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CoreXL is aiming at 4 or more CPU Cores wether Quad Core or 2 x Dual Core etc, and will be extra license if follows the usual Check Point.

I have worked with Crossbeam C Series and wouldn't touch them again compared to a Nokia. Despite the fact that say can run multiple apps then is only in certain pretested combos and even the Crossbeam SE's say that even the C25 is really only good for running one app. I was at Crossbeam Offices with a customer and the SE said that in front of the prospective customer. The only good thing I could say about the Crossbeam C series is that is cheaper then a Nokia (not that it is hard to be cheaper than a Nokia)

Most of the appliances now whilst using Intel CPU's and NIC also have the additional ASIC built in to allow faster throughout, Nokia's come as standard with a Broadcom VPN accelerator and bringing out the ADP cards to further accelerate the traffic.

For people that have existing Dell or HP or IBM contracts then SPLAT is a very attractive offering if they just want a Firewall appliance.

What yo may have to put up with though is issues where possibly limited in number of NIC cards can fit in and work properly still as has been found with some HP boxes and the Intel Pro1000MT cards.

fdamstra how are you getting on with the Pro1000PT cards as looking at ordering a pair myself, and would appreciate the feedback on how they are working with SPLAT.