Compatible Systems Drives VPN Market With Industry's Most Comprehensive Range of Solutions.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1998-- Three New IPSec Products Combine Remote Access, Site-to-Site Connectivity For Business Networks of Any Size Compatible Systems Corporation today announced three new models in its IntraPort(TM) 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. Access Server family, providing not only the broadest client platform support of any Virtual Private Networking (VPN) vendor, but also the most comprehensive line of solutions for SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. , small-to-medium size businesses and large enterprises. The IntraPort 2 and IntraPort 2+ are complete VPN solutions that provide secure Internet-based remote access and LAN-to-LAN connectivity -- with full routing capabilities -- for small and medium-sized corporate and branch office networks, while the new IntraPort Enterprise delivers enough power to satisfy the largest enterprise-wide VPN applications. "The race for VPN leadership is on," said Matt McConnell, 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 Compatible Systems. "By extending the reach of the VPN to networks of all sizes, supporting both major 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. protocols, and delivering client software for every major platform, we're enhancing our leadership position and bringing the dramatic and immediate savings of VPN to the entire marketplace. By doing this, we respond to the Nortel/Bay announcement and raise the bar. What other companies are hoping to shop by the end of the year, we're shipping today." "The one-size-fits-all philosophy has never applied to networking at any level," said Michael Howard
VPN technology allows companies to construct private data networks using the public Internet as a secure wide-area backbone. By deploying VPNs, IT managers can realize savings of up to 80% on long distance and other telco charges, eliminate administration-intensive remote access servers and modem banks and outsource many user support functions to 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. (ISPs). The IntraPort Family The IntraPort family of VPN Access Servers provides Internet-based remote access and LAN-to-LAN solutions ranging in size from eight simultaneous tunnels to more than 2,000 simultaneous tunnels. All IntraPort products feature: -0-
-- Leading-edge IPSec tunneling for TCP/IP and IPX network protocols
-- Integrated routing via RIP, RIP2 and OSPF
-- Three encryption levels including Triple DES
-- Unlimited-user client support for Windows 95(TM), Windows 98(TM),
Windows NT(TM), MacOS and Linux
-- MD5/SHA, RADIUS and SecurID authentication; and full packet
filtering
-- CompatiView, a GUI management application for Windows and
Macintosh, is included with every IntraPort.
-0- The new members of the IntraPort family of VPN Access Servers are: The IntraPort 2: For small to mid-size corporate networks. Support for 64 simultaneous remote client connections and 16 LAN-to-LAN connections. StrongARM RISC processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. (175 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. ). Two 10/100 Ethernet ports A socket on a computer or network device for plugging in an Ethernet cable. See WAN port. allow for placement behind or in parallel with a corporate firewall. All encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. is software-based. Suggested price: $3,995.00. Available immediately. The IntraPort 2+: For mid-size and large corporate networks. Includes all the features of the IntraPort 2 but adds a PCI-based Triple DES See DES. (cryptography) triple DES - A product cipher which, like DES, operates on 64-bit data blocks. There are several forms, each of which uses the DES cipher 3 times. Some forms use two 56-bit keys, some use three. The DES "modes of operation" may also be used with triple-DES. co-processor. Support for up to 200 remote client connections and 32 LAN-to-LAN connections. The co-processor dramatically improves throughput in high-level encryption applications. Suggested price: $9,995.00. Available immediately. The IntraPort Enterprise: For large network applications. The IntraPort Enterprise features two StrongARM RISC processors (233 MHz) and two PCI-based Triple DES co-processors for wire-speed throughput. Two 10/100 Ethernet ports. Support for 2,000 simultaneous remote client connections and up to 64 LAN-to-LAN connections. Suggested list price: $35,000. Available in September, 1998. "Different companies need different levels of performance and capacity from a VPN server," said McConnell. "But every IT manager will benefit from easy installation and administration, secure transmission and broad protocol and client platform support. The IntraPort family gives customers the ability to choose what is right for them while knowing that whatever choice they make is built on a solid foundation of secure and cost-effective connectivity." Compatible Systems Compatible Systems Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets products for Virtual Private Networking (VPN), Internet access See how to access the Internet. and ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. sites. With more than a decade of internetworking experience, Compatible Systems products play vital roles in thousands of networks worldwide. For more information, contact Compatible Systems Corporation at P.O. Box 17220, Boulder, Colorado The City of Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a home rule municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. Boulder is the 11th most populous city in the State of Colorado, as well as the most populous city and the county 80308 or by phone at 800-356-0283 or 303-444-9532. The company's World Wide Web server is http://www.compatible.com.
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