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Wow, an anonymous commenter with a big mouth and favorite vendor to promote. As if I don't get enough of that from Shimel and friends.

Get this.  Nokia does not produce a firewall. They are not a firewall vendor. They bundle third party software on a standardized platform they have developed using Ipsilon's original technology beefed up with some good reliable hardware engineering.  Think Crossbeam (the Nokia look-alike). From their web site:

Nokia is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services.  

Nokia makes cell phones and telecom equipment. They sell a lot of those. It NEVER made sense for them to be in the Checkpoint reseller business. I sure hope the spinoff creates a stand alone vendor that can continue to innovate and maybe even develope their own products to sell on those platforms. 

As a quick brand test Google "Nokia".    Notice that you cannot find any mention of the security appliances in the first two pages.  What Nokia has is brand confusion. (The main business overshadows the miniscule business) Something you have been exposed to as well obviously.

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