Cisco is discontinuing its PIX firewall line in favor of its ASA 5500 appliances, which were launched in 2006. The ASA 5500s support firewall and VPN just like the PIX but with better 
performance, SSL VPN support, VoIP security, reports Network World's Tim Greene. They also have modules for antivirus, antispam, antiphishing and URL filtering. You won't be able to pick up a PIX after July 28, its last day on the market. Support for them will cease July 27, 2013. Quick to react is Astaro, which is offering 20% off the list price of its hardware under a trade-in program. More about that at the Brad Reese on Cisco blog.
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