VPN-1 Edge is a turnkey Check Point VPN/security appliance specifically tailored for easy, cost-effective deployment of security to remote site business locations. Centrally manageable and easily incorporated into existing infrastructures, VPN-1 Edge is ideal for a broad range of business scenarios with remote sites numbering from few to thousands - such as retail sites connecting to corporate resources, franchise locations, small remote offices, and business partner extranets. VPN-1 Edge is supported by powerful SMART centralized management and runs VPN-1 Embedded NG, based on Check Point's VPN-1 NG software. VPN-1 Edge appliances complement Check Point VPN-1 Express and Check Point VPN-1 Pro by extending Check Point's market-leading protection to the very edge of the network, ensuring seamless perimeter security. Additionally, VPN-1 Edge appliances eliminate the security concerns often associated with 'always-on' broadband, enabling remote sites to now take advantage of broadband speed and reliability. VPN-1 Edge is available in two series - the 'S' series, ideal for telecommuters and small remote offices and the 'X' series, ideal for sites requiring site-to-site VPN. The 'X' series also delivers additional capabilities such as high performance, high availability, support for multi-ISPs and automatic recovery.