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November, 2009

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Review: Network Box SME 250 security appliance

By Alan Stevens

Get hassle-free protection from Internet threats

There are plenty of security appliances available to protect a small company network from hackers, viruses, spam and other Internet threats.

Mobile workers still require separate desktop tools but, that apart, the Network Box appliance is a good choice for the hard-pressed small business, offering comprehensive network security with none of the hassle of a self-managed solution There...

April, 2006

Rating

100

Computeract!ve
GB

Review: Network Box SME 250 security appliance

By Alan Stevens

There are plenty of security appliances available to protect a small company network from hackers, viruses, spam and other Internet threats....

Set up and managed remotely by security specialists ; updates pushed out and applied automatically ; local monitoring and customisation facilities

More expensive than a non-managed solution ; can take a while to implement policy changes

Get hassle-free protection from Internet threats

April, 2006

Rating

100

personal computer world
GB

Network Box SME 250

By Alan Stevens

Network Box combines all that's good in a managed security service with an affordable, locally installed and monitored appliance -- a winning combination for companies with limited resources.

Easy to deploy, Customisable search interface, Good support and next-day swap-out warranty

Management interface is clunky in places, Lacks more advanced features of Google's enterprise search appliances, No upgrade path to larger models

The Google Mini takes much of the hassle out of deploying a search engine, doesn't cost the earth and, best of all, it's from Google: a winning combination... Read Full Review.

It's then just a matter of setting the usual network parameters (IP address, netmask, DNS servers and so on), after which the Google software itself is managed using a browser from a networked PC. No special knowledge is required and no additional...

April, 2006

Rating

85

zdnet.co.uk
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Network Box SME 250

By Alan Stevens

No technical expertise required comprehensive set of remotely managed security services designed to work together for complete protection push updates local monitoring

No technical expertise required comprehensive set of remotely managed security services designed to work together for complete protection push updates local monitoring

Limited local customisation of security policies appliance itself is easily turned off desktop security still needed for mobile workers

Network Box combines all that's good in a managed security service with an affordable, locally installed and monitored appliance -- a winning combination for companies with limited resources.

There are five Network Box appliances to choose from, catering for everything from the small home office to large enterprise networks. Each is based on the same set of remotely configured security tools, running on a security hardened Linux OS, with...

February, 2006

Rating

85

zdnetasia.com

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