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Bobby · Dec 31, 2004

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasi c&articleId=9024319&source=rss_news10

You don't need a bloated security suite to get the best protection from a firewall -- in fact, many of the biggest names offer less protection than simpler, lesser-known firewalls

June 12, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Most large enterprises instituted solid network firewall protection long ago, and few have much need to run software at the Windows desktop level to accomplish their firewall goals. At least, that was true a few years ago.

As the workforce becomes more mobile, indiscriminately accesses the Internet and the company network from wireless hotspots, and works more frequently from home via consumer-level broadband, a solid Windows software firewall that doesn't require help-desk support is a very good thing indeed. With no enterprise security system protecting their networks, of course, home users are even more in need of firewall protection.

The problem many desktop security buyers face is that the established Windows software security makers -- Symantec, Check Point/ZoneAlarm, McAfee, Trend Micro, Panda, and so on -- sell very large, multiple-component security suites that slow their systems to a crawl. These products are aimed at perceived value for consumers, rather than on lightweight simplicity and straight-ahead functionalism

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