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Security appliance winner
Cisco Spam & Virus Blocker
Verdict
Cisco delivers a powerful fire-and-forget anti-spam and antivirus appliance
Review Date: 28 Sep 2009
Price when reviewed: £964
Overall Rating
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Comparison
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Cyberoam CR15i
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Cisco Spam & Virus Blocker
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eSoft ThreatWall 450
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WatchGuard SSL 100
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| Part Code | CR15i | BLKR-SVB-50U-1Y | ThreatWall 450 | SSL 100 |
| Review Date | 10 Jun 2009 | 28 Sep 2009 | 24 Dec 2008 | 19 Nov 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £353 | £946 | £2,258 | £1,375 |
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| Warranty RTB years | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Warranty C&R years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warranty On-site years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Server format | Desktop | Rack | Rack | Rack |
| Server configuration | Desktop chassis | 1U | 1U | 1U |
| Processor | ||||
| Processor | VIA Eden | Intel Celeron 440 | Intel Celeron | Intel Celeron M |
| CPU nominal frequency | 0.50GHz | 2.00GHz | 2.53GHz | 1.30GHz |
| Storage | ||||
| Hard disk configuration | Transcend CompactFlash ATA card | 2 x 80GB Seagate Momentus SFF SATA drives in mirror | 80GB SATA hard disk | 80GB SFF SATA hard disk |
| Total hard disk capacity | 4 | 160 | 80 | 80 |
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| Gigabit LAN ports | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 10/100 LAN ports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| Software subscription options and pricing | 3yr total value subscription, | £261 per year | ||
