• Avoidance of multiple installations.

• Hardware requirements are fewer.

• Fewer hardware maintenance requirements.

• Less space required.

• Compatibility - multiple installations of products increase the probability of incompatibility between systems.

• Easier support and management.

• There is only one product to learn therefore a reduced requirement of technical knowledge.

• Only a single vendor so there are fewer support contracts and Service Level Agreements.

• Easier to incorporated into existing security architecture.

• Plug and play architecture.

• Web based GUI for administration.