"...Because the appliances consume less than 15 watts of power and are sized at about three by six inches, network managers can install multiple SlimLine units in the space a typical 1U rack-mountable appliance would require." Read the full article.

"Mistletoe is now introducing a line of security appliances that use the RDX chips. The SlimLine appliances handle tasks such as firewalls, encryption and other security applications. The chips consume about ten watts and the systems about 15, making them far more power efficient. The systems are also cheaper than other appliances." Read the full article.

"Even networking devices are shrinking. [SlimLine]...includes a built-in firewall plus software for data encryption, shaping network traffic and coping with denial of service attacks with two Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2 Gb/sec throughput. The device is about one-fifth the size of similar network devices (it looks to be about the size of a paperback book) ands it consumes under 15 watts of juice." Read the full article.

"The recent concentration on deep packet inspection using XML Regular Expression processing served specialized processor vendors using XML, RTX or other high-layer syntax to identify threats. Those players include Tarari Inc., NetLogic Microsystems Inc., and Mistletoe Technologies Inc." Read the full article.

"Mistletoe Technologies...is demonstrating a 2Gbps VPN firewall that uses its custom purpose security processor to shrink the appliance from a 2U rack-mounted box to a single card powered over Ethernet." Read the full article.

"Embarking as the first such security device for the small-to-medium business market, the [Mistletoe] VF2110 system on chip (SoC) allows system manufacturers to add capabilities such as anti-virus and intrusion detection and prevention services without sacrificing system performance or security." Read the full article.

Excerpt from the online review. "...This less expensive, lower-powered processor has been tailored to address the needs of the SMB market where the need is high and the potential sales volumes are even higher. Much like the original chip is allowing OEMs/ODMs to build enterprise class security products at a fraction of the $50 k prices they traditionally sold for, the new chip is designed to cut the cost of sub-Gigabit UTMs, firewalls, and other packet processing/filtering boxes down to a very modest $500 - $1500." Read the full article.

"Mistletoe Technologies sells a chip that includes an embedded VPN, a firewall, and denial-of-service prevention features. It already partners with network appliance makers such as BroadWeb and Viking Interworks to embed VPN and firewall chips into their devices." Read the full article.

"Mistletoe Technologies makes chips customized for firewall/VPN gear that are taking hold and could result in faster and cheaper VPN appliances. The advantage of inexpensive high-speed firewalls is that they offer headroom to many businesses that may want to significantly increase traffic in and out of corporate boundaries by using e-commerce and VoIP, both of which put a drain on firewalls." Read the full article.

"IT connectivity product maker freedom9 launched a VPN appliance based on Mistletoe's RDX technology. The company's freeGuard Blaze 2100 is an eight-port Gigabit Ethernet Firewall/VPN appliance that provides 2 Gbps firewall protection and 2 Gbps 3DES/AES VPN throughput. According to freedom9, the NAC addresses security concerns on the perimeter, as well as threats to the internal network, and integrates comprehensive DoS and Distributed DoS protection to fend off crippling attacks on VPN/firewall appliances." Read the full article.

"A firewall that relies on software to perform its security functions and is powered by an Intel chip that sends through traffic at gigabit-per-second speeds can cost about $20,000, but Mistletoe's simplified design can deliver comparable capabilities for about $1,000, Gartner VP John Pescatore says. "Mistletoe has come out with a firewall chip, essentially," he adds, "with the idea of allowing networking companies to sell firewalls at an inexpensive price." Read the full article.

"Why pay tens of thousands of dollars on a firewall or other network security device when you can get comparable protection from one at a fraction of the cost? That's the promise behind security system-on-chip technology that embeds virtual private network, firewall, and other capabilities into network appliances at the silicon level, eliminating the need for the software and integrated circuits that make security appliances more expensive and generate more heat in your data center..." Read the full article.

"Executives from Force 10 Networks Inc. have launched a chip-level security company that could revolutionize the way threat streams are handled, through a new formal grammar called RDX, or Reloadable Direct Execution. Mistletoe Technologies Inc. says it already has several customers in hand for its first-generation VF4500 system-on-a-chip, first of a family of processors using RDX." Read the full article.

Excerpt from the online review. "...I thought I'd pretty much seen every possible architecture that you could use to parse packets, bash bytes, or twiddle bits. But that was before I encountered Mistletoe's re-loadable direct execution (RDX) processor, and the wild things it does." Read the full review.