Aventail Continues Global Expansion; Distributors in Over 30 Countries Recommend Aventail ExtraNet Center For Deploying Enterprise Extranets.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1999-- Aventail Corporation, the leading provider of Extranet Management and Security (EMS) solutions, announced today that more than 30 major distributors and resellers around the world have selected Aventail ExtraNet Center as their extranet solution of choice. Most recently, a distribution agreement was signed in Japan with Nichimen Data Systems (NDS), owned by Nichimen Trading, the largest trading institution in Japan. "We are most impressed with Aventail's solution," stated Yasuoki Toi, president of Nichimen Data Systems. "By distributing Aventail ExtraNet Center in Japan, it allows us to capitalize on the growing interest in business-to-business commerce and collaboration. With Aventail ExtraNet Center, we can now provide corporations with the best solution in the marketplace for building large-scale extranets." The Extranet Advantage for the Global Enterprise Aventail ExtraNet Center is a client/server software solution that-based application, including legacy host, mainail ExtraNet Center can also traverse any firewall, such as Check Point Software Ltd.'s (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) Firewall-1/VPN-1, AXENT Technologies' (Nasdaq:AXNT) Raptor Firewall, and IBM's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IBM) eNetwork Firewall. The latest version of Aventail ExtraNet Center includes expanded support for PKI standards. This enhances Aventail's current support of various authentication methods including RADIUS, CHAP, Windows NT Domain, NDS, Security Dynamics' (Nasdaq:SDTI SDTI Serial Data Transport Interface SDTI Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. SDTI San Diego Trolley Inc. SDTI Serial Digital Transport Protocol ) SecurID, Hewlett-Packards' (NYSE:HWP) Authorization Server, and x.509 certificates from VeriSign (Nasdaq:VRSN VRSN Verisign, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) VRSN Version Number (NEC) ), Netscape (Nasdaq:NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ), GTE (Nasdaq:GTE), and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ). Aventail ExtraNet Center also includes support for various smart cards and 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. directories, such as SPYRUS' Rosetta Smart Cards, Netscape (NYSE:AOL) Directory Server, IBM's SecureWay Directory, and Lotus Domino. Aventail's LDAP implementation complements its existing support for NDS and Bindery, RADIUS, Windows NT Domain, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). Passwrd Files, and Security Dynamics' ACE/Server. About Aventail Corporation Founded in 1996, Aventail has quickly emerged as the leading provider of EMS solutions for the Global 2000. Aventail's solutions allow organizations to securely extend their enterprise resources to strategic partners, suppliers, customers, consultants, and other key individuals over public and private IP networks. Leading corporations are using Aventail's solutions to help them increase their competitive advantage, raise profits, and leverage investments in existing and future enterprise systems. Aventail's solutions are currently deployed at companies such as Aetna, Bear Stearns, Kodak, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, IKON, Marriott, and Xerox. With a strong reputation for providing highly secure and easy-to-manage software solutions, Aventail has received numerous industry awards from publications and industry analyst firms such as Giga Information Group, InfoWorld, Network Computing, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. Times, BYTE Magazine, Software Digest, and Computer Reseller News. Aventail Corporation is privately held and headquartered in Seattle, Washington. For more information on the company or to download a trial version of Aventail ExtraNet Center, please visit www.aventail.com, or contact the company directly at 206/215-1111, 877-AVENTAIL, or info@aventail.com. Information on Aventail can also be obtained through Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), Infoseek (Nasdaq:SEEK), Lycos (Nasdaq:LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) A technology used to make microdisplays for rear-projection TVs and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Each LCoS chip hosts a grayscale LCD shutter sandwiched between a cover glass and a mirror. ), and Excite (Nasdaq:XCIT). About Nichimen Corporation Established in 1892, Nichimen Corporation is one of the world's leading general trading companies, with operations in 96 cities around the globe. The company complements its trading activities with an array of information services, financial, and investment opportunities. Nichimen Data Systems, its information services division, is an established player in the Japanese technology industry as a leading distributor of a wide range of software services and hardware products from several international vendors serving the Japanese corporate and financial industry markets. Aventail is a registered trademark of Aventail Corporation. Aventail ExtraNet Center is a trademark of Aventail Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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