Vanguard Managed Solutions Launches New Multi-Service IP Access Router to Connect Small and Mid-Sized Businesses.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MANSFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Cost-Effective Multi-Service IP Access Router See edge router and remote access router. Has Increased Flexibility and Performance, Ideal for Businesses in the Retail and Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Markets Vanguard Managed Solutions (VanguardMS) today announced a new addition to its award-winning Vanguard 340 series of multi-service IP access routers. The Vanguard 342 is a flexible, easily-managed product that simplifies network connectivity between remote sites. This product is ideal for small to mid-sized offices and stores seeking to adopt and migrate to new IP/VPN services. "As our managed network solutions business grows, we are continuing to develop platforms that expand the types of solutions we can offer our customers," said Mike Pinto pinto Spotted horse, also called paint, piebald, skewbald, and other terms to describe variations in colour and markings. The American Indian ponies of the western U.S. were often pintos. Most pure-breed associations refuse to register horses with pinto colouring. , COO of VanguardMS. "The Vanguard 342 is the perfect example -- a product designed to increase scalability and security while still being affordable, supporting our strategy to provide advanced managed network solutions around the globe." With its modular and flexible architecture, the Vanguard 342 provides a cost effective and high performance e-business platform for enterprise customers such as retailers and banks. The Vanguard 342's multi-service routing capabilities allow a remote site to converge voice, video and data on the same network, thus reducing WAN communications costs. Additionally, with 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. 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. features, the Vanguard 342 permits rapid adoption of new IP services whereby customers can securely communicate and connect between remote sites. With its high performance architecture, the Vanguard 342 allows customers to enable multiple applications such as encryption, high speed routing, IP Quality of Service (QoS) and integrated voice applications without any degradation in bandwidth or performance of the application itself. For example, a retail store using a Vanguard 342 can route Point of Sale applications, sales updates, telephone calls and video from security cameras without being required to buy more bandwidth. "In order to trim costs, yet use new technologies to improve operational efficiency, businesses need networking equipment that is functional, flexible and expandable to accommodate future needs," said Sultan Dawood, Director of Product Line Management for VanguardMS. "Businesses with several remote sites that are required to convert legacy protocols, use less expensive telecom services and want to eventually migrate to newer Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) applications, can find these capabilities in the Vanguard 342." The Vanguard 342's Competitive Advantage The Vanguard 342 leverages VanguardMS' heritage -- providing high performance routing (networking) High Performance Routing - (HPR) Routing designed to work in conjunction with APPN Intermediate Session Routing (ISR) network nodes. HPR nodes perform many of the same functions as ISR nodes. of legacy protocols while enabling a migration path to IP features such as bandwidth-saving data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. and encryption for secure communication. Also, with two 10/100BaseT ports, the Vanguard 342 is a flexible platform that allows a remote site to connect to the corporate WAN over Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. or IP, as well as operate with cost effective transport technologies such as 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 , cable or wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 services. Pricing and Availability The Vanguard 342 is now generally available with a list price of $1,800 (US). About Vanguard Managed Solutions Vanguard Managed Solutions (www.vanguardms.com) is a leading provider of managed network solutions. Leveraging its leadership and expertise in voice, video, and data over a broad range of multi-service technologies, VanguardMS helps organizations get the maximum value from their IT infrastructure through fully customized, industry-specific, end-to-end solutions that support their business's networking needs. VanguardMS offers a full range of services addressing the network's entire lifecycle to customers worldwide. This range of services, along with the award-winning Vanguard multi-service IP access router series, is the basis for complete, custom, scalable solutions that enhance productivity, while cutting costs. VanguardMS takes care of your network so you can take care of your business. |
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