¶ … Computer Security Systems All-in-One Computer Security Systems

Being able to have a single, unified security platform that can manage detection, deterrence and maintenance of all inbound and outbound network traffic while ensuring high reliability for Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections is the design objective of many all-in-one security systems. The ability to significantly drop the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by having a single enterprise-wide security platform is critical for global organizations to compete more effectively is a key design criterion for all-in-one computer security systems (Anderson, 2007). Two market-leading systems in this category are the Cisco Comprehensive Network Security Services Adaptive Security Appliance 5500 (ASA 5500 Series) and the Juniper Networks Integrated Security Gateway (ISG). Companies are increasingly adopting these all-in-one computer security systems to drive down the costs of securing their networks...

Companies producing and selling all-in-one computer security systems are successful selling these by underscoring how much more expensive it is to support multiple vendors and their associated maintenance and licensing costs (Jones, 2002). The economics of purchasing and maintaining an all-in-one computer security system is an area that Cisco and Juniper Networks are concentrating on, building their product liens to capitalize on this factor in buyer's purchasing decisions (Anderson, 2007).
These all-in-one…