U.S. Coast Guard Selects NetScreen to Connect Regional Recruiting Offices.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002 NetScreen Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSCN NSCN National Socialist Council of Nagalim NSCN Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature NSCN Navy Satellite Control Network ), today announced that the U.S. Coast Guard has selected NetScreen's integrated security solutions to provide virtual private network (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. ) connections to approximately 100 U.S. Coast Guard remote recruiting sites. As a branch of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. armed services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. , selecting products and services with robust, proven security functionality is vital to protecting critical network resources. After reviewing multiple VPN offerings, the U.S. Coast Guard selected NetScreen-5XP integrated firewall and VPN security appliances for their advanced security capabilities and manageability, allowing the U.S. Coast Guard to efficiently and securely connect a highly distributed network of remote recruiting facilities without compromising its critical central network. The Coast Guard has completed an initial deployment of NetScreen-5XPs in several remote offices connecting them to a NetScreen-500 at a central Coast Guard facility and expects to install the NetScreen devices at approximately 100 recruiting offices throughout 2003. "Government customers recognize the value of NetScreen solutions with features that provide robust, integrated security functionality and easy management," said David Flynn David Flynn (aka Dave Flynn, born 1977) is an Irish composer and musician. He is one of Ireland’s leading young composers with a number of major awards and commissions to his name. , vice president of marketing at NetScreen. "Not only does the solution increase security, the Coast Guard can also save money by leveraging the public Internet to connect its remote sites." For more information about NetScreen products, visit: http://www.netscreen.com/products/index.html. About NetScreen Technologies NetScreen Technologies, Inc., is a leading developer of integrated network A network that supports both data and voice and/or different networking protocols. See converged network and new public network. security solutions that offer the security, performance and total cost of ownership required by enterprises and carriers. NetScreen's innovative solutions provide key security technologies, such as virtual private network, denial of service A condition in which a system can no longer respond to normal requests. See denial of service attack. protection, firewall and intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. , in a line of easy-to-manage security appliances and systems. NetScreen is located at 350 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085. More information on NetScreen's products can be found at http://www.netscreen.com or by calling toll free at 1-800-638-8296. NetScreen is a trademark of NetScreen Technologies, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This press release contains forward-looking statements about events and circumstances that have not yet occurred. For example, words such as "will," "can," "expects," "allowing" and "continuing" or other statements in the future tense future tense n. A verb tense expressing future time. Noun 1. future tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future future are forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from expectations in this press release due to a number of risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include whether the market for security products will grow as projected, if at all, whether demand for NetScreen products will continue, new products if and when introduced, will be successful and whether products will perform as expected. |
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