New generation of fast, intelligent firewalls are application-aware, enabling enterprises to establish and enforce identity-based application usage policies for employees. The NGFW “should become your primary firewall,” says Gartner analyst Greg Young. Some NGFWs, including those from Check Point and SonicWall, can act like data-loss prevention tools to block usage based on keywords and other definers. Some companies can administer application controls related to bandwidth needs and priorities via a NGFw.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2126483/2011-tech-priorities–moving-to-a-next-gen-firewall.html