TrustAsia Enters Strategic Agreement with Devon IT to Provide Web-Based Secure Remote Access Solutions.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002 Superior Trusted Infrastructure Company to Market Netilla(R) Service Platforms Throughout the Region TrustAsia, an Asian-based provider of digital trust services and an affiliate of VeriSign, Inc., today announced an agreement with Devon IT, the leading provider of end-to-end enterprise solutions (ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. ) and sole distributor for Netilla(R) products. In accordance with the contract, TrustAsia will sell Netilla's secure remote Web-access service platforms that deliver centralized business applications to businesses and utilities via the Internet to customers throughout Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. and greater China, including the People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Taiwan. "Expanding our product offering to include Netilla's well-differentiated technology will be a key factor in attracting new customers from a broad spectrum of markets," said Seth Jutan, founder 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 TrustAsia. "Through our affiliation with Devon IT, TrustAsia can continue to lead the growing managed security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the market by offering secure 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. to IS buyers seeking to avoid the cost and complexity of network resources and accessibility deployments." TrustAsia's highly sophisticated infrastructure - including its advanced multi-lingual call center and technical support functions - will be a key factor in marketing Devon IT's product offering. TrustAsia's Trust Hub facility will also serve as a trusted environment for the remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a of these service platforms. "Integrating TrustAsia's digital trust services into the Netilla solution for remote access meets the increasing need for a more comprehensive security solution," said Reggie Best, President and CEO of Netilla Networks. Netilla service platforms are secure remote networking appliances based on Secure Socket Layer (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. ) encryption and other Web technologies that enable browser-based access to legacy Windows, UNIX/Linux, mainframe as well as native Web applications in the data center. Unlike software or middleware-based networking approaches that require extensive integration and significant ongoing maintenance, Netilla Service Platforms are a practical, quick-to-deploy and simple-to-manage solution that lowers the total cost of ownership of secure remote access implementations. "We are pleased to join forces with such a recognized brand in the trusted services space," said Ningjun Liu, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Devon IT. "Devon IT looks forward to leveraging TrustAsia's tremendous market share to provide remote access platforms throughout the region." The Netilla service platform ensures a natural user experience and offers optimum use of even the most complex applications at virtually all bandwidth levels and on any workstation that uses a standard 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. . Netilla service platforms enable: -- Real-time application performance over the Web -- Dynamic compression for optimum usability at any connection speed -- Strong encryption that ensures privacy -- Single sign-on for centralized log-in control -- Application usage and end-user audit trails -- Network protection from internal and external attacks "We are very pleased and excited about the opportunity to work with the TrustAsia organization," said Lou Molettiere, President and CEO of Devon IT. "Our research indicates that some sectors of the Australasian marketplace are growing at almost 10% per year. Through our relationships with TrustAsia and Netilla, we will be able to address these significant growth opportunities in the 'thin-client' marketplace today, and 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. service opportunities in the near future." About TrustAsia TrustAsia is a leading digital trust services provider that helps businesses and consumers establish an Internet presence while safeguarding its online transactions and communications. With an unbeatable combination of knowledge and experience, TrustAsia has built its brand by providing a solid foundation that support the explosion of e-commerce and m-commerce in China and Southeast Asia's growing markets. TrustAsia's primary service offerings include public key infrastructure (PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of ) and online payment solutions and plans to provide Internet domain name An organization's unique name on the Internet. The chosen name combined with a top level domain (TLD), such as .com or .org, also called a "domain extension," makes up the Internet domain name. For example, computerlanguage.com is the domain name for the publisher of this Encyclopedia. services in the future. TrustAsia is a VeriSign affiliate in China, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, and also offers VeriSign products and services in Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia and Laos. TrustAsia also provides its innovative TrustAsia Payment Services (T.A.P.S.) offering in the additional territories of Hong Kong and Taiwan. For more information, visit http://www.trustasia.com About Devon IT Inc Devon IT is a Managed Service Provider based in King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA. The company provides secure turnkey dial-up and site to site VPN services through the Internet, secured server hosting services, and business application delivery through thin client technology. Devon IT services allows a company's remote employees to easily access a business application or database at their company's primary business location. The remote person can be at home, traveling, or at a branch location. Business partners and vendors are able to access applications, or to provide or retrieve information. The Company also is the sole distributor of Netilla Network Products in the Australasian market For more information visit www.devonit.com About Netilla Networks Netilla Networks, Inc. is the marketplace leader in supplying Web-based secure remote access platforms that connect geographically distributed employees, partners, customers, suppliers and branch offices to centralized applications, files and data. With an appliance based on Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption and other Web technologies, Netilla service platforms enable browser-based secure access to legacy Windows, UNIX/Linux, mainframe and native Web applications. Unlike traditional networking approaches that require complex integration, Netilla provides a practical, quick to implement and simple to manage solution that lowers the total cost of ownership of remote access deployments. For more information, visit www.netilla.com or call 1-877-NETILLA. |
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