Aventail Expands Its Secure, Anywhere Access Platform to Include the VPN Industry's Most Comprehensive User and Directory Management Services.Version 2.0 of the Aventail.Net(TM) Managed Services Helps Corporations Save Time and Money by Lowering the Management Costs of Providing Large, Dynamic User Communities With Secure Access to Web and Client/Server Applications SEATTLE, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Aventail Corporation, a leading extranet and 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. service provider, today announced version 2.0 of the Aventail.Net(TM) managed services, providing employees, business partners, and customers with secure, anywhere access to Web and client/server applications. The Aventail.Net 2.0 services redefine the VPN services market by including comprehensive user and directory management services as well as additional enhancements to help reduce the total cost of remote access and extranet deployments. "Aventail.Net 2.0 goes beyond traditional VPN solutions by tackling the difficult, yet real-world problems associated with building and managing large-scale VPNs," said Dan Paton, IT advisor at Oakwood Healthcare Systems. "Aventail.Net 2.0 not only delivers unique capabilities such as clientless access to Web applications and secure firewall traversal, but now provides a comprehensive set of identity services that will simplify the complex task of activating, provisioning, and supporting all of my users." Aventail.Net 2.0: Managing Today's Dynamic Business Relationships As the need for true anywhere access continues to expand, corporations need highly scalable services that solve the complex security, user management, and directory challenges associated with building and managing remote access and extranet VPNs. Version 2.0 of the Aventail.Net managed services is the first VPN solution to combine these technologies and processes into a single service that seamlessly integrates into an enterprise's existing IT environment. The latest version of the Aventail.Net managed services provides the following benefits: Reduces directory infrastructure costs Aventail's managed directory service provides a secure, high-availability directory for the authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. of users. This allows corporations to consolidate employee, partner, and customer user profiles into a single directory for multiple applications or access devices, minimizing user administration and development costs. Eliminates duplicate administration The Aventail.Net 2.0 managed services include a meta-directory that simplifies directory administration by providing bi-directional synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. of data between Aventail's user repository and any LDAP directory. This eliminates the need for administrators to manually replicate user data that already resides in existing network and application access directories. Simplifies large-scale user management Aventail's secure Web-based user management service now includes administration tools that allow business units and third parties to create and manage their users, as well as integration tools that allow customers' applications to access these functions directly. The user management system, hosted by Aventail, provides real-time delegated administration Delegated administration describes the decentralization of role-based-access-control systems. Many enterprises use a centralized model of access control. For large organizations, this model scales poorly and IT teams become burdened with menial role-change requests. , user self-enrollment, software provisioning and account management. Increases Web-based security for mobile users The latest version of the Aventail.Net services includes two new features that provide a higher level of security for mobile users who are accessing their intranet from a kiosk or other shared computer. Our secure Web access technology offers session termination and non-caching options that minimize the risk of leaving sensitive information on a kiosk terminal. Delivers assured reliability and performance for growing user communities The Aventail.Net 2.0 services include Aventail's patent-pending technology that allows user authentication See authentication. information to be shared among multiple servers in Aventail's customer premises equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ). This unique technology allows Aventail to provide its customers with high levels of redundancy and the ability to support growing volumes of remote access and extranet users in a cost effective way. "In today's economic climate, companies are aggressively looking for ways to do more with less," said Evan Kaplan, president and 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. of Aventail. "Aventail allows companies to thrive in this environment by delivering complete remote access and extranet services that address the business needs of today and the future." Delivering Secure, Anywhere Access The Aventail.Net managed services have redefined the meaning of true anywhere access to include a much broader set of locations-even challenging environments such as behind a firewall on another company's network or from a public kiosk. At the heart of the Aventail.Net managed services is Aventail's unique proxy-based software, which not only ensures a high level of security but also simplifies implementation of the service because firewall and network modifications are not required. In addition, Aventail has significant experience in deploying and integrating the necessary technology and processes so that the service can be up and running in 10 weeks or less. Because the services are designed to grow with a corporation's business needs, Aventail's customers have much less exposure to the significant and unpredictable operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales of making new applications accessible to new user communities. In fact, once the service is activated, new applications can be added in days and new users in minutes. Availability and Pricing A portion of the Aventail.Net 2.0 managed services will be rolled out today with the full release available by March 2002. Pricing is based on a per-user/per-month model, depending on services and volume. About Aventail Aventail, a leading extranet and VPN service provider, helps major corporations manage key business relationships by delivering secure access and identity services. We have a proven track record in solving the complex problems that corporations face when providing customers, partners, and employees with secure, anywhere access to their Web and client/server applications. Founded in 1996, we have remained at the forefront of the extranet and VPN markets. Nearly 400 corporations have purchased Aventail's technology and services including industry leaders such as DuPont, Ernst & Young, FMC See fixed mobile convergence. , Kraft, and Mount Sinai NYU NYU New York University NYU New York Undercover (TV show) Health. Aventail is privately held and headquartered in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. . For more information, please visit www.aventail.com or contact the company directly at 206-215-1111, 877-AVENTAIL, or info@aventail.com. NOTE: Aventail and Aventail.Net, and their respective logos are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Aventail Corporation. Other product and company names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective owners. MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X78965256 |
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