WatchGuard bags Certification for securing Mid-Sized Enterprises

 WatchGuard Technologies has announced that it has received "Performance Verified Certification" by test lab, Miercom, for performing nearly 3.5 times faster than competing unified threat management (UTM) solutions with standard UTM features. From the certification, it has been revealed that WatchGuard UTM solutions can deliver the security and performance SMEs need, while allowing them to benefit from the cost savings of UTM compared to standalone solutions.
 
Roger Klorese, Director of Product Management, WatchGuard, said, These tests validate the reason why customers from both small- and mid-sized enterprise customers around the world are choosing WatchGuard's UTM solution. UTM, once viewed to be an SMB solution, has moved from the trough of disillusionment in August 2011 to the slope of enlightenment in July 2012 within the Gartner Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Protection as mid-sized customers gain confidence that they can benefit from the security cost savings of UTM, and know that the performance they need is there to support their performance service level agreements.
 
The tests were conducted on WatchGuard’s XTM 850 solution to check the impact on throughput speed with standard UTM features.