Ameristar Develops New Java VPN "Aware" Product Family Based On Sun's SunScreen Encryption Products.PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1998--Sun Microsystems today announced that Ameristar Technologies has licensed SunScreen sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays. sun·screen n. (TM) SKIP encryption technology. Integrating SunScreen SKIP with its agent based on Java(TM) technology, Ameristar will develop a new Virtual Private Network (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. ) "aware" product family. According to Richard Neill, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Ameristar Technologies, "Sun's SunScreen SKIP was a natural choice as our base VPN technology, because of its ease of use, Sun's clear IPSec interoperability strategy via BiModal bi·mod·al adj. 1. Having or exhibiting two contrasting modes or forms: "American supermarket shopping shows bimodal behavior IPSec, and its natural integration with our existing Java technology product roadmap. When coupled with SunScreen SKIP, our Java client product and subscriber provisioning system will become VPN-aware -- allowing users to automatically configure VPN security domains and tunnels." Ameristar's new VPN-aware solution produces a framework enabling security which follows users as they move around the network. This addresses some key problems associated with administrating large networks of clients with existing VPN solutions. Ameristar's solution is ideal for companies with large user or host computer populations, such as Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , financial services firms, educational institutions, and cable operators. "IPSec encryption technology like SKIP has become a critical component of a secure network for doing business over the Webtone," said Remy Malan, Director of Marketing, Sun Microsystems. "We're pleased that Ameristar has chosen SKIP for their VPN-aware products." About Ameristar Technologies Ameristar Technologies is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation formed in 1985, with offices based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The company specializes in the design and deployment of specialized Internet delivery technologies and has been active in broadband data over cable activities found within the cable industry. The company is establishing itself as an innovative developer of specialized access technology and advanced use of Java technology within the cable industry; Ameristar is on the World Wide Web at http://www.ameristar.com. About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, 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 : SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), to its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Sun Internet Mail Server, Solaris, Sun Enterprise and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
CONTACT: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Nam LaMore, 650/786-4737
nam.lamore@sun.com
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Ameristar Technologies
Rich Neill, 516/698-0834
rich@ameristar.com
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