Taipei, Taiwan, 6 October 2005 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leadinginnovator and developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platformsolutions, today announced that the VIA EPIA CL6000 Mini-ITXmainboard has been adopted by Vermont-based Logic Supply, Inc., awell-known Mini-ITX systems provider and retailer, for its new range ofPerimeter firewall appliances.
All Perimeter firewalls run m0n0wall, an ultra-compact firewall packagebased on the robust FreeBSD core, an open source operating systemwidely respected for its stability and tough-as-nails security, with anintuitive web interface to make implementing complex firewallconfigurations a breeze. Cutting edge network technologies are placedat the network administrator's fingertips, with tools such as VPN, DNSforwarding and traffic shaping, along with traditional features such aspacket filtering and network address translation.
"The VIA EPIA CL mainboard delivers throughput speeds above and beyondregular firewall products geared to small and medium sized businesses,as well as enabling smaller, quieter and more cost effective devices,"said Roland Groeneveld, President, Logic Supply, Inc. "We noticed thatcustomers preferred using VIA EPIA Mini-ITX solutions for firewalling,so we developed the Perimeter range in response to the need for a morefully developed solution."
"With the versatilePerimeter firewalls, Logic Supply is catering to the more specializedflexibility, security and control needs of smaller companies, a marketnot well served by traditional networking suppliers," said RichardBrown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "Our EPIAMini-ITX mainboards are increasingly the hardware platform of choicefor bringing the performance boost and software compatibility of thex86 architecture to the burgeoning server appliance market, and thePerimeter firewalls are an excellent application of the technology."
The Perimeter firewall range by Logic Supply is based on the VIA EPIACL Mini-ITX mainboard and feature a bootable solid state drive as wellas multiple network interfaces and system dimensions. All firewalls runm0n0wall open source embedded firewall application that offers all theimportant features of commercial firewall boxes, including an intuitiveweb interface including SSL access, console access for recoverysituations, flexible stateful packet filtering, LAN services includingDHCP server and caching DNS forwarder, a wide range of WAN support,traffic shaping for maximum throughput and traffic prioritization, SNMPagent, SVG- based graphical traffic monitoring, and support for staticroutes. Firmware upgrades are available via the web interface, andback-up and restore are fully configurable.
Firewall product and pricing details may be found on the Logic Supply website at: www.logicsupply.com/firewalls ; for sales inquiries, please contact Andrew Swayze at Logic Supply, tel: +1-802-244-8302 or email: Andrew@logicsupply.com .
LogicSupply, Inc. offers one of the widest selections of mini-ITX and smallform factor related products in North America, and provides bothintegrated solutions and components for businesses, institutions, andend-users. Logic Supply targets the embedded applications market wherethe mini-ITX solution delivers excellent performance in a systemcharacterized by efficient power consumption, small physical size, lownoise emission, and design flexibility. As a company, we providecustomers with broad product choice, competitive pricing, quickshipping and excellent service. www.logicsupply.com .
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