AXENT's Power VPN Wins Secure Computing Magazine 'Best Buy' in Industry-Wide Remote Access Security Market Study.Business/Technology Editors ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000 Extensive Scalability and Ease Praised in PowerVPN Server and RaptorMobile Client as Top Choice for Remote Access Security AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AXNT), one of the world's leading Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. solutions providers for e-business, announced today that its market-leading PowerVPN Server(R) and RaptorMobile Client(TM) 6.5 were chosen by Secure Computing For the general concept, see . Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
"A major plus for this product is that it integrates with many other products and supports an enviable list of protocols, applications and services, hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. , authentication methods, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and network interface cards. If they are not on the list, you have probably never heard of them," wrote Berni Dwan, SC Magazine reviewer. "Fully integrated support for Web site and news group content-blockers, as well as support for Finjan's SurfinGate, which screens for hostile mobile code, are welcome additions, as are its port-blocking firewall and capabilities of foiling IP-based attacks." You can view the Remote Access Security market study in its entirety at http://www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/2000_05/testc/testc.html. "AXENT is thrilled to have achieved the profound recognition associated with receiving the Best Buy award from SC Magazine. Earning such an important award further validates our commitment to providing companies with the highest level of security for open networks," said Barry Cioe, product manager at AXENT. "The PowerVPN Server and RaptorMobile Client offer a single, flexible, integrated solution for open networks, helping protect telecommuters and remote offices while reducing online access and management costs to provide the right level of e-security." The SC Magazine recognition continues the overwhelming praise for AXENT's PowerVPN Server and RaptorMobile Client. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent Frost & Sullivan report, U.S. Virtual Private Network Markets, AXENT grabbed 11 percent of the highly fragmented VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. software market in 1999, gaining market share, while more than 25 vendors lost VPN market share. PowerVPN 6.5 integrates two of AXENT's leading VPN offerings--PowerVPN Server and RaptorMobile Client--into a single, flexible, integrated solution for fast-growing enterprise users. As part of AXENT's Smart Security Architecture initiative, the firewall-independent PowerVPN Server also works with any firewall and supports a wide range of protocols and standards to streamline installation, management and interoperability. Standards supported include: LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) Domain; X.509 PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of support for digital certificates; Westcoast Labs Checkmark certification; International Computer Security Association(TM) (ICSA See TruSecure. (TM)) certification; full IPSec/IKE (Internet Key Exchange Internet key exchange (IKE) is the protocol used to set up a security association (SA) in the IPsec protocol suite. Overview IKE is defined in RFC 2407, RFC 2408 and RFC 2409. IKEv2 is defined in RFC 4306. ) support that lets the PowerVPN securely connect with other certified VPN solutions. A full list of the PowerVPN Server features and functionality can be found on the Web at http://www.axent.com under products. About AXENT(R) AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize its customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets, as well as to facilitate trust level management within its customers' environments. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) Methodology, combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the 'right' level of trusted e-security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. , authentication and authorization technology, virtual private networking, Web access and single sign-on for enterprises and e-businesses. Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50, one-third of the Fortune e-50 and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com. AXENT, AXENT Technologies, the AXENT logo, Raptor, Power VPN, RaptorMobile, and Lifecycle Security are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation; International Computer Security Association and ICSA are trademarks of ICSA, Inc. Other company and product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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