Thinking about securing your networks with a pair of ASA 5540 or 5550 appliances? Upgrade to a pair of ASA 5580 appliances with new special pricing, and get 10 times the performance.

The Cisco ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance delivers multigigabit security services for large enterprise and service provider networks in a robust, 4-rack-unit form factor. It accommodates high-density copper and optical interfaces and scales from Fast Ethernet to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, enabling highly secure and flexible deployments.

The high-density design of the ASA 5580 enables security virtualization while retaining the physical segmentation desired for managed security and infrastructure consolidation. The appliance is offered in two models:

• Cisco ASA 5580-20 with up to 10 Gbps of firewall throughput (max)
• Cisco ASA 5580-40 with 20 Gbps of firewall throughput (max)

Compared to the ASA 5540 and 5550, the ASA 5580 offers more than 10 times the firewall performance.

	ASA 5540	ASA 5550	ASA 5580-20	ASA 5580-40
Max Firewall Throughput	650 Mbps	1 Gbps	10 Gbps	20 Gbps

Two ASA 5580 Appliances for the Price of One

From now until July 31, 2012, purchase one ASA 5580 firewall and get a failover unit for free. This offer is available only on the following product SKUs:

• ASA 5580-20-BUN-2K8
• ASA 5580-40-10G-2K8