Dulles,
VA. October 20, 2004 – Encore Networks,
a leading developer of integrated network
security and access products, today announced
that VSAT Systems, the satellite Internet
service subsidiary of Skycasters LLC,
has deployed Encore’s VSR™ VPN product
solutions in their Emergency Mobile Communication
System in hurricane ravaged Florida.
The mobile system includes vehicle-mounted
satellite technology that will deliver
encrypted broadband access for use by
Florida’s Department of Financial Services
anywhere the specially equipped van parks.
The Emergency Mobile Communications
System carries a 1.2-meter satellite
dish for Internet connectivity at 2 Mbps
down and 512 Kbps up. The mobile system
supports multiple Voice over IP phones
and provides highly efficient, end-to-end
VPN encryption with the Encore VSR-30™
security appliance. The VSAT Systems
vans provide state officials with an
alternative to the conventional telephone,
cellular, and other communications destroyed
by the hurricane. The mobile satellite
links allow Florida Financial Services
officials to quickly process and release
emergency funds to residents who have,
in many cases, lost everything in the
storm.
“Thanks to VSAT’s emergency mobile system,
Florida’s Department of Financial Services
is able to send agents to locations where
people need immediate assistance the
most.” stated Bill Uhlig, Encore Networks
Sales Director. “We are proud to be a
part of this project as it puts a human
face on the benefits of satellite technology.”
Encore Networks offers a suite of secure
broadband solutions optimized to work
over satellite and hybrid networks. Such
product lines include the BANDIT™ and
the VSR™ families. Both products are
powered by Encore Networks feature-rich
ELIOS™ operating systems. Features like
IP routing and QoS, stateful inspection
Firewall, IP VPNs and Encore’s patented
Selective Layer Encryption (SLE) allow
satellite carriers to provision high
performance IP VPNs on-demand, with the
ability to support redundancy and fail-over
dynamically via either broadband terrestrial
or satellite networks.
“While our VSAT technology can be used
as a daily part of large enterprise networks,
it is also extremely attractive as an
emergency backup system,” stated Richard
McKinney of VSAT Systems. “With Encore’s
Selective Layer Encryption feature, we
can confidently offer our customers fast
and secure broadband access over satellite
even under the most adverse conditions.” |
