LEAD IP Announces Breakthrough VPN Solution Enabling Secure IPSec Connections Without Fixed IP Addresses.

Business Editors/Technology Writers

MISGAV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2002

LEAD IP Systems, an innovative developer and supplier of multi-service telecommunications systems for broadband service providers, has introduced a breakthrough VPN implementation that offers solid IPSec security in dynamically addressed environments.

The LEADsecure(TM) VPN is designed for broadband Internet service providers that cater to small to medium-sized enterprise customers that are seeking a cost effective way of securely interconnecting branch offices, remote workers and business partners over the Internet.

Facing a shortage of IP numbers, many Internet Service Providers are limiting the number of static addresses they allocate to customers. Consequently, corporate customers have to either downgrade IPSec security by allowing access from unknown IP addresses or use alternative VPN solutions that provide inferior security. LEADsecure solves this problem by delivering strong IPSec/IKE security in networks with dynamically assigned Internet addresses, while at the same time enabling VPN administrators to identify who is coming into their network and apply user-based security policies.

The key to it all is LEAD IP's patent-pending Naming/Numbering system, which essentially provides a built-in Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) service. The naming system's job is to assign fixed hostnames to end-points, such as the LEADsecure VPN, and transparently synchronize these hostnames with the current IP addresses. As a result, end-points can easily be tracked and there is no need to assign fixed IP addresses, manually reserve IPs or register hostnames using third party services. LEAD IP's Naming/Numbering system also allows small businesses to run their own Email server and host their own Web site without a permanent IP address.

"LEAD IP's cutting-edge technology makes it possible for service providers to sell Internet access service with dynamic IPs and still provide the robust IPSec security required to guarantee the integrity and privacy of business-critical data over public networks," said Oded Tubias, LEAD IP System's product marketing manager. "And, LEAD IP's VPN solution can be offered at a price that won't burst any IT budget. It's in IP address conservation and cost/performance that LEADsecure offers tangible advantages over other VPN solutions," he added.

The LEADsecure package is native to LEADsystem, a service provisioning system comprising customer-premises telecommunications servers and an intuitive Web-based management and monitoring platform. LEADsecure integrates key security features in one product including the VPN router, local NAT, and packet filtering firewall; all provisioned and administered centrally with no need for special software on the end-user's computer and time-consuming local configuration. Using the same management interface, service providers are also able to provision many other business-class communications services to start new revenue streams, without deploying further equipment at the customer site.

About LEAD IP Systems

LEAD IP Systems Ltd. ('LEAD IP') is an innovative developer and marketer of advanced multi-service telecommunications systems and technologies for IP service creation, provisioning, management and billing mediation. LEAD IP's strategy is to offer breakthrough enabling solutions that help drive broadband Internet deployment and usage. The Company's premier product, LEADsystem(TM), empowers broadband service providers to create and provision new and differentiated revenue-generating services, rapidly and with the lowest Total Cost of Ownership. LEAD IP Systems Ltd., headquartered in Misgav, Israel, is a wholly owned subsidiary of LEAD Corporation Inc. located in New York, New York. LEAD IP can be found on the Internet at www.leadip.com.