Dulles, VA February 26, 2008 – Encore Networks today announced that IsoTropic Networks has selected its BANDIT™ family of VPN routers for high-performance solutions over satellite. As an Encore Value Added Reseller, IsoTropic has completed installations for a nationwide retail chain, railroad terminals throughout the U.S., and military applications.

IsoTropic Networks is a global solutions based provider of VSAT satellite communications systems. Currently operating on eight satellites, IsoTropic can integrate satellite and terrestrial technologies in a seamless fashion, providing reliable communications solutions over 95% of the world.

“We’ve selected Encore’s BANDIT because of our recent successful installations migrating legacy networks to secure, site-to-site VSAT solutions”, stated Lynn Salisbury, President of IsoTropics Networks. “The rugged version of the BANDIT is perfect for the harsh environmental conditions we have encountered in many of our transportation and military applications.”

Encore’s BANDIT-II™ and BANDIT-III™ are fully featured integrated routers complete with firewall, terminal server, serial-to-IP conversion, legacy-to-IP conversion and VPN functionalities. They are available in both commercial grade and ‘ruggedized’ versions for use in applications with limited environmental controls. The Selective Layer Encryption (SLE) feature in the BANDIT™ is an encryption technology that securely connects satellite networks with terrestrial Internet links as part of an end-to-end VPN solution. SLE optimizes key applications by overcoming the unacceptable performance degradation of IPSec based solutions and allows full VSAT link speeds with VPN capabilities.

“We are pleased that IsoTropic has decided to feature Encore’s BANDIT family as a part of their VSAT solutions. They have enjoyed great success in the enterprise and government markets and truly add value as a key reseller,” said Matthew Girard, Encore Networks Director of Satellite Market Development. “Their expertise in selling, installing and maintaining satellite networks, both large and small, ensures our long standing relationship.”