Bears have their cave, gophers have their hole - and you have your network. It's a comfortable place, as long as it's safe. It's up to you to create that zone of sanity for your users, and the first line of defense is the firewall.
Fortunately, you have lots of options. In the Review, we look at eight products that guard your network. Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.'s FireWall-1, the market-share leader, also led the field in our lab. But a couple of newcomers are making the market more interesting.
In fact, this market is one of the liveliest in the networking arena. Our Issues and Trends story highlights some of the developments in firewall technology since our last Buyer's Guide, and puts some of the emerging standards in perspective.
The sheer number of firewall products is apparent from the size of the interactive Buyer's Guide, which features 35 products in all.
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