Chantilly,
VA, August 9, 2010 – Encore Networks
today announced that Champion Technology
Services, Inc. has deployed Encore’s
BANDIT™ line of IP+Legacy industrially
hardened routers for satellite VPN solutions.
By installing the BANDIT™ in substations
throughout the Southwestern US, Champion
has provided secure Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA) communications
over satellite for one of their large
Gas and Oil utility customers.
Founded in 2000, industrial automation
and control systems integrator, Champion
Technology Services specializes in wireless
communications, satellite networks and
data management. Headquartered in Baton
Rouge, Champion has offices throughout
Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Utah
and serves customers nationwide.
“We are very excited to have been chosen
by Champion as a technology partner,”
said Scott Burk, Director of Sales for
Encore Networks. “By combining Encore
solutions with Champion’s experience
and understanding of the challenges providing
satellite communications to remote areas,
we are able to deliver secure high-speed
satellite networks to rural regions,
protecting customer assets and providing
a smooth migration path to next generation
IP applications and services.”
Encore’s patented Selective Layer Encryption
(SLE) securely connects satellite networks
with terrestrial Internet links as part
of an end-to-end VPN solution. SLE allows
Champion to provide their utility customer
with complete security of all data transmitted
between their processing facilities and
control centers. The serial protocol
to IP support capabilities in the BANDIT™ ensures the seamless migration of SCADA
functions over their legacy network to
a secure, encrypted satellite IP network.
“SLE was a big reason we decided to
include the hardened Bandit in our product
portfolio over those of other router
manufacturers,” said Scott LaDue, Control
Systems Engineer for Champion Technology
Services. “Unlike traditional VPN solutions,
SLE eliminated the performance degradation
normally associated with running IPsec
VPN’s over satellite connections while
providing secure data encryption.” |
