Altiga Networks Delivers Greatest Flexibility in Authentication and Security for Remote Access VPNs.

FRANKLIN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999--For companies deploying large-scale remote access virtual private network (VPN) solutions, security is top on the list of considerations when selecting a vendor and equipment. An innovator of enterprise VPN products, Altiga Networks is the first and only VPN vendor to offer the depth and breadth of security features demanded by users. Requiring the most secure solutions available for corporate remote access over the Internet, service providers offering VPN services or enterprise customers deploying VPNs can now take advantage of Altiga's VPN Concentrator Series.

"By fully supporting an array of authentication and security standards, Altiga allows network administrators to gain greater control in securing access to their corporate network," said Ron Westfall, senior analyst at Current Analysis. "The Altiga VPN Concentrator gives companies the flexibility to define and enforce their security policies. These are critical considerations when accessing private networks over the Internet."

"The Altiga Concentrator allows companies to choose the strongest level of authentication that is appropriate for their application and specific access profiles. The ability to manage policies across different users and groups is extremely powerful," says Scott Hughes, network program manager of Redmond Technology Partners LLC, a systems integration and consulting firm.

Altiga Networks has designed the VPN Concentrator to deliver the most comprehensive security available today, and it includes the following key elements:

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--Flexible Support for Strong Authentication Systems

-Best support for Security Dynamics SecurID tokens. Altiga knows that
successful remote access deployments depend on full compatibility with
third party systems. For example, the Altiga SDI implementation saves
downtime and support calls by allowing remote users to enter new pin
codes, and next card codes when prompted by the ACE server.

-Best support for Radius authentication. Remote access solutions often
depend on the interoperability of third party systems. Altiga has
designed the VPN Concentrator to use the most advanced features of a
wide range of third party systems. For example, Altiga leads the
industry with its support for MSCHAP v2.0 in Radius. This allows
customers to not only encrypt their passwords and data, but to verify
the authenticity of the destination device they are logging into. This
is one way to prevent hackers from hijacking connections from a remote
user to the corporate network.

--Highest Level of Encryption for Worldwide Deployments

-The Altiga VPN Concentrator is the first device to receive government
clearance for exporting its state of the art 168-bit Triple DES
encryption technology. This allows multi-national customers to deploy
the most secure VPN solution available today, regardless of whether
the network access point is in the domestic headquarters or
international office.

--Flexible Policy Management

-As a security-based access device, the Altiga VPN Concentrator allows
administrators to completely define network permission levels. By
offering an extremely granular and hierarchical set of security
associations, individuals and groups of users can be restricted to the
minimum level of network resources that they require. Administrators
control the specific tunneling protocol, authentication mode,
application, destination hosts, and authorized time periods for anyone
who gains access through the Altiga VPN Concentrator.

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"Security is a top concern when considering the deployment of VPNs for corporate remote access. We purpose-built the VPN concentrator to exceed the exacting standards of our enterprise customers," said Mark Freitas, President and CEO of Altiga Networks. "When faced with the choice of doing the minimum required to get by or deploying the broadest security feature set, we chose the latter because we knew it would better serve our customers. The strong response from our customers validates that there is no compromising when it comes to security."

The Altiga VPN Concentrator Series

The Altiga VPN Concentrator Series offers a comprehensive VPN product line, with its C10, C20, and C50 models, specifically focused at addressing bandwidth-intensive broadband connections. It is ideal for enterprise corporations that need to support the largest scale of remote users, from 50 to 5000 concurrent sessions, and remote offices while achieving the highest performance and redundancy. The connections are exemplary of emerging high-performance desktop applications, such as real-time graphics and integrated voice, video and data, as well as the new breed of high-speed remote connections, such as cable and DSL. General product availability for the VPN Concentrator Series is March 31, 1999 and pricing ranges from $10,000 to $50,000, depending on configuration.

About Altiga Networks, Inc.

Based in Franklin, Mass., Altiga Networks' VPN concentrator technology is designed for the convergence of dial-up and multi-megabit connectivity, delivering an unprecedented level of performance, scaleability and service availability, while minimizing operating costs. Specifically designed for corporations that require secure access for their remote employees, partners and customers via the Internet, the Altiga VPN Concentrator Series harnesses the power of VPN by enabling widespread deployment of remote bandwidth intensive applications. For more information, please call Altiga Networks at (877) 4-Altiga or visit www.altiga.com.