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VPNC Update for October, 2002

Welcome to the latest issue of the VPNC Update. We hope you find the news in this issue valuable.


VPNC News

VPNC Testing News

VPNC conformance logo

This month, one VPNC member successfully finished their testing for the Rekeying and Certificate conformance logos:

Please see the VPNC interoperability and conformance testing page for a complete list of vendors who have received the VPNC testing logos in all categories.


Recent VPNC Member Press Releases

See the VPNC member list for a complete list of VPNC members.

Agilent
New Agilent RouterTester tools speed deployment of IP-based equipment and services for metropolitan area networks

Ashley Laurent
Ashley Laurent BroadWay CableHome 1.0 Software Stack Selected by SMC Networks for Integration into Broadband Access Products

Ashley Laurent
Ashley Laurent Contributing Engineer at CableLabs Joins CableHome Advanced Architecture Team as Security Team Vendor Representative

Asita Technologies
Asita Technologies Announces 20 gbps Security Platform

Bivio
Bivio Networks IP Service Platform Establishes New Performance Benchmark for Check Point Firewall-1 Software

Broadcom
Broadcom Introduces 4.8 Gbps IP Security Processor with AES Encryption, Enabling the World's Fastest Virtual Private Networks

Check Point Software
Check Point Software Unveils New SmartLSM

Check Point Software
Check Point Extends Remote Access and Branch Office VPNs with Expanded SmartCenter/Safe Management Capabilities

Cisco
Cisco Advances Integrated Network Security Management Portfolio

CoSine Communications
CoSine Communications Successfully Demonstrates MPLS Interoperability

CoSine Communications
China Netcom Selects CoSine Communications to Enable IP Services for China's Largest MPLS Network

CyberGuard
CyberGuard's Line Of Firewall/VPN Appliances Earns Checkmark Certification

Enterasys
New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department Heightens Information Security with Enterasys Networks' Aurorean Virtual Private Networking

Inkra
Inkra Networks Lands Major U.S. Sale With Savvis Communications

Intoto
Intoto Announces The Availability Of Secured Broadband Solution For Digital Homes

NetScreen
NetScreen Completes OneSecure Acquisition

NetScreen
Largest Canadian Beer Distributor Selects NetScreen Solutions To Securely Connect Hundreds Of Sites

Nortel
Nortel Networks Extends Secure Routing Technology on Contivity to Enterprises

Quarry Technologies
Communication Systems Design Selects Quarry Technologies For The 2002 Comet Award

SafeNet
ZyXEL Communications Selects SafeNet's VPN Chip for its SOHO Gateway

SafeNet
SafeNet Announces VPN Client Software for the Pocket PC 2002

SSH Communications Security
SSH to Introduce Two New Application Versions for the SSH Certifier PKI Product Family

SSH Communications Security
SSH Achieves OPSEC Certification from Check Point Software

Stonesoft
NTT Singapore Partners with Stonesoft to Provide Managed Security Services

Stonesoft
Stonesoft Launches Sun SPARC Version 2.0 of StoneGate High Availability Firewall and VPN

V-ONE
Mentat and V-ONE Partner to Provide High Performance Satellite Security Solutions

V-ONE
V-ONE CEO Named to President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council

WatchGuard
WatchGuard Increases Market Share in Core Small-to Medium Enterprise Market According to Infonetics Study

WatchGuard
WatchGuard Announces New Global Security Management System


Upcoming Events

MPLScon Fall
Denver, CO / October 7-10, 2002
MPLScon is the best-known of the MPLS-specific trade shows. It has a strong educational component and is aimed at a technical audience.

MPLS2002
Washington DC / October 27-29, 2002
A long-running show with an emphasis on exhibitors. It is followed by a public interoperability demonstration on October 30.

55th IETF meeting
Atlanta, Georgia / November 17-21, 2002
This meeting should have a fair amount of discussion of IKEv2, the upcoming replacement for keying protocol for IPsec. There will also be many working groups meeting to discuss MPLS VPN protocols.


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