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"When you add up the security, the excellent graphical interface, the easeof integrating a full solution-one-stop-shopping with SonicWALL was the bestthing we could have done," said Ralph Marra, Chief Information Officer forFMS. "I didn't want to worry about either outside-in or inside-out security.Cisco presented an expensive and complex solution, but I didn't see itoffering us anything more than SonicWALL. SonicWALL was the most costeffective, and the best fit for us."
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"Recently, a client insisted they were sending us files, but we weren'tgetting them," said Marra. "We found out the new E6500 had blocked the filesbecause they were all infected with viruses." Combining multi-core processortechnology and a re-assembly free deep packet inspection engine, the E-ClassNSA E6500 appliances provide FMS with high-speed intrusion prevention,anti-virus, anti-spyware and appliance firewall, with application-levelcontrol. "With the E6500, I get firewall management and network managementwithout having to buy extra boxes."
"We now have about 40 people remotely accessing both Windows and UNIXresources over the SSL VPN," said Marra. "They get authorized on before theyeven go through the E6500." By integrating the E6500's Unified ThreatManagement technology with the EX-1600 SSL VPN, Marra has effectively deployeda SonicWALL Clean VPN(TM) that enforces granular application-layer accesspolicies as it inspects all traffic at the gateway, while also correlatingevent information to streamline and enhance security efficiencies.
"The beauty of it is we can see who logged in when to access what specificresources. It's a great reporting tool." The award-winning EX-1600 allows FMSto detect the identity and security state of remote devices, protect againstunauthorized access by enforcing granular policy, and connect users seamlesslyto mission-critical enterprise resources, giving FMS an optimal return on itstechnology investment. Nine months prior to installing the EX-1600, remoteaccess to FMS went down for two days. "Let's just say the conversations withour clients weren't very pleasant," said Marra. "With the EX-1600 in highavailability mode, I don't worry about redundancy anymore."
"Our productivity on the email side has gone up dramatically," said Marra."The spam solution is phenomenal. Now nobody worries about it." The SonicWALLES 300 provides FMS with powerful protection against inbound spam, phishing,viruses, Denial-of-Service, Directory Harvest and Zombie attacks, whileprotecting against outbound leaks of confidential information and violationsof regulatory compliance laws. "We were able to set up rule-based blackliststo automatically reroute inappropriate outbound emails to management."
For assistance with implementing his SonicWALL solution, Marra turned toDeepak Thadani of SysIntegrators, LLC, a business technology solutionsprovider and SonicWALL Gold Medallion Partner based in Woodside, New York. "Wewanted to work with the best, so we hired SysIntegrators, LLC, a trusted namein SonicWALL Service and Support," said Marra. "As expected, Deepak's teamdid a fantastic job and had us up and running in no time."
"SonicWALL offered a depth and breadth of products that FMS was in needof," said Thadani. He had the entire solution configured and running over aweekend. "SonicWALL engineered the E-Class Series to integrate seamlessly,"said Thadani. "O
