Dulles,
VA. February 25, 2003 – Encore Networks,
a leading developer of integrated network
security and access products, today announced
the addition of Virtual Private Network
(VPN) solutions for satellite enterprise
data networks to its BANDIT™ product
line. The enhanced capabilities include
existing support for IPsec VPN, dynamic
firewall, IP routing, numerous legacy
data protocols, and Encore Network's
exclusive patented breakthrough Selective
Layer Encryption (SLE™). These features
enable satellite users running applications
over IP to realize the benefits of broadband
communications without experiencing the
inherent performance degradation typically
associated with satellite circuits.
Satellite modems have been widely adopted
throughout global markets as an efficient
means of providing the full spectrum
of broadband communications services
via satellite-based RF transponders.
Satellite providers have deployed more
than 800,000 enterprise circuit drops
worldwide, and providing end-to-end VPN
services has been limited and challenging.
Satellite propagation delay reduces throughput
of TCP, affecting IPsec and other VPN
protocols. Now, with Encore's Selective
Layer Encryption feature, significant
improvements have been implemented to
optimize the performance of key applications
over satellite networks, such as email,
file transfer, and Internet surfing.
According to William Flanagan, Principal
of Flanagan Consulting, "Satellite
companies have responded to the large
number of users running IP over satellite
with various methods to overcome the
choking effect that network delay has
on TCP. These methods improve throughput
to open the full capacity of the satellite
channel. Encore's Selective Layer Encryption
is significant to this market because
its flexible configurability lets users
apply encryption without interfering
with any of the methods that boost throughput."
"Satellite network operators have
captured a significant market share in
terms of providing broadband access alternatives
to small and medium size enterprise customers," said
Abir Hnidi, Encore Networks CTO and Vice
President. "With the innovative
Selective Layer Encryption feature on
the BANDIT™ VPN product family, Encore
Networks provides Satellite Network Operators
(SNOs) with a technical solution that
allows them to generate incremental revenues
by offering value-added, high performance
IP VPN services to their customers without
suffering the typical reduction in throughput." |
About Encore
Networks
Encore Networks www.encorenetworks.com is
a leading developer of integrated, broadband
IP+Legacy™ VPN and security platforms, signaling
protocol conversion, and converged voice
and data solutions for both carriers and
enterprises. Encore provides advanced security
solutions that include encryption, stateful
inspection IP VPNs, support of legacy data
protocols and built-in dial backup and fail-over
capabilities. Encore’s innovative signaling
and data solutions include signaling conversion
for voice migration from circuit to packet,
a broad line of IADs, VPN router CPE and
host products to transform legacy data networks
to broadband IP infrastructure.
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