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Encore
Networks and USAT Corp. Partner to Deliver
Secure Cellular SCADA Solutions |
USAT
to Offer Encore’s BANDIT™ Line of Rugged
Routers to Meet NERC, CIP and SCADA Requirements
of the Utilities Market |
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Chantilly,
VA - July 5, 2011 – Encore Networks
today announced that USAT Corp. has selected
Encore's IP+Legacy
BANDIT™ line of environmentally
hardened VPN routers for broadband network
solutions aimed at the public utilities
market. USAT selected the BANDIT™ to
provide the seamless migration of serial
SCADA functions over legacy networks
to secure, encrypted, wireless IP networks.
Incorporated in 1996, USAT is a privately
held company headquartered in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina. USAT improves the
efficiency of critical infrastructure
operations by providing, configuring,
and installing durable, field-tested
communications systems designed to transmit
data wirelessly for critical infrastructure
companies.
Tom Kittle, Southern Regional Sales Director
for Encore Networks said, "USAT
is a vital technology partner that provides
the right combination of products, services
and industry expertise built upon experience
with utility sector customers including
numerous Investor Owned Utilities (IOU's)
and electric cooperatives throughout
the country."
The BANDIT™ supports all variants of
the SCADA protocol, both bit- and byte-oriented,
with encryption of all traffic and complete
remote management capabilities. The hardened
construction of the BANDIT™ allows for
operation over wide temperature ranges
found at remote utility sites. The BANDIT™ ensures secure system data and SCADA
network connections directly to the Internet,
secure Wide Area Network (WAN) and/or
Local Area Network (LAN), or commercial
cellular data IP services.
"We pride ourselves as a company
that provides communications devices
tailored to solve our clients' connectivity
issues," stated Rick Borsick, Business
Development Manager for USAT. "By
adding Encore's hardened BANDIT line
to our product portfolio, USAT is able
to provide the solutions utilities need
when connecting legacy serial-based controls
to an IP-based network as well as offering
our clients the type of communications
redundancy that is specified by NERC."
For More Information Contact:
sales@encorenetworks.com - info@encorenetworks.com or by phone 703-318-4325 |
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About
Encore Networks
Encore Networks www.encorenetworks.comis
a leader in secure, IP+Legacy Virtual Private
Network (VPN) routers for converged and broadband
solutions for M2M, SCADA, Smart Grid and
industrial applications. Encore's environmentally
and electrical immunity hardened (rugged)
routers use innovative VPN and security solutions
for wireless, satellite, and terrestrial
networks that support both legacy devices
and Internet Protocol (IP) routing standards.
Encore's BANDIT™ Family of rugged routers
are SCADA, Smart Grid and AMR/AMI enabled
and designed for mission critical applications
in harsh environments with wide temperature
ranges found in utility substations, industrial
plant floors, railroad wayside stations,
transportation, construction sites and point-of-sale
infrastructures. Encore is a member of the
Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC),
the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC), and
the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
(NRECA).
About USAT Corp.
USAT Corp, www.usatcorp.com, a privately
held company headquartered in Chapel
Hill, NC, is a field communications
systems integrator that specializes
in reliable wireless data communication
and remote monitoring systems sales
and service nationwide. USAT is well-known
for migrating "wired" systems
to a cellular-back haul. Since USAT's
clients often contend with harsh environmental
factors during day-to-day operations,
USAT makes it a priority to integrate
solutions built on durable, industry-tested
hardware. As a full-service partner,
USAT provides and installs communications
devices and RF assemblies. USAT also
offers pre- and post-deployment services
focused on helping companies successfully
manage a large deployment of communications
devices.
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