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Update yourself on the recent events worldwide and remember: our information is your key to success! 09.06.2009 Go Daddy Pushes White House for Stronger Internet Security TMCnet - USA In pushing for tighter rules government Internet security, Go Daddy recently testified before a Congressional subcommittee recommending that the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet renew the Joint Partnership Agreement (JPA) between the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)........................more 05.06.2009 Verizon rolls out computing-as-a-service ZDNet UK - UK Verizon Business has launched a cloud-based computing-as-a-service product for enterprises and government agencies. Launched on Wednesday, Verizon Computing as a Service (CaaS) is designed to give medium-sized and large organisations access to computing resources as and when they need them. The resources — server, network and storage — are accessible through the Verizon Enterprise Center web-based portal.......................more 04.06.2009 Cloud computing networks: Preparing for the future Search Networking - USA Enterprises are now actively adopting cloud computing, and networking professionals will have to change the way they think and how they do certain things in order to provide cloud computing networks. According to a Forrester Research survey of 962 enterprises, 25% are budgeting for, implementing or already using cloud computing from external service providers. Twenty-two percent are budgeting for, building or using internal clouds. Each of these waves of cloud computing adoption will present its own unique cloud networking challenges.......................more 28.05.2009 SonicWall NSA: A UTM worthy of the name PCWorld Norge - Gronland,Oslo,Norway The SonicWall NSA E7500 is a breeze to configure, an excellent performer, and the truest unified threat manager (UTM) we tested, blocking an impressive 96 percent of the attacks we threw at it. The SonicWall didn't quite match the WatchGuard's throughput, but did provide six times the throughput of the Astaro and ZyXel units, and far better attack protection than all three. The SonicWall may be the only truly effective UTM in the group, but it's also startlingly more expensive than the other products......................more 21.05.2009 Data encryption security flaw found in 'bullet-proof' SSH protocol MX Logic - Denver,CO,USA Security researchers have uncovered a flaw in the encryption protocol Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH), which was previously thought to provide a "bullet-proof" channel between networked devices. Researcher Kenny Paterson from the Royal Holloway, University of London, revealed the flaw last November, but did not disclose the full findings until this week at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in Oakland.....................more 19.05.2009 Arcstar Global IP-VPN Service Achieves Japan's First Cisco Powered TelePresence Network Connection Designation Japan Corporate News (press release) - Tokyo,Japan Tokyo, May 19, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced today that its Arcstar Global IP-VPN service has achieved Japan's first Cisco Powered TelePresence Network Connection designation by establishing the resources and procedures to deploy, manage and support Cisco TelePresence, an advanced video conferencing solution that combines high-definition video, CD-quality audio and interactive elements to create a unique "in-person" experience over a network............................more 18.05.2009 BSNL offers robust solution through CDMA-VPN integration CIOL - Bangalore,Karnataka,India BANGALORE, INDIA: ATMs going out of order and networks going down at bank branches and reservation counters are a common scene. With roads being dug every now and then in the name of infrastructure development, the underground telecommunication network is the worst hit and its impact is experienced by every one of us. However, you may not have to face such hardships anymore, thanks to BSNL which has come up with integration of different networks such as CDMA and MPLS cloud to offer an extraordinary solution to customers on a different media using omnipresent CDMA network...........................more 15.05.2009 FreeBit Announces Personal Data Center for iPhone I4U - USA FreeBit has announced a new distribution of ServersMan@iPhone 1.1b that is available in the app store on iTunes. The product claims to be the first to allow users to build their own personal data center in 5 minutes. The app was first announced in Japan only and the company says after requests for the international community the app is now available in the US and other countries. Users can access the service via 3G and Wi-Fi connections and when on 3G can connect via VPN. ..........................more 13.05.2009 MegaPath Announces New Online Resource to Help SMBs Cut Costs TMCnet - USA MegaPath, a provider of managed IP communications services in North America, recently launched a new Web page on its Web site called “Connected Small & Medium Business” dedicated to small-to-medium businesses (SMBs), in order to encourage small business to follow good cost cutting practices and implement innovative services. According to MegaPath (News - Alert), its new Web page is a comprehensive resource center that provides information on the connectivity, managed security and mobility services that are available in the market. These resources will facilitate SMBs in making wise decisions, thereby improving their bottom line. The company will also provide objective information that is required to resolve the issues and challenges that are faced by the current SMB market..........................more 07.05.2009 RSA Simplifies Use of Encryption with New Release of RSA(R) Key Manager Suite PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA BEDFORD, Mass., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC) today announced enhancements to RSA(R) Key Manager Suite (RKM), its enterprise encryption key management system designed to manage encryption keys at the application, database, and storage layer. With new integrations and server-side management features, RKM 2.5 can help lower the total cost of ownership associated with encryption by giving administrators strong control over the vaulting and management of keys from one central location. RSA Professional Services now also offers a new Tokenization Service that is engineered to extend RKM by enabling the use of tokens to mask and protect sensitive data.........................more 04.05.2009 EnerNOC launches PowerTalk SmartMeters - London,UK EnerNOC, a smart grid firm primarily focused upon demand-response technology, has launched an innovative new tool that will help end users gain visibility into their energy consumption. Using the same open-platform technology that popular instant messaging programs are built upon, EnerNOC hopes to move beyond its core competencies to expand into new territory........................more 30.04.2009 Alcatel-Lucent unveils secure VoIP system FierceVoIP - Washington,DC,USA Alcatel-Lucent announced Tuesday a secure VoIP solution for medium and large firms that has no known vulnerabilities, according to the company. The system uses Alca-Lu's VPN Firewall Brick, which was designed by Bell Labs to preserve quality of service while defending against attacks. "We are seeing more and more vulnerabilities posted against VoIP, and there are some easy targets," said Natalie Stallwood, Alcatel-Lucent's business development manager.......................more 29.04.2009 McAfee targets SMBs with UTM firewall eChannelLine - North York,Ontario,Canada McAfee Inc. has announced the release of its line of McAfee Unified Threat Management (UTM) Firewalls. The McAfee UTM Firewalls, formerly referred to as SnapGear, are multifunctional network security appliances that are attractive to small and mid-sized (SMBs) businesses based on their competitive pricing, reliability and ease of use.......................more 27.04.2009 Vendor Safe's New PCI Compliance Reporting Suite Automates And Simplifies PCI Reporting Retail Solutions Online (press release) - Erie,PA,USA Vendor Safe Technologies, a Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council participating organization, recently introduces its PCI Compliance Reporting Suite, a comprehensive, online solution that simplifies compliance reporting for independent sales organizations (ISO), acquiring banks and merchants, while creating an ongoing record of compliance-related activities.........................more 23.04.2009 Cisco Expands Security Services Into the Cloud to Help Businesses Collaborate With Confidence Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 04/21/09 -- Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced new additions to its portfolio that bolster the network security infrastructure and the delivery of cloud security services, thereby enabling businesses to collaborate with greater confidence even as their workforce and partners become increasingly mobile and interactive. Today's announcement, being made at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, comes at a time when collaboration and mobility technologies are redefining how, when and where business gets done. As companies continue to extend connectivity outside their office walls, businesses must focus on new ways to protect its data and communications. ........................more 21.04.2009 Wireless and wired security: one and the same Secure Computing - Australia In today's competitive economy, we need the power to do business anywhere, anytime. As such, wireless networks are taking over the enterprise. The flexibility and low cost, plus the ability to increase staff productivity, has resulted in a tremendous uptake of WLANs and Wi-Fi. Additionally, the more recent arrival of Wi-Max and 3G has taken 'true mobility' outside the enterprise, allowing staff to access critical back-end applications while on the road........................more 17.04.2009 Cellcrypt Secure VoIP Heading to BlackBerry PC World - USA Cellcrypt, a British vendor of software for encrypting cell phone calls, has set up shop in Silicon Valley and is getting a product ready for North America's beloved BlackBerry. The company sells software to enterprises, government agencies and individuals who want to make sure their mobile phone calls are private. Its Cellcrypt Mobile product is a downloadable, phone-based application that encrypts VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls all the way from one handset to the other. Unlike other cell encryption systems, it allows users to make calls pretty much as they would normally, and even to use international roaming, according to Ian Meakin, Cellcrypt's vice president of marketing. .......................more 16.04.2009 NCP engineering streamlines complex, distributed VPNs Help Net Security - Croatia NCP engineering announced a new version of the NCP Secure Enterprise Management (SEM) System, designed specifically for companies with large, complex VPN environments. The software solution makes VPN management simple by connecting to all IPSec and SSL components to optimise each connection, while maintaining strong policy enforcement and rule-set creation. A single administrator is able to easily configure and manage the entire VPN and NAC environment from one central station.......................more 13.04.2009 Proxicast Adds InterVOLT’s Voltage Converters and Power Conditioners To Its Line Of LAN-Cell 3G Cellular Router Accessories WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA InterVOLT’s Mini Series voltage converters and power conditioners are excellent complementary products for the Proxicast LAN-Cell 3G cellular router, ensuring that clean, consistent power is supplied to the LAN Cell for problem-free operation. Proxicast recommends the use of an interVOLT voltage converter / power conditioner in any situation where the LAN-Cell 3G mobile router is connected to an unregulated DC power supply......................more 10.04.2009 Encryption device gets NSA Type 1 cert GCN.com - Washington,DC,USA The National Security Agency has granted Type 1 security certification for a software upgrade to Harris Corp.'s SecNet 54 secure local-area network encryption device. A Type 1 device is one that has been evaluated by the NSA to allow the processing of classified information up to and including top secret SCI (sensitive compartmented information).....................more 09.04.2009 Enterprise Mobility: An Investment That Works Harder, Smarter E-Commerce Times - USA Named Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition, the product features a client with exactly the same pre and post-boot client features as the enterprise version of PGP's platform, PGP Universal. The important difference is the server, which can now in admin mode be run from any Windows PC, dispensing with the need for a full server install tied to a dedicated database and high levels of encryption management experience....................more 08.04.2009 PGP slims encryption software to aid SMBs Techworld.com - London,UK Named Whole Disk Encryption Workgroup Edition, the product features a client with exactly the same pre and post-boot client features as the enterprise version of PGP's platform, PGP Universal. The important difference is the server, which can now in admin mode be run from any Windows PC, dispensing with the need for a full server install tied to a dedicated database and high levels of encryption management experience....................more 07.04.2009 Djigzo Announces Open Source Email Encryption Gateway TMCnet - USA In a bid to offer support for encryption on BlackBerry (News - Alert) handheld devices, Djigzo has unveiled a new open source email encryption gateway product that it says provides complete, automatic, encrypted remote backup...................more 01.04.2009 New 3G / 4G, VPN Router 3G (press release) - UK US : CradlePoint develops products for businesses and consumers to take advantage of growing cellular networks in supporting primary connections, redundant or failover solutions and secure VPN sessions. “The MBR1100 ( left ) fits well into our vision of creating products that extend the value of 3G and 4G networks by sustaining a more mobile consumer and workforce.” stated Jack Alton, Vice President of Sales. ..................more 30.03.2009 Pirate Bay to offer €5 VPN access Web User - London,UK The Pirate Bay has announced plans to help its user base get around restrictions to access of the BitTorrent tracking site. A new service, IPREDator, will be launched on Thursday this week, and will offer Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology for the sum of 5 (around 4.65) per month. VPN technology is commonly used by remote workers to enable them to use company networks securely, but can also be used to bypass restrictions put on the access of some websites by disguising your IP address. ..................more 26.03.2009 NCP engineering launches VPN system in UK and Europe Computer Business Review - UK NCP engineering, a provider of secure communication services, has launched virtual private network system for the UK and European market. The system is claimed to be built from the ground up to provide complete network transparency and seamless interoperability with existing infrastructure, the modular system combines both Secure Sockets Layer and IPSec management with policy enforcement..................more 25.03.2009 Seagate Launches BlackArmor NAS 440 PC World - USA With the BlackArmor NAS 440, Seagate reactivates its BlackArmor brand and launches is first serious network-attached storage device. Previously, the BlackArmor brand was tied to Maxtor; and it was synonymous with Seagate's external full-disk encryption drive. Now the Maxtor brand and full-disk encryption are gone--and BlackArmor will be targeting both small businesses and home-office/multipurpose users........................more 24.03.2009 Alcatel-Lucent enables service providers augment broadband capacity of copper networks TelecomTiger - New Delhi,India Attending to the growing demand for increased network coverage and high speed broadband services at a cost-effective bargain, Alcatel-Lucent has announced the availability of new ‘Ethernet in the First Mile’ (EFM) platform, that enables service providers to augment the capabilities of the currently deployed copper networks.......................more 23.03.2009 Easy VPN - Ease of use and Administration SYS-CON Media (press release) - Montvale,NJ,USA NUREMBERG, Germany, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuremberg based NCP Engineering GmbH already offers all necessary components for the simple and transparent use of a virtual private network. NCP developed for this purpose a product portfolio that is unique throughout the world: VPN Clients, VPN Gateways and high availability services. The central VPN management with network access control (NAC), change management, integrated Radius-server and interfaces to identity and access management systems (IAM) ensure the required network transparency............................more 20.03.2009 MultiFactor SecureAuth® for Remote Access Delivers Efficient, Inexpensive Solution for Enterprises USPRwire (press release) - UK [USPRwire, Thu Mar 19 2009] MultiFactor Corporation, an innovator in 2-factor authentication, web application security and VPN Authentication solutions today announced the availability of SecureAuth 4.9.5 for VPN Authentication, a secure access solution addressing specific PCI compliance requirements for large enterprises...........................more 16.03.2009 IDS Deliver imail Postal Service Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA Taunton, UK (PRWEB) March 16, 2009 -- Integrated Documents Solutions (IDS), a document production specialist since 1997, has successfully developed the UK's first electronic next-day postal service. UK Mail, part of the Business Post Group, commissioned IDS in January 2008 to produce a system to allow their customers to generate and physically post letters directly from their computer or laptop. "We wanted to develop a mail solution that combined the ease and environmental friendliness of electronic communication with the impact of physical mail," states Guy Buswell, CEO of the Business Post Group. "Our challenge was to find a partner that was capable of meeting our rigorous requirements and IDS ticked all the boxes."..........................more 13.03.2009 AT&T's Wi-Fi guy targets smartphone transactions, Wi-Fi growth NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA Last December, AT&T finalized its quarter-billion-dollar acquisition of Wayport, culminating a Wi-Fi services partnership begun in 2003. It was a dramatic move: a wireless cellular carrier with licensed spectrum actively, even aggressively, embracing unlicensed wireless LAN for its subscribers, who can use Wi-Fi enabled notebooks, dual-mode cellphones, and VoIP without touching the cellular network at all. Enterprise Wireless Networking: Outlook for 2009: View now AT&T gives its 15 million wired broadband customers free access to these Wi-Fi services. It’s continuing to expand public hot-spot services through a variety of venues, the best known being Starbucks, which has deployed the service in some 7,000 stores nationwide. And the carrier is targeting business users in a big way. ..........................more 11.03.2009 Ecessa Launches Secure WAN Link Controllers with Integrated Firewall and VPN Gateway PC World - USA PLYMOUTH, Minn. - (Business Wire) Ecessa (formerly Astrocom), a leader in affordable WAN link controllers for small-to-medium sized enterprises (SME), has announced its new product family of affordable WAN Link Controllers that brings greater security and WAN link control to the SME market. The new ShieldLink family includes a built-in firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateway along with increased flexibility in defining access control. These features are integrated in one network device to provide SMEs with greater functionality and reliability to manage Internet traffic and maintain websites more effectively without the high costs of other WAN offerings..........................more 05.03.2009 Certgate Unveils Encryption SD Cards for Mobiles PC World - USA Germany company Certgate has released versions of an SD card that encrypt data on Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphones and e-mail on BlackBerry devices. The products, grouped under the name "Protector," have been approved to handle classified information by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, which tests IT security products for the government, said Axel Stett, Certgate's chief operating officer. Certgate's cards have been used in tests but have been rolled out for general use this week at the Cebit trade show.........................more 03.03.2009 Tellabs Launches the 8000 Network Manager Release 17 TMCnet - USA Tellabs has unveiled the 8000 Network Manager release 17 designed to help service providers anticipate and prevent network storms by offering a better view of network pipes and operations. Its VPN provisioning tool provides enhanced transparency for pseudowires and tunnels. The release 17 also enhances usability and workflow by offering enhanced mass service configuration tools. It makes service provisioning more convenient with customizable automated wizards, procedures and templates. ........................more 02.03.2009 Gateway for balancing multiple Internet connections and scanning encrypted content Help Net Security - Croatia Astaro released Astaro Gateway 7.4 (Astaro Security Gateway, Astaro Web Gateway and Astaro Mail Gateway). The filtering engine of Astaro's version 7.4 allows users to filter and control secure web traffic. With inferior web security solutions, users can circumvent the security policy simply by accessing sites over HTTPS, which encrypts the session between the client browser and the target destination. Astaro's version 7.4 intercepts encrypted HTTPS traffic and examines the content for malware, stops spyware infections, and controls what types of sites can be accessed.........................more 27.02.2009 SonicWALL adds Clean SSL VPN to Unified Threat Management platform Computer Business Review - UK SonicWALL, a secure network infrastructure company, has announced development of its Clean VPN technology with the release of SSL VPN remote access integrated into the Unified Threat Management platform. The company said that SSL based Clean VPN integration delivers simplified and encrypted connectivity to remote network users while increasing protection by inspecting these same connections for intrusions, malware and misuse........................more 09.02.2009 HaiVision's MAKO-HDTM Supports Titan Medical and Bell Canada's Groundbreaking Test of Telesurgery PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,Bulgaria HaiVision Systems Inc., the world's leading vendor of high-definition (HD) H.264 TelePresence codecs, today announced that its hai1000TM network video system and MAKO-HDTM H.264 codec are being used by Titan Medical (TSX VENTURE:TMD) and Bell Canada to support a test of telesurgery performed with Titan Medical's Amadeus® robotic surgical system over Bell's IP-VPN network. Implemented at Bell's Engineering Resource Center lab facility in Toronto, MAKO-HD provides the exceptionally low latency HD encoding critical to this demanding interactive application.......................more 06.02.2009 PAETEC Announces Nationwide Product Portfolio SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA PAETEC Holding Corp. (NASDAQ GS: PAET), which provides data, voice, and Internet services, announced today the launch of an integrated product portfolio available to business-class customers nationwide. The consolidation of the product portfolio was completed within one year of the McLeodUSA acquisition, which occurred on February 8, 2008. ......................more 05.02.2009 Supanet launches business broadband Techwatch - London,UK The internet service provider Supanet will be offering small to medium sized businesses the opportunity to sign up for its new business range of packages. Basically, there are two types of service: capped and unlimited. Customers signing up for either service will enjoy the benefits of a connection which is not shared with as many other users, up to 8 Mbps, a fixed IP address, VPN access and even VoIP calls. This could save businesses up to 30 per month......................more 02.02.2009 Proxicast Releases New IPSec VPN Client for Windows PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA Proxicast teams with TheGreenBow Security Software to develop the Proxicast IPSec VPN Client software for Windows. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) February 2, 2009 -- Proxicast (www.proxicast.com), manufacturer of the LAN-Cell family of 3G cellular routers, has teamed with TheGreenBow Security Software to develop the Proxicast IPSec VPN Client software for Windows which offers customers a simple to deploy and easy to use VPN solution for remote access over 3G cellular networks. TheGreenBow, a leading developer of enterprise security software for computer and mobile devices, has provided its OEM VPN technology to Proxicast's IPSec VPN Client software for Windows to be deployed with Proxicast's LAN-Cell series of 3G cellular routers. .....................more 30.01.2009 Juniper Networks Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA Gartner’s Analysis also placed Juniper in a leadership position of Gartner’s Magic Quadrants for a range of offerings including firewall VPN, .............................more 28.01.2009 Airespring and Critical Links Achieve Interoperability on edgeBOX PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA edgeBOX AireSpring Partnership Lowers Communication Entry Costs For Businesses Across the Country Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2009 -- AireSpring, an award winning leader in VoIP/SIP Trunking products, today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing with Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). AireSpring SIP Trunking extends the ability of the Critical Links edgeBOX to allow organizations to seamlessly integrate IP-based communications with their unified communications solutions for maximum cost effectiveness and simplicity. With this certification, customers have the assurance that AireSpring's best-of-breed SIP Trunking solutions will work with Critical Links' acclaimed edgeBOX unified communications platform. ..........................more 27.01.2009 New 3G Aspire One units arrive from Tarsus ITWeb - Gauteng,South Africa Johannesburg, 27 January 2009 ] - Tarsus Technologies has announced a host of interesting upgrades to Acer's Aspire One, the netbook range that's taken the market by storm. The upgrades comprise the addition of an integrated 3G modem to certain of the Windows XP-laden models in the range, an increase in hard disk storage capacity to 160GB (while flash storage stays at 8GB) and the introduction of two new colours, namely coral pink and diamond black...........................more 26.01.2009 Zen Internet Launches New Colocation Service Dedicated Server Directory - London,USA Zen Internet, one of the UK’s leading Internet Service Providers (ISP), today announced the launch of its Colocation service which will be situated in a secure data centre at its Head Office. This new service was created due to increasing demand from customers for more data centre space. It will provide a cost-effective way of securely hosting customers’ mission critical IT infrastructure, together with providing reliable and fast Internet access for Internet or Intranet services...........................more 22.01.2009 NeoAccel, offers its 3rd Generation SSL VPN -Plus™ on VMware India PRwire (press release) - Gurgaon,Haryana,India NeoAccel, the fastest growing remote workforce solution (VPN) company with customers including, Xerox, Alcatel, Deloitte, Videocon Industries, Moser Baer, Cipla, Ansal Housing etc. announced the VMware version of its flagship product, SSL VPN-Plus™ SSL VPN-Plus™ Gateway is the only 3rd Generation VPN able to replace IPSec and to supersede conventional SSL VPNs which suffer from the TCP-over-TCP meltdown and degraded client-server application performance. Potential VPN buyers can download and evaluate a fully functional version of SSL VPN-Plus™ from the company’s website ..........................more 21.01.2009 Google 'using SSL VPN' One Stop Click - London,UK Google has improved its security for Google Apps to include Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN) options, it has been revealed. The move will also allow businesses, schools and organisations served by the technology to make use of administrative controls for data distribution and publication from Google Docs, Calendar and websites..........................more 20.01.2009 Verizon Business expands private IP network; signs deal with India's Polaris RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (VZ: News ) announced expanding its global private IP network, after it added significant number of private IP nodes across Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific and enhanced ethernet access capabilities in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. In addition, the company said it has been chosen by India's Polaris Software Lab for its Verizon Private IP -- a network-based, virtual private network.........................more 19.01.2009 Sony Ericsson To Become A Serious Enterprise Provider PC Magazine Middle & Near East - Dubai,United Arab Emirates In its latest bid to show its new achievement in the Middle East, Sony Ericsson announces its ability to become a serious enterprise provider through different channels. As an enterprise provider Sony Ericsson will empower companies by providing innovative and feature-packed mobile phones, accessories and mobile brand solutions. ........................more 16.01.2009 Top Global Launches MobileBridge MB9000K for T1 Network Backup or Replacement with Savings up to 75% Financial Times - London,England,UK Cost effective load sharing technology doubles the bandwidth with top VPN security and network up time/reliability for T1 backup or replacement with savings up to 75% compared to a traditional T1 service. The MobileBridge™ MB9000K uses multiple 3G cellular links to increase speed and uptime of enterprise networks. The MB9000K is an ideal networking solution for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery........................more 14.01.2009 Encryption is key to ensure information remains secure Financial Times - London,England,UK Laptops left in car parks, memory sticks misplaced on trains and CDs posted to unknown destinations - there are many ways for governments to lose your data. Information obtained by the Financial Times shows that policies of government departments are inconsistent and insufficient to stem the tide of data loss. Chris Mayers, chief security architect at Citrix, a provider of software for remote working, says more data loss incidents are inevitable.......................more 13.01.2009 Griffin offers partners hard cash CRN - UK - London,England,UK Griffin Internet is offering partners a quarterly cash rebate based on their total spend, in what it claims is a channel first for ISPs in the UK. Partners will be refunded up to 9.00 for every line sold depending on their overall spend, growth and the location of the end customer. The scheme will cover every Griffin product, including its high-growth MPLS IP VPN offering. Andrew Dickinson, sales and marketing director at Griffin, admitted that money talks in the current climate......................more 12.01.2009 Xrio rings Bell for UK resellers CRN - UK - London,England,UK Bell Micro has added unified bandwidth management (UBM) vendor Xrio to its networking stable and claims resellers can rake in 30 per cent margin from its technology. Xrio’s hardware and software UBM solutions integrate the functions of outbound and inbound load balancing, bonded internet and VPN and bandwidth management in a single appliance.....................more 11.01.2009 Professional Services Expansion Bolsters Broadview Networks' Role as the Total Solution Provider PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria Broadview Networks, a leading business communications provider, today announced expanded availability of its Professional Services portfolio throughout its entire geographic footprint. Broadview's Professional Services offering is broken into three major service categories; Network Design, Implementation and Management; Data Center Solutions; and IT Engineering. These services augment Broadview's Total Solution approach by providing businesses with reliable IT expertise and support....................more 29.12.2008 RIM's Certicom takeover bid hits a snag Computerworld Australia - Australia With the end of the year upon us, Research in Motion's (RIM) CDN$66 million hostile takeover bid for encryption specialist Certicom has hit a snag. It appears the maker of BlackBerry smartphones will begin the New Year locked in a court battle to salvage its attempts to acquire Certicom after learning that Certicom intends to file submissions before the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice and the Ontario Security Commission for and injunction and a cease trade order respectively preventing RIM from acquiring Certicom shares...................more 26.12.2008 HP Strengthens Security Portfolio with New Disk Encryption and Key Management Solutions nationmultimedia.com , Thailand HP announced new disk encryption features and improvements to key management for tape libraries, enhancing the security of business-critical data and simplifying the management of compliance-related operations for midsize to enterprise customers. Introduced at Storage Networking World, the new hardware encryption features, added to the HP StorageWorks XP24000 and XP20000 Disk Arrays, reduce the risk of security breaches by protecting the data stored on each disk drive in the array. ..................more 23.12.2008 Check Point buys Nokia security appliance business Register - London,England,UK Check Point Software has agreed to buy Nokia's security appliance business. Terms of the deal, announced Monday, remain undisclosed. The agreement is subject to regulatory approval but expected to close in the first quarter of 2009. Nokia has made use of Check Point firewall and VPN software technology to market purpose built appliances for more than ten years. Check Point had historically been reluctant to get involved in selling hardware, but a market shift towards a preference for easy to install appliance prompted a shift in thinking around five years or so ago. For Nokia, the deal represents a chance to concentrate on its core businesses in developing mobile handsets and telecoms kit for carriers..................more 22.12.2008 Gartner Places Juniper in Leaders Quadrant SDA Asia Magazine - Singapore In its recently published report named Magic Quadrant for SSL VPNs, analyst firm Gartner has positioned Juniper in the Leaders quadrant. Gartner’s Magic Quadrant considers vendors who would likely dominate remote-access VPN sales and influence technology directions through 2013, as well as vendors that are most visible among clients, generate the greatest number of requests for information and contract reviews, and account for the most new and ongoing installations in Gartner's client base, according to the analyst firm.................more 19.12.2008 AT&T enters into networking contract with Berry Plastics Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA Dec 19, 2008 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- T | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE: T | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) announced on 18 December that AT&T Business Solutions has been awarded a USD4.9m, three-year networking and managed services contract by Berry Plastics, a manufacturer of plastic packaging, products, films, tapes and coatings. ................more 18.12.2008 Juniper Networks Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Leading Analyst Firm’s SSL VPN Magic Quadrant SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner’s recently published Magic Quadrant for SSL VPNs.1 The report evaluates vendors based on the company’s ability to execute and completeness of vision in the SSL VPN market. ................more 17.12.2008 AXIGEN and AVG Partner for Improved Email Security BigNews.biz (press release) - Natick,MA,USA Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bucharest, Romania, December 15, 2008 – AXIGEN (http://www.axigen.com), the professional messaging solution vendor, and AVG Technologies (http://www.avg.com), a global Internet security software provider, announce today their technological alliance aimed at providing businesses with a higher level of security over email communications and preventing ever-increasing messaging threats such as viruses, spam, or cyber-scams................more 16.12.2008 SMEs open gateway to mobile computing secuity ComputerWeekly.com - UK As mobile computing usage increases, one of the demands of end users on suppliers will be to have secure on the road access to all of the same enterprise network services as in the office. In response to this mobile computing dynamic, Network communications equipment manufacturer Billion Electric has launched an SSL VPN Router and firewall one-box solution, BiGuard S3000, which is designed to allow users, especially small to medium sized firms (SMEs) remote access to business information from any location...............more 15.12.2008 Juniper to optimise Puma's network infrastructure Computer Business Review - UK German sport-lifestyle company Puma has selected Juniper Networks' application acceleration and network protection technologies to optimise the performance and security of its global network infrastructure. According to Juniper Networks, its WXC application acceleration platform has been deployed to accelerate the performance of key applications across the network, and the Juniper Networks Secure Services Gateway with UTM, Secure Access SSL VPN and Juniper Networks Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) platforms creates a layered defence against vulnerabilities for LAN/WAN-based and remote users..............more 12.12.2008 Sony Opens PlayStation Home Virtual World U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA Owners of Sony's PlayStation 3 get the chance today to download a beta of the console's much-delayed virtual world, PlayStation Home. Sony's answer to 3-D worlds like Second Life includes shopping malls, themed clubs and theaters. It's also designed to compete with the online gaming offered by Microsoft's Xbox 360.............more 10.12.2008 Cisco's Ready For The Video Revolution CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA With IP video showing no signs of slowing, Cisco (NSDQ:CSCO) this week lifted the curtain on a new video strategy and technologies designed to make IP networks the platform for the new generation of video and rich media applications and services. Dubbed "medianet," the new suite of technologies was built for advanced communications, collaboration and entertainment through video and rich media-optimized service provider, business and home networks. ..........................more 09.12.2008 Applying crypto maps to VPN gateway router configuration SearchNetworking.com - Australia In the face of wide-ranging Carrier Ethernet rollouts from KPN and Tiscali International Network, AT&T has expanded the footprint of its formerly U.S.-only OPT–E-WAN Ethernet service to large enterprise and multinational business customers in Europe and the Asia-Pacific rim. This brings VPLS service for high-speed applications and LAN/WAN transport across Germany, the UK, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Japan..........................more 08.12.2008 Applying crypto maps to VPN gateway router configuration SearchNetworking.com - Australia Implementing IPsec VPNs on IOS routers involves a number of different configuration elements. In addition to the ISAKMP/IKE configuration and transform set definitions, crypto maps are part of configuring gateways that will support Cisco software VPN client connections.........................more 02.12.2008 Peplink Launches New Internet Link Balancers Featuring Industry First VPN Load Balancing and Failover MarketWatch - USA MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Peplink, the pioneer in Internet link balancing and failover solutions, today announces the release of its new Balance 210 and Balance 310 Internet Multi-WAN Routers, along with firmware 4.6 upgrade, which comes with the industry first multi-site Virtual Private Network (VPN) Load Balancing and Failover feature. Peplink's new products and features give businesses of all sizes an affordable way to leverage today's technologies.........................more 01.12.2008 Norton Internet Security 2009 MyADSL - Melville,South Africa Norton Internet Security 2009 has raised the bar for consumer security software. The new scan engine is very impressive, while the noticeable drop in resource requirements and scanning time makes this the software we’ll be using at home and the office........................more 28.11.2008 Cellcrypt brings call encryption to Windows Mobile IT PRO - London,England,UK Cellcrypt, a UK-based voice security solution provider, has announced that is has brought voice encryption technology to Windows Mobile smartphones for the first time. Cellcrypt Mobile 4.0 adds support for phones based on Windows Mobile, in addition to existing support for Nokia smartphones. Seven HTC branded Windows Mobile devices are currently supported for European users and one for US based users.......................more 26.11.2008 Trend Micro launches Email Encryption Gateway 5.0 eChannelLine - North York,Ontario,Canada Trend Micro Inc. has announced that it has expanded its e-mail encryption product line with the availability of the Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.0 that has been designed to help medium and large businesses encrypt e-mail communication on the Internet gateway......................more 24.11.2008 iPhone Users Can Now Go Online Securely and Privately With New App International Business Times - New York,NY,USA SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/24/08 -- Internet users have long been the target ofonline security and privacy infringements, a problem that has beentransferred to mobile communications given the rapid growth in recent yearsof iPhones and other smart phones. To combat this and give iPhone userspeace of mind, AnchorFree has made its popular Hotspot Shield security solution available for theiPhone, delivering the only free security iPhone application that keepsInternet sessions 100% secure and anonymous.....................more 21.11.2008 Dual authentication approach for securing SSL-VPN enterpriser.in - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India SecurEnvoy's dual authentication to use SSL-VPN box securely is now available in India. This two factor authentication service of SecurEnvoy is called SecurAccess. This authentication service works on the same lines as a token based solution but uses a mobile phone instead of a token or a smart card. When a user attempts to authenticate on a portal page of a company, the system automatically connects to SecurAccess and send the required password on his mobile.....................more 18.11.2008 New SSL VPN announced Comms-express.com - UK Barracuda Networks has announced its new secure socket layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN). Following its recent acquisition of Nottingham-based company 3SP, the firm has unveiled the new integrated hardware and software solution to provide remote access from any web browser....................more 17.11.2008 Cyberoam: Cyberoam Enhances Identity-based Security, With the World's First User/MAC Binding Technology That Can Bind the Computer's MAC Address Directly to Identity TMCnet - USA Nov 17, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies, and a leading provider of Identity-based Unified Threat Management appliances, today announced a series of new features that deliver enhanced identity-based security, providing high appliance reliability...................more 11.11.2008 Cisco to Share Security Research on Prevalence of 'Insider Threats' Within Companies CNNMoney.com - USA On Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, top security experts from Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) will host the third of a three-part series of Internet TV broadcasts on the rising challenge of data leakage. The broadcast will feature a final set of global research findings that shed light on the prevalence of "insider threats" within companies and their impact on information loss. The discussion will highlight...................more 07.11.2008 Logic Solutions Builds Own Data Pipe To China WWJ - Detroit,MI,USA Cisco this week isAnn Arbor-based Logic Solutions Inc. has established its own high-speed data pipe to China. COO Bruce Richardson said the public Internet is simply too slow when you are sending large files between the United States and China, and it is "incredibly slow to access applications, servers and Web sites across the ocean."...................more 06.11.2008 Cisco boosts edge router, throws money at SMB market NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA Cisco this week is announcing an enhanced enterprise edge router with a higher-speed processor and launching yet another initiative to better penetrate the small-to-midsize business market. Cisco's ASR 1000 Series 20Gbps Embedded Services Processor (ESP-20G) doubles the service processing rate of the ASR 1000, which debuted in March and has 250 customers. The ESP-20G also features software designed to increase application control and performance. ...................more 01.11.2008 McAfee launches advanced security suites Express Computers - Bombay,India McAfee has announced the launch of its McAfee 2009 security suites, including McAfee Total Protection, McAfee Internet Security, and McAfee VirusScan Plus suites. The 2009 products are available at retailers worldwide and for download at www.mcafee.com.......................more 31.10.2008 AboveNet Expands Operations to Equinix's Paris and Frankfurt IBX Datacenters TMCnet - USA AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions, has expanded operations to Equinix’s Paris-Saint Denis (PA2) and Frankfurt-North (FR2) Internet Business Exchange (IBX) datacenters. The company also recently upgraded to the latest Juniper MX960 routing node, and with this expansion aims to enable their customers to access their IP Transit and VPN services from a wider range ofEquinix ( News - Alert) datacenters across Europe......................more 29.10.2008 SonicWALL Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA And finally [Chesko] of Hong Kong chose our E-class SSL-VPN solution over the competition, based in part upon our superior support services, .....................more 28.10.2008 CohesiveFT Announces Security for Cloud-Computing Environments Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK CHICAGO, IL -- 10/28/08 -- CohesiveFT, the leader in automated software assembly, today introduced VPN-Cubed™ (www.cohesiveft.com/vpncubed), an encrypted virtual private network (VPN) enabling customer-controlled security inside a single cloud, across multiple clouds, and between clouds and private infrastructure. By creating a secure bridge between the customer's data center, as well as between multiple cloud-computing providers, CohesiveFT helps customers establish their own security perimeter for cloud-based assets...................more 27.10.2008 AboveNet Completes IP Backbone Upgrade Across Europe PR Newswire UK (press release) - London,UK LONDON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a leading provider of fibre optic and IP transit connectivity solutions, today announced its customers will now be able to enjoy a faster, higher performance IP network connection in key European cities, with AboveNet's recently upgraded network routers. To meet demands for high bandwidth IP transit and VPN services, AboveNet has recently deployed Juniper MX960s in its European network in Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam...................more 24.10.2008 Sierra Wireless Intros Compact Wireless Broadband Solution TMCnet - USA Sierra Wireless, a provider of mobile broadband network solutions, announced the availability of a new third generation (3G) Ethernet gateway, theAirLink ( News - Alert) Raven XE, which provides enterprise customers with round-the-clock unmanned operation of remote assets and high-speed broadband connectivity for wireless transaction processing and data transfer..................more 23.10.2008 AT&T Business Solutions Unit Enhanced Its Enterprise Portfolio With New Services and Features SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA DALLAS, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New services and features for delivering on-demand applications, digital content and enterprise applications across a variety of mobile devices were third-quarter highlights for the AT&T Business Solutions (ABS) unit, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced today.......................more 22.10.2008 Five ways to bulk up your network for telecommuters Webwereld - Netherlands For many companies, this trend presents many benefits as well as challenges. On the plus side, a recent survey shows that telecommuting increases worker productivity by allowing for more flexible working hours, and it saves companies money on reimbursing transportation costs and on office materials. On the down side, telecommuting can produce major security and privacy risks for companies that extend their WANs out to their employees' homes without giving them the knowledge or the tools to connect to the corporate network securely......................more 21.10.2008 tw telecom installs IP VPN and metro ethernet service Computer Business Review - UK US-based tw telecom has installed six-site IP VPN and other telecommunications services for Ascentium Corporation of Bellevue, a digital marketing and advertising agency. The six-site IP VPN serves Ascentium's headquarters and data center locations in Bellevue, Washingtom, as well as its strategic offices located in Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Baltimore and Los Angeles.....................more 20.10.2008 Mako Networks launches new hardware platform The Channel magazine - Auckland,New Zealand Auckland-based Mako Networks has announced the launch of its 7550-E hardware platform.According to the distributor, the 7550 series was developed to meet the demand of enterprise customers who required higher capacity and greater throughput. It also addresses the needs of the increasing number of service providers offering fibre connections. ....................more 17.10.2008 DotNetPanel Announces First-Ever Hyper-V Control Panel PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) October 16, 2008 -- DotNetPanel, a leading Windows hosting control panel developer, announced today its new, first-ever Hyper-V control panel for hosting companies who want a complete virtualization and VPS solution. The new DotNetPanel VPS solution is a set of modules designed exclusively for provisioning Virtual Private Servers (VPS) based on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology....................more 15.10.2008 Global Crossing Installs IP MPLS Technology for Cubix TMCnet - USA Global Crossing (News - Alert), an IP solutions provider, has announced that it has completed the installation of an IP multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) technology network in six countries for Cubix, a software and hardware wholesale dealer. With the help of Global Crossing’s network, Cubix is expected to facilitate its domestic and international growth by delivering “higher control” of its communications platform and making conveyance of voice, data and information flexible...................more 14.10.2008 Global Crossing Becomes Cubix's Telecommunications Provider IT News Online - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 14/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Crossing , a leading global IP solutions provider, today announced that it has completed the installation of an IP MPLS technology network in six countries for Cubix, a software and hardware wholesale dealer. By utilizing Global Crossings network, Cubix will facilitate its domestic and international growth by delivering higher control of its communications platform and making conveyance of voice, data and information more flexible..................more 13.10.2008 BT ranked no 1 for customer service Zawya (press release) - United Arab Emirates 13 October 2008 In Telemark's latest independent Customer Experience report, BTBTLoading... ranked first for customer satisfaction with global data VPN (virtual private network) providers and achieved the Platinum Award for Best Operator Overall for Customer Satisfaction.* The market research company's survey is based on interviews canvassing the thoughts and experiences of over 700 customers of all major international VPN providers between 1st July 2007 and 30th June 2008......................more 10.10.2008 Success Group International (SGI) Announced Today That Somerset, N.J.-Based AEP Networks Has Joined the Success Group Global Technology Coalition PR.com (press release) - Levittown,NY,USA Las Vegas, NV, October 10, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Marv McGrew, CEO of Success Group International stated, AEP Networks is a great addition to our global technology coalition. This will serve enterprise and SMB customers, as AEP Networks offers a comprehensive networking solution that provides complete security to address the growing threats that all IT customers are facing.......................more 08.10.2008 BT plays catch up with Etherflow Telecommunications Magazine - Norwood,MA,USA British Telecom (BT) is hoping to catch up to its major competitors with its new Etherflow service, targeting UK business customers. Running from 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps, the service is a private line offering that transports native Ethernet over IP/MPLS based on the carrier’s 21 Century Network initiative......................more 07.10.2008 F5 Intros New Version of FirePass SSL VPN Solution TMCnet - USA F5 Networks (News - Alert) has launched a new version of its award-winning FirePass SSL VPN (Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network) solution. FirePass enables enterprises to manage employee and external access to business applications, keep mobile users connected, and enforce compliance with strict HIPAA, PCI, and GLBA requirements. Offering an industry-first combination of Windows Group Policy enforcement with pre-defined templates the new version allows customers to extend Active Directory (AD) Group Policy to non-domain endpoints. .....................more 03.10.2008 Belgacom Partners With Ipanema Technologies on Application-centric Network Management TMC Net - Norwalk,CT,USA WALTHAM, Mass Oct. 2, 2008 Ipanema Technologies, a leader in application traffic management systems for wide area networks, today announced that Belgacom will use its Autonomic Networking System to develop a new application-centric offering.....................more 30.09.2008 Interim NAC strategy NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA NAC would prove useful enough to one potential user of the technology that he is considering buying an interim NAC product for use over the next three years with the long-term intention of shifting to Microsoft's NAC flavor, network access protection (NAP). (Compare NAC products)....................more 11.09.2008 Tata Communications launches extended access for Global VPN Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India Tata Communications, India’s largest long distance telephony company, on Thursday launched Global VPN Extended Access Service (EAS). The service extends Virtual Private Network (VPN) access to customer sites in over 150 countries that do not require dedicated links....................more 10.09.2008 XO Communications Achieves Cisco TelePresence Connection Certification MarketWatch - USA today announced that it has received the Cisco TelePresence Connection Certification for its multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) IP-VPN service. The Cisco certification program for TelePresence services provides businesses with an added level of confidence that service providers such as XO Communications have invested in gaining the capabilities needed for an optimal TelePresence experience...................more 08.09.2008 SkyVision buys Intelsat Space for Broadband Infrastructure The Telecom - London,Greater London,UK The world’s largest and most well established commercial satellite services company Intelsat, has announced that SkyVision, a worldwide Internet services provider that uses both satellite signals and terrestrial fibre optic to convey signals, has signed up for a long term multi-transponder contract with Intelsat..................more 05.09.2008 Research and Markets: Emergence of the New Enterprise Driving Growth in the World SSL VPN Products Market Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA Dublin, Sep 05, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- FRSU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/09532b/world_ssl_vpn_prod) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "World SSL VPN Products Market 2008" to their offering. This research addresses the World SSL VPN Products Market. Specifically included in this research are firms that provide products which reside at a network's perimeter, providing various levels of access to applications .................more 04.09.2008 ANX makes another major acquisition Oakland Press - Pontiac,MI,USA The firm announced this week that it has acquired the Virtual Private Network division from Positive Networks Inc. of Overland Park, Kan. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed but Positive Networks will retain its PhoneFactor line of business and all associated clients, assets, and trademarks.................more 03.09.2008 FatPipe Networks Is Granted a 6th Patent Focusing on WAN/Internet Business Continuity via Disparate Networks MarketWatch - USA FatPipe's Invention Allows for Dynamic Load Balancing and Automatic Failover of Packets Over Multiple Parallel Private and Public Networks for High Levels of WAN Fault Tolerance and Security................more 02.09.2008 ISP bandwidth limits may have unclear impact to telecommuters TechRepublic - Louisville,KY,USA On the heels of Comcast’s recent decision to enforce a 250 GB bandwidth limit on residential customers, network administrators may wonder what this means for telecommuters. While a remote site’s network connectivity would be a business category plan, most telecommuters use the residential class service for price reasons or service availability. What is unclear within Comcast’s announcement ................more 28.08.2008 High-performance board supports dual displays Electronics Talk (press release) - UK The EP840 offers enhanced graphics and increased I/O bandwidth, and provides great flexibility to serve different application demands. The latest extreme performance EPIC single board computer from Axiomtek supports a socket ................more 27.08.2008 Media Alert: Hotspot Shield Is a Free, Simple Solution to Online Privacy Infringements MarketWatch - USA SUNNYVALE, CA, Aug 27, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- What: AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) that can be downloaded to make Internet connections 100% private and secure. The free service seals off users' searching behavior from intruding ISPs, hackers, advertisers and anyone else that would otherwise be able to view personal information and usage data.................more 26.08.2008 Cape Girardeau County's computers to get rewired Southeast Missourian - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA Cape Girardeau County's mainframe computer and many of the cables used to connect it to workers' stations are 20 years old, ancient by most technology standards. Eric McGowen, the county's information technology director, is in the process of getting proposals to replace the old computer equipment................more 25.08.2008 Security Manager's Journal: Taking on the DNS flaw from the other side of the world Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA The connection itself is simple enough -- we simply order an MPLS circuit or establish a point-to-point VPN -- but I won't give my OK without first checking ...............more 22.08.2008 Dialog Enterprise - Principal ICT Solutions Partner to Laugfs Vehicle Emission Testing Programme Daily Mirror - Colombo,Western,Sri Lanka Dialog Enterprise, an integrated business division of Dialog Broadband Networks recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Laugfs Eco Sri (Pvt) Ltd to provide voice and data communication solutions to Laugfs Vehicle Emission Testing Programme. The billion rupee eco project which came into effect from July 15 is aimed at creating an air pollution free environment and involves extensive infrastructure and technological investments............more 21.08.2008 Apple's MobileMe Lacks Key Security Feature PC World - USA Users of Apple's MobileMe have already discovered that the US$99-per-year service is sometimes slow and unreliable, and they're now talking about another shortcoming that was intentional...........more 20.08.2008 InvestSource, Inc.: CruiseCam International Receives Green Light From Canfield Equipment Service, Inc Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA August 18, 2008 - CruiseCam International, Inc. (Other OTC:CCMJ.PK) is pleased to announce that it has demonstrated to Canfield Equipment Service, Inc. the capability of its highly functional, economical video system that was developed from the automotive racing platform. Canfield Equipment Service, Inc. is a leading police vehicle outfitter most notably for equipping Dodge Police Cars...........more 19.08.2008 Check Point goes virtual with VPN-1 NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA Check Point is introducing a version of its VPN-1 software that runs on VMware ESX or ESXi to protect virtual machines from one another when they are running on a single piece of hardware............more 18.08.2008 O2 wins big corporate account off rivals Mobile News - UK Three-year deal with Homeserve will see 4,000 connections ported to O2 from Vodafone and Orange , O2 has won a massive corporate account off network rivals Orange and Vodafone.............more 15.08.2008 Telkom Kenya sets up enterprise division NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USA Telkom Kenya has set up an enterprise division to develop products and enhance service delivery to corporate clients. Buoyed by a capital injection from France Telecom, Telkom is already providing integrated IP-VPN (Internet Protocol-Virtual Private Network) solutions to one local bank based on Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS). France Telecom paid US$390 million for a 51 percent stake in Telkom in November last year............more 14.08.2008 Juniper Protects Customers From New Microsoft Vulnerabilities TMCnet - USA Juniper Networks (News - Alert) has confirmed its Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) security systems and Integrated Security Gateway (ISG) firewall/virtual private network (VPN) systems with IDP offer protection for newMicrosoft ( News - Alert) vulnerabilities............more 12.08.2008 Entrust SSLVPN Certificates More Readily Available to Cisco Customers NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA DALLAS, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In order to more quickly implement a virtual private network (VPN) solution, Entrust, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU) now provides Cisco customers an easy-to-use method for obtaining and deploying SSLVPN certificates, a necessary requirement to use SSLVPN applications............more 12.08.2008 Orange Business Services launches Network Boost Converge Network Digest - USA Orange Business Services is launching Network Boost, a network-based application performance management solution, fully integrated with the Orange IP VPN. Network Boost prioritizes, accelerates and optimizes customers’ applications and guarantees uptime through stringent network-based application service level agreements and proactive performance monitoring..........more 11.08.2008 Experts herd "sheep" to safer pastures SecurityFocus - Cupertino,CA,USA LAS VEGAS -- Everyone connecting to the wireless network at the DEFCON hacking conference fears landing on the Wall of Sheep, a large projection screen displaying -- with some obfuscation -- any login credentials sent in the clear.........more 08.08.2008 The "Business" iPhone Processor.com - Lincoln,NE,USA Apple’s second-generation iPhone, the 3G, launched with a bang, selling 1 million units worldwide in its first weekend. With analysts projecting total sales of more than 10 million this year, there is a good chance they will start popping up in the enterprise........more 07.08.2008 Soundwin--the Outstanding VoIP Solution Provider Presents the Advanced VPN Devices PR-USA.net (press release) - Varna,Bulgaria (PRWEB) August 5, 2008 -- According to its enterprise philosophy, Soundwin Network Inc., whose factory is well-equipped for 1,000,000 sq.m, is highly capable of mass production of hundreds of products like IP PBX, GSM Gateway, VoIP access devices, VPN Gateway, WiFi ATA, VPN, GSM phone, Analog Line SIP Proxy Server.......more 06.08.2008 Juniper expands network security portfolio Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA Juniper Networks has launched a security management product to offer unified management functions across its routing, switching and security network infrastructure. Juniper said Network Security Manager, NSM, offers centralized management for its J-series services routers........more 05.08.2008 Delta to Become Only Major U.S. Airline to Offer Broadband Wi-Fi Access On Entire Domestic Mainline Fleet MarketWatch - USA Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs, can surf the Web, check any e-mail, Instant Message, access their corporate VPN and more. ........more 04.08.2008 ITWeb - Gauteng,South Africa [ Johannesburg, 4 August 2008 ] - Absa and Telkom are officially signing a five-year R1.7 billion deal today, for the fixed-line operator to supply one of SA's largest retail banks with integrated connectivity.........more 01.08.2008 Analytical Information Agency - Moscow,Russia OJSC "Rostelecom" concluded the agreement with OJSC "Bank of Moscow" on creation of the virtual private network (IP VPN) which will unite in a uniform corporate network branches and regional offices of the bank in the Russian Federation. It is spoken about in the report of Rostelecom........more 31.07.2008 TMCnet - USA Providing best-in-class unified threat management performance and hybrid IPSec /SSL VPN for small-to-medium sized business customers, ZyXEL Communications, a provider of broadband networking, Internet connectivity and routing products, has announced its expanded Unified SecurityGateway ( News - Alert) (USG) series with the ZyWALL USG100, USG200 and USG1000.......more 30.07.2008 CTR - Los Angeles,CA,USA McAfee Inc. and MXI Security announced Tuesday that they will join forces to provide government organizations with secure, portable devices backed by enterprise risk management software. Together the companies will empower federal, state and local agencies...........more 29.07.2008 Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK ANTA CLARA, Calif. and MONTREAL, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) and MXI Security today announced that they will join forces to provide government organizations with secure, portable devices backed by enterprise risk management software. Together the companies will empower federal, state and local agencies with unparalleled portable security for their most sensitive data and technology systems...........more 28.07.2008 ZDNet UK - UK A few quick checks confirmed that the connection was working well, and at a reasonable speed - pick up email, check ZDNet UK, VPN connection to work, ..........more 25.07.2008 MarketWatch - USA The TranSwitch EtherMap-PDH is based on the latest ITU-T Standards G.8040, G.7043 and G.7042 for Generic Framing Procedure (GFP), Virtual Concatenation .......more 24.07.2008 fibresystems.org - Bristol,UK STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Transmode, a leading provider of optical networking solutions, today announced that its Ethernet Demarcation Unit (EDU) has achieved both Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 9 and MEF 14 certification.........more 22.07.2008 istockAnalyst.com - Salem,OR,USA Through a significant contract with the UK's Barclays bank, PGP plans to offer heterogeneous key management. This move is in line with other ISV strategies, in that PGP is giving Barclays development partner status to evolve its technology and guarantee results. The heterogeneous key management space is relatively new. Because of this, the company's offering should enjoy increasing acceptance.........more 21.07.2008 Electronics Talk (press release) - UK Aaeon's FWS-7600 fibre network appliance platform is a flexible tool that can be installed in VPN, intrusion detection system (IDS) and servers. Aaeon has released the FWS-7600 swappable fibre network appliance platform, featuring swappable modules, an LCM display and keypad control........more 18.07.2008 Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GoFish Corporation (OTCBB: GOFH, www.gofishcorp.com), a leading online entertainment and media company specializing in immersive brand opportunities, has added to its network MinyanLand, a virtual community for kids and their parents designed to entertain and educate a young generation on finance and economics........more 17.07.2008 Xinhua PR Newswire - Hong Kong HONG KONG, July 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Pacnet has again won industry recognition for its product innovation with a third consecutive win at the annual International Engineering Consortium (IEC) InfoVision awards..........more 16.07.2008 TMCnet - USA Cisco (News - Alert) PIX Security Appliances users can now easily migrate to Cisco’s ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances with the latest offering of AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer Product Suite from AlgoSec Inc, according to the company.............more 15.07.2008 Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands major finance and enterprise markets for critical managed service applications such as highly secure encryption and VPN, as well as Cisco TelePresence............more 14.07.2008 dBusinessNews Newark (press release) - Newark,NJ,USA SOMERSET - AEP Networks today announced that is has been selected as a Top Emerging Security Vendor by CRN Magazine for its AEP Netilla SSL VPN family of remote access solutions. The award-winning Netilla SSL VPNs are ICSA Labs-approved appliances that provide secure remote access to a wide range of enterprise applications, using a Web browser as a ready-made access client...........more 11.07.2008 TMCnet - USA A report by Infonetics Research has revealed that companies around the world are removing old network systems and bringing in technology like Ethernet, which has higher bandwidth and can allow heavy VoIP traffic..........more 10.07.2008 TMCnet - USA Check Point VPN-1 and Connectra are protecting servers from the latest Domain Name Server (DNS) attacks. The latest DNS cache poisoning threat, CVE-2008-1447, can be mitigated by Check Point SmartDefense DNS request scrambling technology available to Check Point customers since March 2005.........more 08.07.2008 TMC Net - Norwalk,CT,USA REDWOOD CITY, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the expansion of its UTM-1 Total Security(R) appliance line, allowing customers and partners to better match the right solution with their security and performance needs. UTM-1 Total Security appliances offer businesses the most comprehensive network protection and lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) available........more 07.07.2008 TMCnet - USA Array Networks (News - Alert), a provider of enterprise secure application delivery solutions, was named one of the top two providers of application delivery controllers in China for CY2007 in aFrost & Sullivan ( News - Alert) study.......more 04.07.2008 Processor.com - Lincoln,NE,USA Buffalo Technology has become the latest vendor to announce a USB hard drive featuring built-in, hardware-backed encryption. Almost as interesting is that is costs almost the same as the same drive without security......more 03.07.2008 PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA PGP Universal Gateway Email with PGP PDF Messenger recognised as industry-leading innovation in Enterprise Data Protection.....more 02.07.2008 Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VMware, Inc., (NYSE:VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced it has completed the acquisition of B-hive Networks, a privately-held application performance management software company with headquarters in San Mateo, California, and principal R&D facilities in Herzliya, Israel. VMware announced a definitive agreement to acquire B-hive on May 28, 2008. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.....more 01.07.2008 Telecommunications Magazine - Norwood,MA,USA In what will likely be the next significant step in the evolution of Carrier Ethernet services, Alcatel-Lucent (see Audiocast: Alcatel/Lucent is living on the edge) has introduced a slew of new enhancements to its 7750 SR and 7450 ESS platforms. Most prominent is a software add-on module that integrates Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) and Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), designed to marry the scalability features of PBB with the resiliency, traffic engineering and convergence advantages of VPLS and PMLS. 27.06.2008 Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands Telefonica O2 Germany's business division Business Systems has optimised its portfolio of VPN services based on LLU with additional services like ADSL2+ ... 26.06.2008 Wireless Design & Development Asia - Singapore Motorola Inc.'s Multi-Net Mobility solution can now be configured and managed remotely over a wireless data network and now allows wireless devices to access a virtual private network (VPN) and back-office applications from "hot spots" outside a vehicle. 25.06.2008 Blocks & Files - London,UK Brocade is currently developing a new and high-performance encryption and compression capability that will use NetApp's OpenKey API to anable third-party security applications to integrate with NetApp’s secure key management framework. This provides a common tool for easier policy management across encryption technologies. The LKM is based on NetApp's acquired Decru DataFort technology. NetApp already has a list of LKM customers, including some of the industry's largest storage encryption deployments by scale, and expects this to increase dramatically as its new encryption platforms are adopted. 24.06.2008 Managing Automation Magazine - New York,NY,USA Checkpoint Systems, a provider of RFID products for inventory management and merchandise protection, announced today that it will acquire RFID application and middleware provider OATSystems in an all-cash transaction expected to close within the next two weeks. 23.06.2008 DABCC.com (press release) - Sarasota,FL,USA So here I am configuring my dev machine in Redmond from my laptop in my home office in Santa Cruz. I'm all VPN'd and security card authenticated up the wazoo, installing this and configuring that on the dev machine via Remote Desktop. (Praise be to RD!) 20.06.2008 Lightwave (press release) - USA JUNE 19, 2008 -- Alcatel-Lucent (search for Alcatel-Lucent) says it is the first to integrate Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB; search for PBB) and Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS; search for VPLS) technologies, which the company claims increases the scale and reach of Carrier Ethernet VPN services. These new capabilities offered on Alcatel-Lucent's IP/MPLS service router portfolio are designed to help service providers differentiate themselves and meet the predicted exponential growth for Carrier Ethernet services. 19.06.2008 Techtree.com - Mumbai,India Blackberry has surfaced yet again with the Indian government now believed to have referred the matter to the National Security Advisor (NSA), which is examining the possibility of raising the level of data encryption from the existing 40 bits to the prescribed 256 bits to enable decoding of email and data sent via Blackberry 18.06.2008 Hub Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada Radialpoint, a worldwide provider of managed Internet security and care services to the Internet Service Providers worldwide, announced today that Verizon, Bell Canada and Virgin Media have signed agreements to continue providing Radialpoint's managed security services to their subscribers. 17.06.2008 CTR - Los Angeles,CA,USA TrustWare Ltd., a provider of application virtualization security technologies, unveiled last week a new version of its security software application, BufferZone Pro 3.0. 16.06.2008 Industrial IT - Sydney,NSW,Australia THE DEFENCE Signals Directorate (DSD) has evaluated the security of Senetas’ industrial-grade encryptor for securing voice, data and video information. According to the company, its CyperNet encryptor is a high-speed standards based multi-protocol technology which now meets the strict information security needs of the government.. 11.06.2008 Microsoft Fixes Critical Flaws In IE, Bluetooth By Stefanie Hoffman, ChannelWeb Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT)'s June Patch Tuesday came with three fixes for critical vulnerabilities affecting numerous versions of Windows that could open the door for a remote attacker to unleash malicious code on an unsuspecting user's computer. 09.06.2008 PPGP unveils pre-boot authentication for Mac OS X macworld.com Long time data encryption company PGP on Monday unveiled pre-boot authentication to the PGP Whole Disk Encryption for Mac OS X. The new features are available for Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard. With the increased lose of data that companies report, more users want to protect the files on their computers. The ubiquitous use of mobile devices makes the loss of data even more prevalent because they are easier to steal 07.06.2008 Public demands data breach legislation Written by Ian Williams vnunet.com Public demand for EU or UK legislation mandating the disclosure of data breaches is growing, according to recent research by Symantec and Ipsos Mori. The results showed that 96 per cent of the general public would want to be notified in the event of their personal details being lost or stolen. 29.02.2008 The risks of Wi-Fi Bend Bulletin (subscription) - Bend,OR,USA Think you’re huddled alone, working safely on a wireless network? Unless the connection is secure, “It’s like having a business meeting in open air with people all around you,” says Bellatazza owner Stewart Fritchman. 28.02.2008 Encryption tool protects .NET, Windows source code WindowsForDevices - Palo Alto,CA,USA V.I. Labs says it has enhanced the anti-tampering capabilities of its encryption tool for protecting software IP (intellectual property). Version 2.2 of CodeArmor for Windows and .NET also boasts expanded anti-debugging, secure debugger enhancements, device driver verification, plus support for Sybase PowerBuilder and Borland Delphi compilers, according to the company. 21.02.2008 Disk drive market/technology/trends update Infostor magazine - Tulsa,OK,USA In an industry known for its cyclical up/downturns, the hard disk drive (HDD) market appears to be relatively stable. The TrendFocus market research firm expects HDD shipments to surge from 495 million in 2007 to 768 million in 2011, a compound annual growth rate of 11.61%. However, in a testament to the ongoing decrease in cost-per-gigabyte, HDD revenues are expected to grow from $31.3 billion in 2007 to $33.3 billion in 2011, a CAGR of only 1.56% (see figure, right). 15.02.2008 Security goes embedded EETimes.com - USA As more embedded applications use Internet Protocol, the need for security using encryption/decryption and authentication is trickling down to embedded devices, and vendors are rising up to meet the need with chips and firmware. 13.02.2008 High-Quality Global IP Network Prepares To Go Commercial PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA IPX to Provide Secure and Reliable Next Generation Services. BARCELONA, Spain, February 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Following successful trials run by the GSM Association (GSMA), international carriers are preparing to rollout the first commercial IPX(1) services. When IPX is fully established, it will enable mobile operators and other service providers to exchange Internet Protocol-based traffic, including both person-to-person communications and content, securely and with a guaranteed quality of service..more... 11.02.2008 Encryption Brings New Risks, Experts Say PC World - USA Security workers warn that encrypting stored data doesn't truly protect it, and you're fooling yourself if you think so. The use of data encryption could make organizations vulnerable to new risks and threats, a panel of security experts warned. Many organizations are encrypting their stored data to relieve concerns over data theft or loss - for example, U.S. mandatory disclosure laws on data breaches do not apply to encrypted data. more... 06.02.2008 Global Crossing Extends IP VPN Network at Superdrug FOXBusiness - USA Following the success of its initial implementation for 700 Superdrug stores, global IP solutions provider Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) today announced that it is to extend its fully managed Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) into an additional 200 Superdrug retail outlets. The total value of Global Crossing's contract with the leading UK health and beauty chain is 2.3 million pounds sterling over three years. ... Transforming the existing ISDN network, Global Crossing's high quality IP VPN is designed to improve customer service, reduce waiting times for in-store transactions and cut operating costs. more... 25.01.2008 The Top 5 VoIP Security Threats of 2008 VoIP-News - San Francisco,CA,USA At the network level, hosting VoIP on a VPN (virtual private network) does a good job of separating VoIP’s security holes from the underlying data network. ... A Texas research company that's comprised of experienced VoIP security teams operating globally around the clock, Sipera Systems Inc.'s VIPER Lab has identified thousands of vulnerabilities and security threats since its inception in 2003, including fuzzing, floods, spoofing, stealth attacks and VoIP spam. In January 2008, VIPER Lab released its predictions for the top five VoIP threats of 2008, as reported in Forbes magazine and elsewhere. What do you need to know now about your VoIP security weaknesses, and what can you really do about it? more... 24.01.2008 Bloor Research Urges Strategic Approach to Email Encryption for Enterprises Biloxi Sun Herald - MS, USA Research Validates a Comprehensive Approach to Securing Email Communications versus Point Solutions PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced that the findings of Bloor Research recommend enterprises take a strategic approach to email encryption. The Bloor brief, "The Strategic Importance of Email Encryption," finds the potential risk to email communications growing. more... 20.01.2008 PGP: addressing core data protection issues Computer Business Review - UK PGP has launched the latest version of its PGP Encryption Platform. PGP has positioned its Encryption Platform as providing the core data protection facilities that should encourage CIOs, CSOs, and IT managers to re-evaluate existing security policies in line with widespread concerns over what is increasingly perceived to be the UK's 'could-not-care-less' attitude to customer and enterprise data protection. more... 16.01.2008 PGP updates encryption platform VNUNet.com - UK ecurity vendor PGP Corporation has unveiled six updated PGP Encryption Platform-enabled applications designed to enhance management, policy and reporting capabilities. The latest release features a Secure Delivery function in PDF Messenger, which ensures secure email communication regardless of the recipient's infrastructure and without requiring additional software. more... 11.01.2008 Aventail Expands SSL VPN to include more IPsec InternetNews.com - USA Though SSL VPNs (define) have been around for over a decade, they are still competing against their traditional rival IPsec VPNs(define). SSL VPN vendor Aventail is now blurring the lines between technologies integrating some key IPsec features into its new Aventail 9.0 SSL VPN product lineup. The new release from Aventail is the first since Aventail was acquired by networking equipment vendor SonicWall six months ago. It also brings new capabilities and integration to Aventail's product lineup, which Aventail hopes, will make the solution more competitive against solutions from industry juggernauts like Cisco and Juniper. more... 17.12.2007 Array Positioned in the Challengers Quadrant for SSL VPN Magic Quadrant 3Q2007 Report Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco, CA, USA MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Array Networks Inc., a leading provider of optimized and secure universal access solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Challengers quadrant of the North American SSL VPN Magic Quadrant1 report for 3Q2007. According to the report, the Magic Quadrant considers which vendors likely will dominate sales and influence technology directions through 2010, as well as which vendors are most visible among clients, generate the greatest number of requests for information and contract reviews, and account for the most new and ongoing installations in Gartner's client base. Gartner ranks vendors in the Magic Quadrant based on performance for calendar year 2006 through the end of September 2007 and on additional road map and client reviews received up to publication date of 06 December 2007. more... 10.12.2007 Telkom launches ‘cost-effective VPN service’ MyADSL - Melville, South Africa Telkom has launched VPN Lite – a Virtual Private Network (VPN) package aimed at small and medium sized enterprises. Telkom announced that it has launched a new “cost-effective Virtual Private Network (VPN) package called VPN Lite which will enable businesses with multiple sites to maintain fast, secure and reliable communications across all such companies’ branch offices, regardless of the location.” more... 27.11.2007 Making the case for Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs SearchNetworking.com - Australia The common wisdom a few years ago was that Frame Relay and ATM were dead and that anyone trying to offer a serious Virtual Private Network (VPN) service should be offering Layer 3 VPNs (usually in form of an MPLS VPN). Equipment manufacturers have started promoting Layer 2 VPNs recently, increasing the confusion within some service providers that now have to decide what service to offer to their customers. As always, the right answer is: Listen to your customers, find a solution that matches their expectations, help them get the most out of the solution, and deliver it reliably. more... 19.11.2007 Vertical Systems Group Ranks Hughes Among Top IP VPN Providers in US CNNMoney.com - USA GERMANTOWN, Md., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a Vertical Systems Group market analysis, Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) ranks third among the United States' top telecommunications providers in the provision of IP VPN services. The results of Vertical Systems' comprehensive assessment of the IP VPN landscape covering over 45 service providers and including both landline and satellite transport systems, show that Hughes has a 17.9 percent share, close to AT&T and Verizon (25.3% and 18.4% respectively) and surpassing traditional telecom heavyweights such as Sprint and Qwest "The managed VPN market in the US is forecast to more than double between 2006 and 2011," said Rosemary Cochran, principal and co-founder, Vertical Systems Group. "A hybrid technology mix, such as that offered by Hughes, puts distributed enterprises in the best possible position, as it provides a secure and reliable broadband service that is optimized to support mission-critical business applications," said Cochran more... 12.11.2007 Passwords are so passe VNUNet.com - UK Passwords are getting a bit embarrassing. Companies are increasingly reluctant to admit that they only use weak password protection to prevent access to their corporate networks and resources. In fact, recent research commissioned by RSA, The Security Division of EMC, suggests that most corporates are starting to do the right thing. Up to 80 per cent of all new large-scale VPN installations are using two-factor protection including tokens, one-time passcodes and USB devices. The research is based on interviews with 20 leading Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and IPSEC VPN vendors including Juniper, Checkpoint, Cisco, SonicWall and their distributors. This definite shift is being driven largely by increasing demand for anytime, anywhere access and the growth in wireless networks. more... 30.10.2007 HotBrick Introduces 401 VPN X/2 Firewall Earthtimes - London, UK MIAMI, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- HotBrick Network Solutions, a leading supplier of network security services, now offers the 401 VPN X/2, a combination firewall and router with 1 WAN port, that provides both Quality of Service (QoS) and remote connectivity. Designed for home office, small, and medium businesses, the 401 VPN X/2 provides powerful network management features essential for efficient and safe security policy at a cost-effective price. The appliance supports Linux, Macintosh, and Windows 98/2000 XP. Designed to provide economy, speed, and stability, the 401 VPN X/2 is ideal for those who require Quality of Service. The device is well suited for VoIP traffic applications. more... 25.10.2007 WiTopia Intros PPTP Virtual Private Network Support for iPhone Users TMCnet - USA Online hosting company WiTopia announced Wednesday a bonus for subscribers to its virtual private networking (VPN) service: a free account for use with iPhone (News - Alert) or other mobile devices. The company’s personal VPN service ($39.99/year) allows users to create an encrypted “tunnel” to protect data being transmitted over local networks, Macworld explained in a Wednesday report. To use the service, subscribers must install a software package; this means its mostly useful for laptops running Mac OS X or Windows. more... 17.10.2007 ERF Wireless CryptoVue System to be Marketed as VPN Security Appliance for Encrypting Wide-Area Networks Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA VPN Security Appliance Worldwide Market is Estimated at Millions of Units and is Experiencing a 28% Annual Growth Rate LEAGUE CITY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ERF Wireless (OTCBB:ERFW), a leading provider of enterprise-class wireless and broadband products and services, announced today that its Enterprise Network Services subsidiary plans to form a new strategic business unit to launch its patent-pending network-managed ERF Wireless CryptoVue System as a standalone Virtual Private Networking (VPN) security product to be sold through major distribution channels to resellers and system integrators. Initially the CryptoVue System™ will be marketed in North America, with distribution expanding worldwide by the end of 2008. more... 09.10.2007 Satellite Broadband Trio Targets Enterprise VPNs Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA Oct 09, 2007 (TelecomWeb news break/Access Intelligence via COMTEX) -- EPSO | charts | news | PowerRating -- Satellite-based broadband provider WildBlue, teaming with XipLink and Trispen Techologies, has put together a secure virtual private network (VPN) offering for business customers. The service, targeted at small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and the government market, will be sold by WildBlue Enterprise Solutions' value added resellers (VARs). It provides an end-to-end secure solution, at broadband speeds, for business users of WildBlue Enterprise Solutions broadband Internet service. more... 03.10.2007 AT&T virtual private network service connects Pratt Industries manufacturing sites Prdomain Business Register (press release) - Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, USA VPN Solution Means Higher Bandwidth, Less Interoffice Paper for Environmentally Conscious Company 3 Oct 2007 , Conyers, Georgia : AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that Pratt Industries USA Inc., a leading, international paper and packaging company, will have AT&T implement a networking solution to accommodate recent and future growth in Pratt's telecommunications needs. Under the $2 million three-year contract, AT&T will upgrade Pratt's network services to a fully managed Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN). Because IP is a standardized communications protocol, Pratt will be able to consolidate communications among its diverse manufacturing sites — including two mills that use 100 percent recycled paper — in more than 22 states and easily implement new sites as the company continues its mission to "harvest the urban forest." more... 01.10.2007 Staunton, VA Police Force Goes Mobile With NeoAccel Third-Generation VPN Market Wire (press release) - USA SSL VPN-PlusTM Provides Fast, Secure Remote Connections for Mobile Data Terminals in Police Vehicles SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - October 1, 2007) - NeoAccel, developer of the third-generation VPN, today announced that the City of Staunton, Virginia has deployed SSL VPN-Plus™ as part of a mobile data network solution for its police force. SSL VPN-Plus provides a fast, efficient, secure, and automated connection to a police data server via a cellular data network, allowing law enforcement personnel to instantly access information about vehicle registration, driver's licenses, and other topics. more... 27.09.2007 F5 Networks Releases FirePass SSL VPN Controller ECN Asia - Singapore F5 Networks Inc. has announced its FirePass SSL VPN Controller that delivers enhanced, application ready remote access, with support for a range of mobile devices and operating systems (OS), as well as web application and portal access capabilities. The version of FirePass supports secure remote access from a wide range of devices including: Apple iPhone – Web application and email access using a standard iPhone web browser; and Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6.0 PocketPC and SmartPhones – Full SSL VPN tunnel network access support to any IP-based application, as well as web application and email access. The FirePass operates with Intel-powered Mac computers – Native network access support; Windows XP and Windows Vista 64-bit support; and Protected Workspace feature support for Windows Vista 32-bit client OS. more... 25.09.2007 TJX should have had stronger Wi-Fi encryption, say Canadian officials SearchSecurity.com - Needham, MA, USA The TJX Cos., collected far too much consumer data for far too long and failed to upgrade its Wi-Fi security to the stronger WPA encryption protocol, according to the findings of a report issued Tuesday by Canadian privacy officials. "The technology that TJX was using at the time was not up to the task and in fact the credit card industry has suggested that industries in its sector migrate to a higher level of encryption technology," said Jennifer Stoddart, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in a press conference following the release of the report. more... 11.01.2008 Aventail Expands SSL VPN to include more IPsec InternetNews.com - USA Though SSL VPNs (define) have been around for over a decade, they are still competing against their traditional rival IPsec VPNs(define). SSL VPN vendor Aventail is now blurring the lines between technologies integrating some key IPsec features into its new Aventail 9.0 SSL VPN product lineup. The new release from Aventail is the first since Aventail was acquired by networking equipment vendor SonicWall six months ago. It also brings new capabilities and integration to Aventail's product lineup, which Aventail hopes, will make the solution more competitive against solutions from industry juggernauts like Cisco and Juniper. more... 12.09.2007 SonicWALL Survey Shows Managers Believe in Motivational Benefits of Remote Working but Worry About Productivity, Team Bonding and Data Security CNNMoney.com - USA Data from over 1,000 managers endorses working remotely from home, though wired beaches are out; security and disaster planning are major unsolved issues The poll also points out the deficiencies in preparing company networks to support secure remote access. According to the findings, only 23% have anti- virus software on their computers and laptops, just 16% offer an SSL-VPN connection, 14% have an IPSec connection, and 9% don't even know if there's security in place for their remote staffs. Only 34% of managers were confident that their organizations had disaster preparation policies including remote working; 13% of those surveyed did not know, 27% had no disaster preparation plan and 27% had a plan that did not include remote working. more... 11.09.2007 Ericsson Awards AT&T $6M for VPN Contract in the Middle East TMCnet - USA AT&T has struck a $6 million deal with telecom vendor Ericsson (News - Alert) to provide an advanced virtual private network (VPN) across the Middle East. The latest contract will see AT&T (News - Alert) provides VPN services to support Ericsson's growing business activities in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Ericsson boasts a customer base of 42,000 in the Middle East and speaks of opening a headquarters in Dubai in 2008. more... 04.09.2007 SonicWALL launches new remote access platform Ferret - Australia SonicWALL, a provider of IT security and data protection solutions, has launched the new version of its award-winning Aventail SSL VPN remote access platform that makes it easier than ever for organisations to manage security threats and control remote access. Aventail STv is the first product delivered following the completion of SonicWALL’s acquisition of Aventail Corporation on July 11, 2007. more... 03.09.2007 Cheshire County Council gets SSL VPN One Stop Click - London, UK Cheshire County Council is to deploy a secure sockets layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) to help its staff deliver services to 680,000 people. The SSL VPN will enable workers to access the council systems from any internet-enabled computer, instead of having to use council equipment as they had to before. more... 30.08.2007 GijimaAst to invest in VPN ITWeb - Rivonia, Gauteng, South Africa Johannesburg, 30 August 2007 ] - JSE-listed IT company GijimaAst plans to establish its own virtual private network (VPN). Speaking yesterday, CEO Jonas Bogoshi told analysts it made sense for the company to capitalise on the communications services already being delivered to customers. more... 28.08.2007 MEA moves to provide networks Nation Multimedia - Bangkok,Thailand Pornthape Thunyapongchai, governor of MEA, said the MEA next year will offer fibre-optic leased lines and Low Voltage Power Line leased lines to telecom operators, service providers, content providers and other companies in terms of virtual private networks. As a result, they will able to provide videoconferences, Voice over IP and high-speed Internet to their customers. The MEA also plans to provide networks to small and medium enterprises as well as end users in the next several years. more... 21.08.2007 Secure Information Sharing for Layer 2 Networks TechWeb - USA There are multiple Layer 2 services available today, with the primary three being Metro-Ethernet, Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) and private Ethernet Line Services... VPLS is a Layer 2 version of a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VLPS is a managed service offering which provides multi-protocol support over a fully meshed network. more... 20.08.2007 Bert Ogden Shifts Into High Gear With AT&T Network Services Upgrade TMC Net - Norwalk, CT, USA EDINBURG, Texas, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. has announced that Bert Ogden, one of the leading auto dealership groups in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, has signed a three-year contract for AT&T to provide network and voice services. Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will upgrade Bert Ogden's frame relay services to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) services. Bert Ogden, which is currently expanding, will benefit from the highly secure and scalable Internet Protocol (IP)-based infrastructure of AT&T's MPLS network. The solution allows for seamless integration of new locations, which will be important when Bert Ogden brings the new Fiesta Chevrolet location online. Currently under construction on 17 acres at the corner of Trenton Road and Expressway 281 in Edinburg, the new 32,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open before Labor Day. more... 16.08.2007 VPN Security Is Still an Issue Enterprise Networks & Servers - USA Virtual Private Network (VPN) security still remains an issue. A recent report on penetration tests carried out on the VPNs of U.K. organizations shows that 73 percent have at least one medium-level flaw which could result in external users disrupting their services. VPNs are now a common feature of all teleworking environments and corporate communication networks. Originally developed to provide site-to-site connectivity, most VPN connections today are used by remote or mobile workers linking to corporate or partner networks. more... 13.08.2007 ECN bags R100m VPN deal ITWeb - Rivonia, Gauteng, South Africa [ Johannesburg, 13 August 2007 ] - ECN, a value-added network service provider, has won a multimillion-rand contract to provide a virtual private network for property developer Bondev Development's Midrand Estates residential project. The contract requires ECN to provide the residents of Midrand Estates with voice and data services, and allow for the future deployment of on-demand video content and IPTV, says ECN CEO John Holdsworth. more... 06.08.2007 Mac Gems Weblog Macworld - San Francisco, CA, USA Mac OS X’s built-in VPN (virtual private network) client is a pretty good one: it’s easy to set up; its menu-bar menu makes it convenient to connect to and disconnect from your VPN(s); and it gives you reliable connections. Unless you’re connecting to a Cisco VPN, that is. Search the Web, and you’ll find scads of complaints from Mac users trying to use OS X’s built-in VPN software to connect to Cisco VPNs. The solution is to install Cisco’s own Mac OS X VPN client. When I finally switched—I’d put it off for quite a while because the Cisco client requires the installation of kernel extensions and other system-level files—I was amazed by how much more reliable my VPN connections were. more... 01.08.2007 ICSA Labs Certifies Secure Virtual Private Network Products CNNMoney.com - USA MECHANICSBURG, Pa., August 1 /PRNewswire/ -- ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, has certified safeguards for four virtual private network (VPN) products that help business and government agencies securely connect workers to corporate resources. ICSA Labs, part of Verizon Business' July 1 acquisition of the former Cybertrust, helps vendors ensure that their products are meeting today's rigorous security standards. The VPN products earning ICSA Labs Secure Sockets Layer-Transport Layer Security (SSL-TLS) VPN Version 3.0 Certification are: Array Networks SPX Series, F5 Networks FirePass Series Controllers, Juniper Networks Secure Access 2000 and SonicWALL's Aventail EX-2500. The latest version of SSL-TLS criteria requires products to provide some of the highest levels of encryption available today for customer data. This criteria change offers end users greater assurance that their sensitive data is protected. more... 30.07.2007 Alcatel-Lucent Centralizes Secure Access to Customer Networks With SSL VPN-Plus(TM) Earthtimes.org - USA SAN JOSE, CA -- 07/30/07 -- NeoAccel, developer of third-generation VPN solutions, today announced that Alcatel-Lucent has deployed NeoAccel's SSL VPN-Plus(TM) solution to provide simple, secure, and high-performance remote access for its global telecommunications customer service team. With carrier and service provider customers all over the world, Alcatel-Lucent support team members had previously used a variety of VPN products to connect to customer networks for service and support tasks. more... 24.07.2007 BT broadband network set to signficantly cut NHS communications costs Bapco Journal - London, UK NHS organisations in England can significantly reduce their communications costs thanks to a major upgrade of N3, the NHS national broadband network BT is rolling out as part of the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT). N3, the internet protocol-based network which underpins the National Programme, has been enhanced to carry phone calls using voice over internet protocol technology (VoIP). more... 18.07.2007 SpaceAsia Introduces Virtuozzo-based Virtual Private Server Hosting for the Asian Market W3Reports (press release) - USA SpaceAsia, a leading provider of Web hosting services for the Asian market, announced today it has launched a line of Virtuozzo-based Virtual Private Server (VPS) solutions for business customers in China and surrounding Asian countries. The new plans are hosted on Linux servers, with a choice of CentOS4.2, Fedora Core 5, openSuSE 10.1, or Debian 4.0 operating systems. All plans include daily data backups, 24/7 Network Monitoring, and a 99.5% Uptime Guarantee. Currently, VPS plans are available in three configurations, ranging from 198 HKD (US$25) to 798 HKD (US$100) each month. more... 01.07.2007 Attack on Estonia puts cyber security on EU agenda PRLog.Org (press release) -Reuters - USA HELSINKI (Reuters) - The European Union will address cyber security issues after attacks on the Internet sites of Estonia, EU Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding said on Saturday. Estonia suffered cyber attacks on private and government Internet sites, peaking in May after a decision to move a Soviet-era statue from a square in Tallinn prompted outrage from some Russian nationals in Estonia and triggered a diplomatic row with Moscow. more...

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