NTT Com Asia Limited Expands Managed Security Service Offering with Juniper Networks.Leading Asia Pacific Telecom Service Provider Offers Managed Remote Access Service to Hong Kong Market with Secure Access 6000 SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. 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. SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :JNPR JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced that NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Com Asia Limited (NTT Com Asia), one of Asia Pacific's leading telecom service providers, has deployed the Juniper Networks Secure Access 6000 SSL VPN appliances with the Instant Virtual Systems feature set to provide managed remote access services (communications) Remote Access Services - (RAS) A service provided by Windows NT which allows most of the services which would be available on a network to be accessed over a modem link. for the Hong Kong market. "Our new SSL VPN gateway service allows our customers to securely access intranet file sharing, e-mail and other client-server business applications through any Web browser regardless of location," said Walter Fung, Director of Business Development & Strategic Planning for NTT Com Asia. "We believe the growth potential for Managed Services is significant and it is important for us to team up with Juniper to offer quality services to our customers." The Secure Access 6000 appliances are part of Juniper Networks' portfolio of SSL VPN appliances, and are high-performance platforms purpose-built for the largest, most complex and secure extranet, intranet, and 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. access deployments. The Secure Access 6000 appliances deployed at NTT Com Asia operate with Juniper Network's Advanced Feature Set, which includes advanced role and resource usage definition and management to allow organizations to administer different security policies for different departments. The Instant Virtual Systems (IVS ivs - INRIA Videoconferencing System. A video-conferencing tool for the Internet based on the H.261 video compression standard. http://zenon.inria.fr:8003/rodeo/personnel/Thierry.Turletti/ivs.html. ) feature of the SA 6000 enables NTT Com Asia to completely segment SSL VPN traffic between multiple customers within its cluster pair of SA 6000 appliances, and ensure network independence. Customers of NTT Com Asia's managed service can also enjoy dedicated administrator controls for their own SSL VPN segments without the risk of sharing the controls or segment with other parties using IVS capabilities. NTT Com Asia also integrated a one-time password solution via the highly flexible Secure Access 6000 SSL VPN authentication features to provide added end-to-end security to its customers. "Greater China enterprises need secure, reliable and quickly deployable network security solutions to support their rapid, real-time business growth," said Eric Yu, vice president of Greater China, Juniper Networks. "Managed services such as those offered by NTT Com Asia allow companies to immediately leverage the cost savings and increased productivity of SSL VPN and firewall solutions without waiting to scale up in-house resources and skill-sets or commit to large capital expenditures." About NTT Com Asia Limited NTT Com Asia Limited (NTT CA) is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the global data, IP, voice service arm of the Fortune Global 500 telecom leader, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (日本電信電話株式会社 (NTT) Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NTT), provides full range of Telecom-related services in Hong Kong since 1999. With the full support of NTT and our strengthened partnerships in Asia, NTT CA can offer world-class International Managed Network Services, Hosting Solutions, Data Centre, Security Solutions, Managed Services and ICT Solutions to businesses. With over 36 offices around the world and extensive network coverage reaching out to 200 countries and regions, NTT Com Group can offer Total IP Solution to global customers. About Juniper Networks, Inc. Juniper Networks develops purpose-built, high performance IP platforms that enable customers to support a wide variety of services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions rely on Juniper to deliver a portfolio of proven networking, security and application acceleration solutions that solve highly complex, fast-changing problems in the world's most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net. Juniper Networks and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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