A new breed of products is emerging to rival traditional Internet-based VPN offerings that give remote users and business partners secure access to corporate networks.
NetScreen Technologies introduced VPN gear that makes it possible for users to tailor-fit protection for specific network resources without having to buy multiple boxes.
A Check Point Software Technologies subsidiary is shipping a security appliance to protect remote-office and telecommuter LANs, and to make it simpler for companies to set up and manage Check Point virtual private networks.
SonicWall on Dec. 10 announced it is boosting the processing power of most of its virtual private networking gear, significantly increasing their encryption speed.
Start-up SnowShore Networks Inc., a company targeting the nascent media server market, Monday unveiled its first product which is designed to help enable emerging IP services, such as Web conferencing and voice portals.