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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2005

Firewalls may seem like a basic part of your infrastructure, but they are becoming more sophisticated every day. Use our resources to choose the best option for your network.

Cooldown expected for firewall market

(13 Oct 2004)

Firewalls were hot last year, but research shows the standalone market is cooling off as other types of network devices add more security features.

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