Compatible Systems Introduces RADIUS Client.BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999-- Compatible With Funk Software's Steel-Belted Radius: Joint Solution Provides Robust Authentication and Accounting for End Users and NSPs Compatible Systems Corp. today announced that it has partnered with Funk Software to provide comprehensive authentication and accounting services for both enterprise and carrier-class Virtual Private Networking (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. ) solutions. Funk Software's award-winning Steel-Belted Radius now supports these services for Compatible Systems' complete family of IntraPort VPN access servers "right out of the box." "We are focused on making VPNs that leverage the customer's present networking infrastructure," 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 Corp. "Our IntraPort family, combined with Funk Software's RADIUS servers This is a list of notable RADIUS server implementations. Open source / free software
"Now both enterprise users and service providers can easily deploy the most scalable remote access VPN solution possible." Steel-Belted Radius authentication services include the ability to authenticate multiple VPN groups and users using existing NT Domain, Novell NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services , SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. , 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. , 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). , and TACACS (Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) An access control protocol used to authenticate a user logging into the network. TACACS is a simple username/password system. + security databases as well as proxy to token-based systems. Accounting service provided through the combination of Compatible Systems IntraPort VPN servers with Steel-Belted Radius record VPN session statistics that include VPN session duration and actual throughput. The joint accounting system enables enterprises and service providers to report and bill VPN groups or individual users based on actual VPN usage. "We are happy to partner with Compatible Systems in this capacity to deliver a centralized authentication and accounting solution for both enterprise and carrier-class VPN solutions," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software. "The combined Steel-Belted Radius/IntraPort solution provides enterprises and ISPs with the most secure, manageable VPN solution available." Compatible Systems VPN technology allows enterprises and service providers to leverage public or shared networks, including the public Internet, to provide secure Intranet or Extranet access. By deploying VPNs, IT managers can implement high-bandwidth broadband connections utilizing ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and cable modems, realize savings of up to 80 percent on traditional 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 64 simultaneous client connections to more than 40,000 simultaneous sessions. All IntraPort products feature: -0-
-- Leading-edge IPSec tunneling
-- IPSec support for legacy protocols including IPX, AppleTalk and
Spanning Tree
-- Integrated VPN routing with RIP, RIP2 and OSPF support
-- Secure Triple DES encryption
-- Unlimited-user license for all Compatible Systems IntraPort
client software
-0- About Funk Software Based in Cambridge, Mass., Funk Software is the developer of the award-winning Steel-Belted Radius family of RADIUS authentication solutions. In use on thousands of enterprise and service provider networks worldwide, Steel-Belted Radius delivers a RADIUS solution on the scale required by the largest carriers and service providers, and scales easily to meet the centralized authentication needs of the enterprise. For more information, visit Funk Software's web site at http://www.funk.com. About Compatible Systems Compatible Systems Corp. is the industry leader in hardware-based VPN solutions for site-to-site and remote client connection networking. The company has more than ten years of network product design experience and has worked with VPN technologies since 1991. Compatible Systems has strong customer, reseller 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. relationships and has installed equipment in thousands of networks worldwide. For more information, contact Compatible Systems Corp. at P.O. Box 17220, Boulder, CO 80308 or by phone at 800/356-0283 or 303/444-9532. The company's World Wide Web server is http://www.compatible.com. Compatible Systems VPN Access Servers have been selected for use by Adobe Systems, Apple Computers, ENTEX Information Systems, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville. , the Mayo Foundation, Pacific Stock Exchange, PSINet, the U.S. Department of Health and the Yankee Group. |
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