Dulles,
VA. November 8, 2004 – Encore Networks,
a leading developer of integrated converged
Virtual Private Network (VPN) security
solutions, today announced that Virgin
Technologies Inc., a leading Canadian
satellite telecommunications and installation
company, has selected Encore’s complete
line of security appliances and VPN routers
for their enterprise satellite network
solutions. Virgin Technologies will sell,
install and service Encore’s BANDIT™
security appliances and the VSR™ family
of VPN routers to provide end-to-end,
broadband IP VPN solutions across their
satellite service offerings.
Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada, Virgin Technologies delivers
turnkey networks and consulting services
with a focus on satellite and broadband
solutions in the natural resource, manufacturing
and construction industries. Strategically
located near the one of the most active
oil rich exploration zones in the world,
Virgin Technologies provides an impressive
range of skills through its knowledgeable
and dedicated team supporting the demanding
technical requirements of this industry.
“Virgin Technologies has built its solid
reputation by providing innovative converged
satellite VPN connectivity between remote
and corporate office’s supporting applications
like HTTP, email and server based computing
solutions using Terminal Services,” said
Kevin Mannette, Encore Networks Director
of Canadian Sales-West. “They have defined
and overcome the challenges of providing
satellite-based communications to remote
locations and successfully deployed bundled
broadband VPN solutions over satellite
networks.
Encore Network’s VPN security products
enables satellite users requiring secure
end-to-end connections, to realize the
full potential of their limited satellite
bandwidth without the performance degradation
associated with traditional IPsec VPN
products. Through the use of exclusive
patented Selective Layer Encryption (SLE™),
Encore Networks can provide channel efficient
VPN solutions across Performance Enhancement
Proxy (PEP) based accelerated satellite
networks and seamlessly connect to terrestrial
VPN networks without the need to decrypt
and switch traffic at the satellite hub.
Encore’s products are uniquely versatile
IP+Legacy and IP only VPN appliances
that provide satellite, terrestrial and
hybrid enterprise data networks support
for numerous legacy data protocols.
“Encore’s Selective Layer Encryption
technology allows us to fully leverage
the Bandwidth in our satellite telecommunication
products, enabling us to offer our customers
secure end-to-end networks without sacrificing
performance,” stated Robert Smibert,
Virgin Technologies President. “The Selective
Layer Encryption feature in Encore’s
products securely connects, with full
throughput, satellite networks with public
and private terrestrial Internet Protocol
links.” |
About Encore
Networks
Encore Networks www.encorenetworks.com is
a market leader in developing Secure, Converged,
and Broadband solutions for carriers and
enterprise customers. This includes innovative
VPN and security solutions for satellite,
and terrestrial networks, evolutionary products
for legacy data to broadband IP conversion,
as well as advanced signaling and voice inter-working
solutions for circuit-to-packet migration.
Encore is a member of the Virtual Private
Network Consortium (VPNC), United States
Telecom Association (USTA), Telecommunications
Industry Association (TIA), and the Global
VSAT Forum (GVF).
About Virgin
technologies
Virgin Technologies Inc www.virgintechnologies.com is a leading provider of mobile and fixed
satellite Internet service for companies
working in remote or rural locations. Virgin
provides cost-effective communication solutions
that enable business to extend its network
to all offices and locations regardless
of geographical boundaries. |
