The retail sector depends heavily on data. Yet data transfers from credit card transactions, POS terminals, and the inventory data that retailers share with suppliers, create a multithreat environment. Having a secure network, especially with secure connections to distributed retail locations, financial institutions, and suppliers is a major concern for IT professionals in the retail sector.

Leading retailers around the world are discovering the advantages of Celestix network-security solutions. Celestix integrates Microsoft's IAG 2007 SSL VPN software with Celestix purpose-built appliance platforms to deliver secure connectivity with distributed stakeholders on easy-to-deploy, easy-to-manage appliances. Celestix' RADIUS appliances secure network access from wired and wireless endpoints across the retail enterprise.To protect the perimeters of retail-data networks, Celestix offers MSA appliances that deploy Microsoft's ISA Server 2006 multifunction security application. MSA security includes an application layer firewall, proxy capabilities, and intrusion detection well as optional anti-virus and web filtering capabilities. Celestix security solutions scale from small retailers to the largest multi-unit retail operations.

Retailers that have deployed Celestix solutions: