The most obvious difference between Splat and UTM-1 is that you spec and select the hardware that you want to use with Splat. With UTM-1 you are using Checkpoint's box. Which, if you open it up, is cheap commodity PC hardware anyways, nothing special.
On the other hand, the UTM-1 includes an unlimited user license with the box. With Splat, you have to buy your hardware from your hardware vendor and a Checkpoint license from your Checkpoint vendor. This can make Splat more expensive. If you are a small or medium sized shop, the UTM-1 isn't a bad choice. If you are a shop that already has an investment in a server platform (HP, Dell, IBM) and you are really looking closely at performance, availability and reliability, then in my opinion Splat is the way to go. Just pay attention to the Splat hardware matrix and be sure you select a supported server config. Splat can be picky about things like RAID controllers. In terms of HA, they are the same. Damon -----Original Message----- From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RaymondN Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 6:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [FW-1] Secure Platform vs UTM-1 Hi there, We have been using Nokia Checkpoint firewall solution (w/ Windows mgmt server) for many years. We are thinking to buy one new pair of firewall enforcement points, and I want some inputs for Secure Platform (Splat) vs UTM-1 solutions. We don't use VPN functions at all. Just firewalling. If anyone willing to share their inputs (pros and cons) between these two options, I would appreciate. Thanks in advance. -raymond p.s. I assume in terms of HA (sync, failover, etc.) both these solutions are the same, right? thx. ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================= ================================================= To set vacation, Out-Of-Office, or away messages, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the BODY of the email add: set fw-1-mailinglist nomail ================================================= To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================= If you have any questions on how to change your subscription options, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================================
