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iOpus Software Releases iPig BETA To Secure Portable Device Wi-Fi Connections During Digital Life October 12, 2006.


First and only zero-configuration Wifi-security 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.  solution with Free VPN Server

NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- iOpus, a provider of cost effective, cutting edge technology utilities that are both powerful and easy to use, announced this week that the iOpus Private Internet Gateway (1) See cable/DSL gateway.

(2) A router or server that converts IP packets to IPX, AppleTalk or some other non-IP format and vice versa. It is used to connect non-IP networks to the Internet.
 (iPig) will be available as a free beta product to consumers or end users worldwide, beginning today at Digital Life 2006. iPig is downloadable from the company's website at http://www.iopus.com/ipig/download.

The new offering, aimed at consumers and small businesses seeking to secure their laptop connections at public hotspots, offers powerful 256-bit AES encryption technology. The iOpus Private Internet Gateway (iPIG) creates a secure "tunnel" that protects your inbound and outbound communications (Email, Web, IM, VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a , calls, FTP FTP
 in full file transfer protocol

Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to
, etc.) at any Wi-Fi hotspot or wired network. The internet connection may be a free or commercial Wi-Fi hotspot, an Ethernet network jack in your hotel room, or a network drop in the office you're visiting.

iPig is the only zero-configuration VPN solution that offers a free VPN Server. Instead of having the Pig client send all data to our secure connection servers, you can set up your own secure connection server. Just like the iPig client, the iPig Server is extremely easy to install. All you need is a PC or Server with a permanent Internet connection. With your own iPig Server, no data passes through our server, thus 100% privacy is ensured.

iPIG shields your data from even the most sophisticated methods of online spying and snooping like the "Evil twin attacks". In addition, your sensitive information is not only protected between your computer and the wireless access point you're using, but all the way to iOpus' secure connection servers deep in the Internet. This ensures that your data can't be easily hijacked through the air and at the point it transitions to a "wired" Ethernet connection. Unlike other technologies, iPig works with any kind of Internet connection (Wifi, WLAN See wireless LAN.

WLAN - wireless local area network
, wired ethernet) and requires NO configuration of any kind. You just start your favorite 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. , email client or chat software and switch the iPig encryption on: iPig grabs all Internet traffic before it leaves your PC and encrypts it securely! iPig has the option to block all traffic if the encryption is not switched on correctly. iPig also works with all major firewall software like Zonealarm or Norton Internet Security Norton Internet Security (NIS) is a computer utility suite made by Symantec Corporation, with a focus on providing comprehensive Internet protection. It is available for both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is one of Symantec's flagship products. . The software runs on Windows 2000, XP and 2003.

"People need to remember that everyone around you has access to your data when you are connected to a public hotspot. All of the data you send can be intercepted easily and quickly by persons unknown, without your knowledge. Your data may be your email usernames and passwords, your emails, Instant Messages, web passwords, and all the web pages you visit," commented Mathias Roth, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey.  of iOpus.

About iOpus Software:

Founded in 1998, with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Germany and Taiwan, iOpus builds cost-effective software utilitities that are both powerful and easy to use. Its flagship products, iMacros PRO and iMacros Scripting Edition (see http://www.iopus.com/press/releases/2006-8-14.htm), are used by web developers, webmasters, Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP)

Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password.
 (ISPs) and other IT professionals worldwide. The iMacros Image Recognition Plugin is a powerful add-on that uses machine vision technology for web testing sites that contain non-HTML elements. The Plugin supports Flash applets, Java applets, Movie Player Applets, ActiveX, and all other controls. Trial versions of these business products can be downloaded from http://www.iOpus.com.
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