solutions running on general-purpose hardware. In either case, there are a variety of factors that should be looked at from a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investments (ROI) perspective. This white paper compares hardware and software approaches which can help enterprise to implement proper security solutions.

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Publisher	TeleChoice	File Format	HTML & PDF
Date Published	August 2002	Downloads	5
Format	White Papers
Topics	Security Management, Network Security

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