Upsell Guide—
Migrating Cisco PIX Requests to Cisco ASA 5500 Sales
Cisco® ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances deliver more security capabilities, higher performance, and greater expansion opportunities than Cisco PIX® 500 Series Security Appliances. Migrate customers requesting a Cisco PIX appliance to Cisco ASA 5500 appliances today to enable them to benefit from converged, multifunction security and VPN services within a single platform.
Cisco ASA 5500 Benefits over Cisco PIX 500
Delivers a Greater Functional Set Relative to Cisco PIX 500 Series
•SSL VPN services included with each Cisco ASA 5500 Series appliance
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•Additional security services available, including
Flexible Deployment Options
Customized product editions tailored to address specific needs:
•Firewall Edition
•Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Edition
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•SSL/IPsec VPN Edition
Better Price and Performance Compared to Similar Cisco PIX Models
•Starting from 150 Mbps firewall and 100 Mbps IPsec VPN for enterprise teleworker model
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•Prices start at the same price point as Cisco PIX for similar models
Sample Firewall Performance Comparisons
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ASA 5510 |
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PIX 501 |
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0 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | Mbps |
Questions to Migrate Cisco PIX Requests to Cisco ASA 5500 Sales
What security capabilities are you looking to add to your network? Cisco ASA 5500 Series can provide:
•Firewall: Provides trusted firewall built upon Cisco PIX technology.
•VPN: Provides
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•IPS: Provides proactive,
How do you combat worms and viruses in your network?
•The Cisco ASA 5500 Series
How do you secure remote workers who are accessing your network?
•The Cisco ASA 5500 Series provides fully secured, highly customizable access for any user from any location on a single device and management infrastructure.
How do you plan to secure your IP communications network?
•The Cisco ASA 5500 Series offers a suite of voice features, enabling security for the voice infrastructure, call control, and endpoints for VoIP networks.