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Firewall, VPN and Email Security Solutions for Small Businesses

Case Studies

Convenience Stores Achieve Quick & Easy PCI Compliance
Working with a limited IT staff and tight budget, Garb-Ko, Inc., franchiser and operator of more than 90 convenience stores, needed to find a robust network security solution that provided high-availability VPN capabilities to connect stores and enforce PCI-compliant security for card transactions. By rolling out a solution that included several WatchGuard Edge X10e-W appliances, Garb-Ko was able meet their VPN and PCI compliance requirements, and implement a solution that offered the manageability and affordability they needed.

Quickly Configured VPNs Facilitate Rapid Retail Expansion
As Flexicom, an Ohio-based retailer of cellular phones and wireless services, made plans for an extensive multi-state expansion, they recognized the need for the most secure and reliable internally hosted POS, enterprise-class VPN, and the capacity to handle voice traffic. With PCI compliance and VoIP capabilities as must-haves, Flexicom chose to implement a WatchGuard network security solution that included a Firebox® X Core™ and 60 Firebox X Edge units. The WatchGuard solution not only met all the requirements, including easy-to-manage VPN, but offered a number of additional benefits that Flexicom has been able to implement with great success.

Firewall/VPN Plays Leading Role in DVD Kiosk
Innovative DVD rental business, e-Play, LLC, encountered multiple and diverse obstacles when they were vetting network security solutions for their kiosks. Issues that needed to be addressed included PCI compliance, connections over multiple types of wireless connections, enterprise-class reliability, centralized management, low per-unit cost, and the ability to fit within a tight form factor. Read this case study to find out how a solution consisting of WatchGuard Peak, Core, and Edge units, as well as the 3G Extend not only met their needs, but exceeded all expectations.

Reliable VoIP Delivery Calls for High-Powered Solution
Blake Real Estate, a major player in the Washington DC market with several buildings in the commercial business district, needed a network security solution that provided reliable, secure virtual network connections between their widespread locations. By deploying several WatchGuard Firebox® X Edge appliances as IPsec VPNs, Blake established a single VoIP telephone system that connected all offices without any of the previous call-quality problems. Read this case study to find out how the solution provided by WatchGuard met Blake's demands and exceeded their expectations by providing a wealth of additional benefits.

Trouble-free Network Security Gives Business Just the Edge It Needs
The challenge for this successful Singapore-based bearings distributor was to extend the robust security that their headquarters relied on to their far-flung branch offices. In addition, they wanted seamless connectivity to vendor manufacturing plants, dealers, and customers to minimize communications costs and maximize information sharing, especially about inventory status and product prices. Read how deploying easy-to-manage WatchGuard Firebox® X Edge appliances at the perimeter of their network provided top-notch security and management efficiency.

We looked at WatchGuard, Sonicwall
and some solutions from Cisco.
We also looked at some less-robust
SOHO things from companies like Linksys
and a D-Link, but they didn't offer the
level of enterprise performance and
manageability we needed.
For bang for the buck,
performance and ability, WatchGuard was unmatched.

David Stellmack,
Senior Systems Engineer, e-Play, LLC
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