VPNC Update for June, 2004

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

VPNC News

New VPNC Members

VPNC is happy to announce a new member to the consortium.

Caymas Systems enables organizations to control access, and control their business with its world-class Identity-Driven Access Gateways. Caymas solutions allow enterprises, government agencies, and institutions to securely extend their information assets to remote employees, customers, partners and suppliers. Caymas solutions integrate third generation remote access, ultra secure extranets and wire speed internal access control, allowing businesses to identify, authorize, protect and audit users and resources.

Recent VPNC Member Press Releases

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

ADTRAN
ADTRAN Expands Access Router Offering With Dual T3 Solution

Broadcom
Broadcom Announces BroadSAFE Security, Enabling More Secure Networks Through Strong Identity and Key Management Capabilities

Check Point
Check Point Unveils New Web Security Gateway

Check Point
Check Point Achieves Prominent U.S. Government Certification

Cisco
Cisco Delivers the Foundation for Next-Generation IP Networks

Cisco
Flight Centre Deploys Cisco Storage Area Networking, Wireless and Security Solution to Manage Surging Information Growth

CyberGuard
CyberGuard Rolls Out New Products And Branding For Its SG Series Solutions

CyberGuard
CyberGuard Central Management Solution Advances Network Security Around The Globe

Encore Networks
Encore Networks Enhances Its Converged Broadband VPN Product Line With The Delivery of Release 5.0 ELIOS Operating System

Inkra
Ishikawa Computer Center Virtualizes Managed Security Services With Inkra Networks Virtual Service Switch

Inkra
COMDEPOT Enhances Managed Service Delivery With Inkra Networks Virtual Service Switch

Intoto
Intoto Announces IntruPro Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Solution

Intoto
LSI Logic Offers Intoto's iGateway Firewall And VPN Software On ADSL/ADSL2+ Products

Ixia
Ixia Takes Top Test & Measurement Company, and CEO Honors in Annual Frost and Sullivan Industry Awards

Ixia
Greenfield Networks Chooses Ixia Technology to Speed Development of its High Density Gigabit Chassis Platform with Full IPv6 Support

Juniper
Juniper Networks Named Asia Pacific Network Security Vendor of the Year by Frost and Sullivan

Juniper
asiGuardian Expands Network Security Offering with Juniper Networks Security Solutions

Microsoft
Microsoft Announces Appliance Partner Agreements To Deliver Hardware Security Solutions Based on ISA Server 2004

Microsoft
HP and Microsoft Expand Security Solutions Portfolio

Nokia
Nokia Boosts Performance of New and Installed Nokia IP Network Security Platforms with new IPSO Operating System

Nokia
Nokia Expands Family of Network Security Platforms with Introduction of High-End Nokia IP2250 and IP1220 Appliances

ServGate
ServGate Tailors a Network Security Solution for CT Shirts, England's Largest Online/Mail Order Retailer of Quality Shirts

Stonesoft
Stonesoft Announces Technology Partnership with SafeNet

Stonesoft
StoneGate Firewall and VPN now available for IBM eServer iSeries servers

VPN Standards News

Two Internet Drafts that are of great importance to any service provider who offers MPLS-based VPNs are now in IETF Last Call. BGP/MPLS IP VPNs aims to (finally!) standardize the Layer 3 VPNs commonly called "RFC 2547 VPNs". A companion document, Applicability Statement for BGP/MPLS IP VPNs describes how these VPNs meet the requirements for trusted VPNs and how Internet service providers can offer different topologies based on the proposed standard.

The IETF Last Call period is the final time for people to make comments before the IESG decides what to do with the documents. (For more information on the IETF process, see the Tao of the IETF.) The Last Call period began on May 20 and ends June 2. The official notice of the Last Call can be found here.

Upcoming VPN-related Events

China VPN and MPLS Conference
Beijing / August 31 - September 1, 2004
This conference focuses on the use of VPNs, particularly MPLS, in China. It involves manufacturers both from both inside and outside China, as well as major VPN users in China.

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