Hi all, Checkpoint guys wrote an article on checkpoint based firewalls vs Asic firewalls. You can find it here:
http://www.checkpoint.com/promoforms/downloads/Specialized_Hardware_WP.pdf I do not agree upon all their visions here, but my opinion doesn't matter. Neither do i believe their software is free of giant and fully implented locking, same story for ipso on nokia machines. I believe this is necessary on content level fw's to remain performing well. And ... what exactly is the difference between proprietary os'ses and commercial software who don't publish their source? Bye, Mipam.
