Firewall Wizards: Thoughts on the new Cisco ASA 5500 firewalls

[Chris Byrd <cbyrd01 () gmail com>]

I consult with a company that is currently in the process of
purchasing a new Pix firewall failover pair.  However, last week Cisco
announced the new ASA 5500 series that should be available (according
to Cisco) by the end of the month.  I normally don't recommend going
with anything that new, but for the about same price the ASA appears
to have a much more robust feature set.

What are your thoughts on the new ASA from Cisco?  Would the
additional features (IPS, AV, integrated VPN, active-active failover)
be worth the risk of being on the cutting-edge?  Has anyone on the
list worked with one yet?

Thanks,

Chris
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