Blue Ridge Networks Provides 10 Years of Secure Network Connectivity; BorderGuard Secure Communications Platform Reaches Milestone.CHANTILLY, Va. -- Blue Ridge Blue Ridge, eastern range of the Appalachian Mts., extending south from S Pa. to N Ga.; highest mountains in the E United States. Mt. Mitchell, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) high, is the tallest peak. Beginning with a narrow ridge in the north, c. Networks(TM), the premier provider of secure communications products and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality today announced that business and government clients have been relying on its BorderGuard secure communications platform for ten years. "This product was the first of its kind a decade ago. The fact that it has performed so well for so long is testimony to its architecture," said Tom Gilbert, Blue Ridge Networks Chief Technology Officer. "In the security business, unlike other aspects of the IT industry, newer and bigger isn't necessarily better. The more complex a system becomes, the more vulnerable it is to attacks. Our system was designed to be robust and flexible, yet compact and straightforward. Over the last ten years, we've stuck to that design philosophy with great results." The BorderGuard was first delivered in December, 1994. It was the world's first commercially deployable 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. complete with strong cryptography and public key authentication. Not long afterward, the BorderGuard earned the Best New Internet Product or Service award at Interop. Since then, it has stayed ahead of changes in the threat landscape while keeping its position as the industry's leading secure remote access platform from both a technical perspective as well as from an ease of installation and management standpoint. "We are extremely proud that BorderGuards are deployed in over 39 countries throughout the world -- supporting security requirements from some of the most discriminating users in the security arena," said Tony Russo, 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 Blue Ridge Networks. "With 10 years of experience in the wireline VPN business, we are aggressively moving into the wireless space to ensure that our customers can experience the same level of security they have come to expect from us." About Blue Ridge Networks Blue Ridge Networks develops secure communications solutions for wireless and wired environments. The company was responsible for the industry's first commercial virtual private network and has widespread deployments across commercial and government sectors. The Blue Ridge Networks BorderGuard product suite has been deployed globally and in demanding applications such as wireless LAN, extranets, site-to-site and remote access VPN, and thin client computing See thin client. . The company has achieved several Government Agency Certifications, including: FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-2, Common Criteria, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, compliance, and the Department of Defense SPOCK Spock , Benjamin McLane 1903-1998. American pediatrician, educator, and writer. His book Baby and Child Care, originally published in 1946, had a great influence on child-rearing. Noun 1. validation. |
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