Dulles,
VA. October 24, 2005 – Encore Networks,
a developer of Virtual Private Network
(VPN) security solutions, today announced
that Satellite Communication Technology
Ltd. (SCT), an authorized airtime distributor
for Eutelsat, has selected Encore Networks
to provide secure, site-to-site satellite
connectivity at remote construction sites
in the United Kingdom. SCT has deployed
Encore’s VSR-30™ IP VPN router for Skanska,
the European construction giant, at sites
where temporary and secure communications
is required immediately and where installing
terrestrial circuits would cause unacceptable
time and logistical constraints.
“Satellite broadband enables Skanska’s
communication system to be up and running
the day they arrive on site and provides
the flexibility to transfer all network
equipment and services to a new construction
site when the current project ends”,
stated Steve Chilver, SCT Chief Executive
Officer. “Encore’s VSR-30 allows Skanska
to retain complete control of their network
and provides the freedom to run all existing
applications without modification.”
Encore’s VSR-30™ provides high performance,
end-to-end VPN solutions and includes
features such as IP routing via Selective
Layer Encryption, advanced QoS capabilities,
a stateful packet inspection firewall,
embedded address management capabilities
such as NAT and PrAT, in addition to
VPN flavors such as IPsec, and GRE. All
functionality can be managed both in-band
and/or out-of-band either remotely or
locally via intuitive terminal access
over a secure connection. Also, interoperability
with standards and proprietary based
methods of TCP acceleration ensures smooth
deployment across multi-vendor satellite/terrestrial
networks.
SCT, an Authorized Encore Networks Reseller,
recommended the Encore solution for two
reasons. First, Encore’s industry leading
Selective Layer Encryption technology
that enables satellite operators, systems
integrators and enterprises to securely
connect satellite networks with terrestrial
Internet links as part of an end-to-end
VPN solution. Second, competing vendors
required Skanska to subscribe to a support
service that required information on
their applications and routing be divulged.
The Encore solution is application agnostic.
“The competing products we evaluated
required a detailed knowledge of Skanska’s
application infrastructure, which for
security and support reasons, the Skanska
IT organization was understandably unwilling
to accept. When security is paramount,
no IT manager is willing to provide such
information to anyone outside the company.”
Chilver continued, “We were able to introduce
the Encore appliances using SLE operating
in conjunction with the TCP acceleration
provided by ViaSat LinkStar modems, ensuring
that applications could be run in a VPN
environment with no modifications and
without any of the performance degradation
normally associated with IPSec implementations
over satellite. |
About Encore
Networks
Encore Networks www.encorenetworks.com is
a market leader in developing manageable
equipment for secure, converged, and broadband
solutions for carriers and enterprises. Customers
currently rely on Encore's innovative VPN
and security solutions for wireless, satellite,
and terrestrial networks that support both
legacy devices and the latest Internet routing
standards. Encore products facilitate the
migration from legacy data networks to broadband
IP connectivity. Advanced signaling and voice
inter-working solutions support circuit-to-packet
migration of voice services, on premises
or in the central office. Encore is a member
of the Virtual Private Network Consortium
(VPNC), United States Telecom Association
(USTA), Telecommunications Industry Association
(TIA), Global VSAT Forum (GVF), and the United
Telecom Council (UTC).
About Satellite
Communication Technology Ltd.
SCT www.sct-ltd.com is a provider
of spontaneous Internet and VPN connectivity
solutions. Focusing on supporting companies
where fast, business-grade broadband connectivity
is essential to their core business, SCT
applies its experience and can-do philosophy
to deliver the right networking solution.
For Skanska, and other construction companies
who frequently operate vast projects beyond
the reach and timescales of conventional
Telco’s, SCT solutions are a vital part
of their business. |
