NeoAccel Delivers First SSL VPN Software Appliance with ASIC Performance; Breakthrough Technology Overcomes Performance Barrier Slowing Widespread Enterprise Adoption of SSL VPNs.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- NeoAccel, a pioneering innovator of next-generation Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. solutions, announced early availability of its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. 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. Plus(TM). SSL VPN Plus is the only network security software platform to provide the ASIC-class performance required to overcome the performance barrier that has kept SSL VPNs from replacing IPSec VPNs. Unlike conventional SSL VPNs, NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus can be deployed to provide high-performance access to all IP-based applications, including Citrix, database, legacy, and other non-Webified enterprise applications - even across latency-prone wireless LANs and congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. public access networks. SSL VPN Plus makes it feasible to deploy secure enterprise gateways using low-administration SSL VPN technology. NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus is particularly well suited for high-demand enterprise deployments that are known to choke the performance of conventional SSL VPNs. Problematic environments for conventional SSL VPNs include wireless LANs that are particularly sensitive to "wireless jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle " and secure access networks for remote and mobile workforces that are prone to peak-period congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. on last-mile DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary and cable networks. Customer tests of NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus show that NeoAccel achieves from 6x to 30x better performance than conventional SSL VPNs. The greater the packet loss problem - which averages up to 20% on wireless LANs - the greater the performance improvement provided by NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus. "We have committed to very aggressive new membership goals within our new community. To help meet those goals, we need to mobilize our business development staff equipped with laptops in the field to recruit new members and establish relationships with local businesses. And another caveat, we want to accomplish this using fast, reliable, secure and real-time access to our host systems across public wireless access networks," said Ed Cross, Vice President of Information Technology for Energy First Credit Union. "We found that our existing IPSec VPN solution was too slow and required too much administration and internal support. When we began our testing with NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus, we noticed an immediate improvement in performance. In fact, we were surprised as to how well we were able to access key legacy, client/server and VoIP applications over a public wireless service from Verizon without any jitter or dropped connections. We are convinced that NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus will help us achieve our goals." NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus software appliance A software environment that inclues the operating system and application. It is designed for installation in standard hardware that will be dedicated to running that single application. A "hardware appliance" is the software appliance and computer packaged as a single product. is based on the company's patent-pending Intelligent Connection Acceleration(TM) (ICA Ica (ē`kä), city (1993 pop. 108,724), capital of Ica dept., SW Peru, on the Pan-American Highway. It is a commercial center for the cotton, wool, and wine produced in the region. There are several summer resorts nearby. ) technology. The results are fewer dropped sessions and a vastly improved user experience, particularly in wireless LAN environments or WAN environments where significant packet loss can produce a 30x performance drain on conventional SSL VPN gateways. "Until now, SSL VPN vendors, remote access solution providers, and enterprise end users have been forced to live with the performance problems inherent in first and second-generation SSL VPNs," said Michel Susai, chairman 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 NeoAccel. "NeoAccel understands the fundamental causes of the performance problems, and our approach to providing a fundamental network security solution with ASIC-class performance provides the cure. Our SSL VPN Plus software platform eliminates 'wireless jitter,' performance-draining TCP-over-TCP meltdown and in-system context-switching overhead. These limitations cripple the performance and scalability of conventional SSL VPNs, especially in wireless LANs and congested WANs with unpredictable and even just typical packet loss." NeoAccel will deliver SSL VPN Plus Release 4 as a software appliance that supports popular Linux distributions  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. running on mainstream system and processor families from leading providers. These partner-friendly packages will enable suppliers of secure access solutions, firewalls, VPNs and other edge-facing devices to deliver high-performance SSL VPNs with the functional benefits of conventional IPSec VPNs and the ease of use and zero-client administration of SSL VPNs. SSL VPN Plus provides full access to all IP-based applications, built-in AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. support, split and full tunneling, end-point security, web-based management, enterprise-class scalability and strong encryption An encryption method that uses a very large number as its cryptographic key. The larger the key, the longer it takes to unlawfully break the code. Today, 256 bits is considered strong encryption. As computers become faster, the length of the key must be increased. , such as AES-256. SSL VPN Plus features include support for all popular authentication methods, all standard authorization profile elements, XML/RPC-enabled administration and management with built-in AAA support, and detailed policy-based monitoring and reporting - along with multiple deployment options including multiple virtual gateways and WAN ports on a single gateway appliance. "Complete remote access solutions encompass three functional components - connectivity, security, and performance. Most SSL VPNs are designed to address only connectivity and security," states Michael Suby, senior research analyst at Stratecast Partners (a division of Frost & Sullivan). "Where NeoAccel is positioned is in directly addressing the performance inhibitors in today's SSL VPNs. Once overcome, we expect enterprise deployments of performance-enhanced SSL VPNs in WAN and wireless LAN environments to accelerate." Release 4 enhancements to SSL VPN Plus's already robust feature set include: End-point security - A set of administrator-defined client/host security tests and policy enforcement controls which are performed before the user is permitted to tunnel through the gateway and with cleanups immediately after the user logs out or times out. Support for multiple networks - The remote user is able to connect to multiple private networks behind a single SSL VPN Plus gateway. Full tunneling mode and split tunneling Split tunneling is a computer networking concept which allows a VPN user to access a public network (e.g., the Internet) and a local LAN or WAN at the same time, using the same physical network connection. mode - In full tunneling mode, all traffic passes through the SSL VPN tunnel to enforce the highest level of security in which the gateway can perform content and other filtering for all traffic. In split tunneling mode, only the traffic that is destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for the private network traverses the SSL VPN tunnel, while the rest of users' traffic goes through a local 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. . Clientless Access - Secure private network access for Webified applications via any web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Linux client support - The SSL VPN Plus client now runs on standard Linux client platforms. Webified SSL VPN Plus management console as Java applet - The XML/RPC-based gateway management console may be launched from a Web page as a Java applet-based console on any browser that provides Java runtime support. Enhanced logging - Logging is enhanced, and viewable from the browser-based gateway management console. 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. Support - Transparent LDAP authentication, in addition to existing RADIUS authentication. Auto-reconnect - Clients are automatically reconnected to the gateway in the event of active connection failures. Capacity - SSL VPN Plus supports up to 20,000 concurrent sessions, 1,700 new user logins per second and greater than 950 Mbps throughput in a Gigabit network. Pricing and Availability An Early Availability Edition of NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus Release 4 is available now as a software appliance to qualified end users, VARs, systems integrators and OEMs. General availability is scheduled for June 2005. Prices start at $4000 for 10 users. About NeoAccel NeoAccel was founded by Michel Susai, the founder and former chairman and CEO of NetScaler where he invented and pioneered the patented Request Switching(TM) technology that accelerates application delivery to handle the bulk of today's commercial Internet Web traffic. NeoAccel was founded with the vision to "Secure Everything(TM)" through secure access from anywhere to anything NeoAccel is delivering a breakthrough in simplified, full-access SSL VPN technology that enables more businesses to implement highly secure, scalable access with the native network performance of IPSec VPNs. Powered by the company's patent-pending Intelligent Connection Acceleration(TM) (ICA) technology, NeoAccel's SSL VPN Plus software platform overcomes the limitations that compel network managers and users to resort to cumbersome or insecure workarounds when faced with using conventional performance-limited Web security mechanisms. NeoAccel is headquartered in the Silicon Valley. Contact NeoAccel at www.neoaccel.com or info@neoaccel.com. NeoAccel, SSL VPN Plus, Intelligent Connection Acceleration and Secure Everything are trademarks of NeoAccel. |
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