The Cisco PIX Firewall series delivers strong security in an easy-to-install, integrated hardware/software firewall appliance that offers outstanding performance. Cisco's world-leading PIX Firewall family spans the entire user application spectrum, from compact, Plug and Play desktop firewalls for small/home offices to carrier-class gigabit firewalls for the most demanding enterprise and service provider environments. Cisco PIX Firewalls deliver superior performance of up to 500,000 simultaneous connections and nearly 1.7 Gigabits per second aggregate throughput - while providing Cisco customers with world-class security, reliability and customer service.The increasing numbers of small and medium-sized businesses into the Internet marketplace has expanded the demands of the firewall market. More organizations today demand powerful firewall features affordably priced for global VPN implementations, for distribution to regional branches, or for small to medium-sized businesses looking for security on a budget. The PIX 515 is designed to answer this need.