Sourcefire IPS Hits 40 Gbps | Internet News

Sourcefire IPS Hits 40 Gbps

Apr 18, 2011
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Sourcefire is expanding its’ network security portfolio with new technologies for both the high and low ends of the market.

At the high-end, Sourcefire is debuting the new 3D8000 series, which is powered by their new FirePOWER technology.

“FirePOWER is a set of technologies that have been put together in a box to increase throughput and energy efficiency while also allowing for more headroom as we move into the future,” Marc Solomon, acting senior vice president of marketing at Sourcefire told InternetNews.com.

Solomon noted that the new 3D8260 has 40 Gbps of total throughput and is designed to be stacked together. Two 3D8260 appliances in a stack would provide up to 80G of total throughput.


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Sourcefire Adds FirePOWER to IPS

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