Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances

Protection for Networks of All Sizes

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco PIX Security Appliances. Customers with service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until the last date of support listed in the end-of-sale and end-of-life announcements.

Cisco PIX Security Appliance customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances. In addition to providing the same robust firewall and IPsec VPN capabilities as Cisco PIX Security Appliances, the Cisco ASA 5500 Series offers significantly better performance and scalability, SSL VPN support, advanced Unified Communications (voice/video) security, and a modular design that allows customers to add features such as intrusion prevention (IPS), antivirus, antispam, antiphishing, URL filtering, and more. Migration to the Cisco ASA 5500 Series is straightforward because consistent management and monitoring interfaces allow you to take advantage of your knowledge and investment in Cisco PIX Security Appliances.

Get additional information about the Cisco PIX Security Appliances end-of-sale announcement.

The market-leading Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series delivers robust user and application policy enforcement, multivector attack protection, and secure connectivity services in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions. These purpose-built appliances provide multiple integrated security and networking services, including:

• Advanced application-aware firewall services
• Market-leading voice over IP (VoIP) and multimedia security
• Robust site-to-site and remote-access IPSec VPN connectivity
• Award-winning resiliency
• Intelligent networking services
• Flexible management solutions

Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop appliances for small and home offices to modular gigabit appliances with superior investment protection for enterprise and service-provider environments, Cisco PIX Security Appliances provide comprehensive security, performance, and reliability for network environments of all sizes..