Symantec Enterprise Firewall, designed to provide proactive, enterprise-class network and application-level protection, enables fast and secure connectivity with the Internet. It protects the enterprise from both known and unknown attacks, due to its stringent standards-based approach. The solution integrates full application inspection, application-layer proxies, stateful inspection, and packet filtering into a unique hybrid architecture to protect against complex blended threats and denial of service attacks, by default. This unique hybrid architecture ensures complete control of information entering and leaving the enterprise while providing partners and customers with secure, uninterrupted access to corporate resources. Through its integrated, standards-based VPN, the solution also provides low-cost, high-speed connectivity between offices, as well as between mobile workers and the office.Symantec Enterprise Firewall provides an advanced "best-fit" algorithm for matching access rules to connection attempts, ensuring administrators do not inadvertently create security holes.SYMANTEC SECURITY ELITE PROGRAMThe new Symantec Security License Program makes it easy to purchase Symantec enterprise security software solutions. Through the program's flexible and cost-effective plans, companies of any size can now benefit from a streamlined pricing structure for their Symantec software purchases.Elite, part of the Symantec Security License Program, is an easy-to-administer contractual plan that allows medium and large businesses to leverage their purchasing power, with upfront volume discount incentives or flexible forecasted planning.Features & BenefitsIncludes all Symantec enterprise products, eliminating the need to submit separate POs for traditional Symantec and former AXENT products;Uses a standard two-year contract with minimal legal involvement - for easier software acquisition;Allows customers to leverage the size of their organization to achieve the highest possible discounts, based on an aggregate of all the products purchased;Offers a Commit (up-front purchase) or Forecast (over a two-year term) option to better meet customer needs;Combines Technical Support, Upgrade Insurance, and Content Updates into Gold Maintenance - for better support and easier upgrade/renewal process.GOLD MAINTENANCEGold Support Maintenance subscriptions are designed for a small to medium size network that requires consistent phone support during normal regional business hours (Monday through Friday) with online support options available 24 hours a day.Gold Maintenance includes Gold technical support, upgrade insurance, and content updates.