AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - May 1, 2013) - SolarWinds (NYSE: [ SWI ]), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced the latest release of [ SolarWinds Firewall Security Manager ] (FSM), a multi-vendor firewall security and change management solution.

SolarWinds FSM provides easy-to-use, integrated firewall analytics and management at a price that is dramatically below other competitors in the market and with a functionality set that addresses the key issues in managing firewalls and router security and management.

Now with Juniper SRX support, IT professionals can manage the three most widely used firewall providers -- Cisco, Check Point and Juniper.

SolarWinds Firewall Security Manager Highlights:

• Automate security audits using over 120 customizable, out-of-the-box checks based on standards from NSA, NIST, SANS, and more
• Identify and analyze firewalls and associated configurations and logs to isolate redundant, covered, and unused rules and objects
• Model how a new rule, or change to an existing one, will impact firewall policy without touching production devices
• Troubleshoot firewall and change management for multi-vendor, Layer 3 network devices
• Scan inventory for high-risk firewalls and assess risk profiles in minutes

SolarWinds FSM is available now and starts at $1995, including a year of maintenance. For more information, including a downloadable, [ free 30-day evaluation trial ], visit the SolarWinds website or call 866.530.8100.

Additional Resources

• Video: [ Firewall Management Made Easy with SolarWinds Firewall Security Manager ]
• Blog: [ How to Quickly Identify Firewall Rules Impacted by Server IP Address Change ]

About SolarWinds
SolarWinds (NYSE: [ SWI ]) provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses. In all of our market areas, our approach is consistent. We focus exclusively on IT Pros and strive to eliminate the complexity that they have been forced to accept from traditional enterprise software vendors. SolarWinds delivers on this commitment with unexpected simplicity through products that are easy to find, buy, use, and maintain while providing the power to address any IT management problem on any scale. Our solutions are rooted in our deep connection to our user base, which interacts in our online community, [ thwack ], to solve problems, share technology and best practices, and directly participate in our product development process. Learn more today at [ solarwinds.com ].

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