Welcome to the latest issue of the VPNC Update. We hope you find the news in this issue valuable.
VPNC continues to grow with the always-active IPsec market. Our new member this month is:
Inkra Networks
Inkra Networks offers one of the most dynamic, cost-effective IP service
delivery solution in the industry, enabling data centers to fully
automate IP service management, and significantly reduce web application
infrastructure costs. Inkra's Virtual Service Architecture (VSA) and
Virtual Service Switch (VSS) product family virtualizes and integrates
multiple IP services such as firewall, load balancing, SSL, and IPSec
VPN in scalable hardware platforms. Inkra's 1500 and 4000 VSS products
support tens to hundreds of dedicated IP service topologies called
virtual racks.
This month, one VPNC member's products successfully finished their testing for the Basic Interoperability logo, proving interoperation with each of the other 11 systems in the test lab:
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.
The VPN world is plagued with many often-conflicting definitions of what is and is not a virtual private network. About six months ago, VPNC released the first version of its now-popular white paper titled "VPN Technologies: Definitions and Requirements". Based on feedback from VPNC members and their customers, we have revised the paper in two important areas.
We removed discussion of "provider-provisioned VPNs" because they are essentially identical to trusted VPNs. We also added two common non-MPLS technologies, ATM and frame-relay, to the list of common VPN technologies used in trusted VPNs. Although many people have predicted that customers will move away from ATM and frame-relay circuits in the near future, many customers (and providers) say that this will happen more slowly than predicted.
The revised white paper is now available for free download.
Ashley Laurent
Ashley Laurent Targets BroadWay 2.0 Software To Texas Instruments
Advanced Cable Broadband Solutions
Ashley Laurent
Conexant Selects Ashley Laurent Cablehome Software for Integration Into
Cable Modem Semiconductors
Check Point Software
Check Point Software Teams with HP to Feature VPN-1 SecureClient with
iPAQ Pocket PC
Cisco
Infrastructure Technology Extensively Utilized in SBC Communications
OC-192 National IP Network
Cylink
Cylink NetHawk VPN Wins "Best of 2002" Award from SC Magazine
NetScreen
U.S. Coast Guard Selects NetScreen To Connect Regional Recruiting Offices
NetScreen
NetScreen Wins Outstanding Product Of The Year At CRN
Magazine 2002 U.K. Channel Awards
Nortel
Caixa Catalunya Boosts Network Security with IP VPN Solution from Nortel
Networks
Nortel
Nortel Networks Introduces Converged Solutions for Small Enterprises,
Branch Offices
SafeNet
SafeNet Licenses SoftRemote to ServGate Technologies to Complete
Enterprise-class VPN Solution
SafeNet
SnapGear Selects SafeNets VPN Chip for Enterprise Gateways
SSH Communications Security
JNSA (Japan Network Security Association) Independent WLAN Field Test
Demonstrates SSH Superior for Remote Access
SSH Communications Security
ReefEdge Licenses SSH Sentinel VPN Client For Its Wireless LAN
Solution
Stonesoft
StoneGate version 2.0.2 receives NSS Group's highest accolade
Stonesoft
Scribona and Stonesoft sign a Scandinavia-wide distribution agreement
for StoneGate
V-ONE
V-ONE Announces SmartSat VPN Performance Challenge
WatchGuard
RapidStream Announces Distribution Agreement with Azlan
Tackle Your Top 5 WAN Challenges from OpenReach lists many of the problems that companies of all sizes face when deciding how to create or expand a wide-area network. It explains how to deploy a VPN that meets the security, capacity, and reliability requirements of the user, and how to plan for future expansion of an existing WAN.
MPLS World Congress 2003
Paris / February 4-7, 2003
This conference often attracts many European service providers and
hardware vendors. The content is more focused on operations and management
than on VPNs.
China VPN/MPLS Conference
Shanghai / April 9-10, 2003
This China-centric show focuses on VPN technologies and use. It
includes exhibitors from inside and outside China.
RSA Conference 2003
San Francisco / April 13 -17, 2003
This is the largest and best-respected security-specific expo
in the world. The educational sessions include tracks on
standards, applied cryptography, and implementation issues.
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