Nothing really new.... (Score 1)

Firewall in a NIC??? Nothing new here. We've been using them for a few months now. A company called Merilus has been making them for awhile. It runs an embedded form of Linux. It has tons of features for a Firewall on a PCI card and best of all, it's made in Chilliwack, BC, Canada. Gotta love the name. Check it out... www.merilus.com