Columbitech Wireless VPN 1.4 adds new security and platform support.Adds new security features and platform support to its latest version of Columbitech Wireless VPN. The product eliminates security gaps and user frustrations associated with accessing corporate data by delivering strong security, enhanced performance, convenient always-on connectivity and secure, seamless network roaming. Columbitech Wireless VPN Version 1.4 supports Window 2000 and NT 4.0 servers, and offers clients for Windows 2000/XP, Pocket PC 2002 and DOS. The new support for Windows NT servers and DOS clients is a result of Columbitech's strong partnership with Symbol Technologies. The added platform support will open up new markets that have not been explored before, in retailing and other industries where legacy DOS devices are used. The DOS-client is exclusively sold as an integrated part of Symbol's product AirBEAM Safe. Highlighting the security features for the new version will include support for the Advanced Encryption Standard (cryptography, algorithm) Advanced Encryption Standard - (AES) The NIST's replacement for the Data Encryption Standard (DES). The Rijndael /rayn-dahl/ symmetric block cipher, designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen, was chosen by a NIST contest to be AES. (AES), which is the state-of-the-art encryption technology selected by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ). The AES standard will replace the Triple Data Encryption Standard See DES. Data Encryption Standard - (DES) The NBS's popular, standard encryption algorithm. It is a product cipher that operates on 64-bit blocks of data, using a 56-bit key. It is defined in FIPS 46-1 (1988) (which supersedes FIPS 46 (1977)). (3DES) standard currently used for high-security applications. Another security feature is a PKI client for the Pocket PC 2002 platform. The client will help system administrators to securely distribute certificates to a large number of Pocket PC clients. The new version of Columbitech Wireless VPN is also OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for certified by Check Point Software Technologies. In addition, a number of administrative features have been added such as enhanced event log messaging, advanced profiles, and reconfiguration without restart. All new features will further strengthen the Columbitech platform for wireless access to mission critical data. Columbitech Wireless VPN supports all major wireless network standards such as wireless WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network (802.11b), CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. , and 3G, giving customers the ability to add on new wireless options without having to reinvest in new infrastructure for each new network. Columbitech's solution is based on the standard Wireless Transport Layer Security (standard, security) Wireless Transport Layer Security - (WTLS) The WAP standard related to security. WTLS is based upon its TCP/IP counterpart, Secure Sockets Layer. (WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security) The security services in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WTLS is based on TLS, the landline version that is widely used on the Internet. ) that is optimized for wireless rather than wireline use. "With support for more platforms and improved security without compromising on performance or user convenience, Columbitech reinforces its position as a world leader in the wireless security market," said Lars Resenius, CTO Columbitech. Columbitech Wireless VPN 1.4 will be generally available in November. Columbitech develops and markets software products for secure wireless access to corporate data. These products are used today around the world in a wide range of applications, by service technicians, police forces, and other mobile staff who require reliability and security in their wireless communications. The company's unique technology is OEM licensed by leading companies, including Symbol Technologies and Diversinet, and is OPSEC certified by Check Point. Columbitech's products are built from the ground up for the wireless world, offering end-to-end security, convenient always-on connectivity, and optimized performance. |
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