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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 8:59:50 -0500
From: newsroom@bizwire.com
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Subject: COMPATIBLE-SYSTEMS
BW1481 NOV 16,1998 8:49 PACIFIC 11:49 EASTERN
( BW)(COMPATIBLE-SYSTEMS) Compatible Systems Targets Network Service
Providers With IntraPort Carrier Class VPN Switches
Business Editors/Technology Writers
BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1998--
New VPN Solutions First in the Market to Provide Layer-3
Access to Frame Relay and MPLS Intranets
Compatible Systems Corporation today unveiled two new
carrier-class VPN switches that allow Network Service Providers (NSPs)
for the first time to deliver VPN-based remote access to Frame Relay
and MPLS intranets.
The new IntraPort Carrier-2 and IntraPort Carrier-8 integrate
dial-up remote access via IPSec VPN connections with Layer-2 services
such as Frame Relay and MPLS, allowing NSPs to incorporate roving
users into packed switched WAN offerings.
"Despite the huge growth of 'roll-your-own' enterprise VPNs,
Layer-2 services such as Frame Relay still own the lion's share of
corporate intranet connectivity," said Matt McConnell, president and
CEO of Compatible Systems.
"Until now, however, there has been no way to bring individual
remote users into the 'cloud.' That's what the IntraPort Carriers
deliver to NSPs. We've put our industry-leading VPN technology to work
to allow customers to do something they've needed for a long time."
"NSPs are finding increased pressure from competition," said Greg
Howard, director of service provider programs at Infonetics Research
Corporation. "They are looking for ways to differentiate their service
offerings and Compatible's IntraPort products will help NSPs deliver
scaleable managed VPN services."
With the IntraPort Carrier series customers would access the
intranet by making a local PPP connection to any Internet Service
Provider. Using IntraPort client software -- available for Windows 95,
98, NT, Macintosh and Linux -- dial-up users create a secure IPSec VPN
tunnel through the public Internet to an IntraPort Carrier located at
an NSP facility.
The IntraPort Carrier terminates the tunnel and establishes a
connection to the private Frame Relay or MPLS service.
The IntraPort Carrier
The IntraPort Carrier is available in either a two or eight-slot
chassis. Each slot houses an I/O card supporting up to 5,000 VPN
sessions for fully loaded capacities of 40,000 and 10,000 connections,
respectively. Each StrongARM(TM)-based I/0 card features a Triple DES
encryption co-processor. LAN/WAN interface options include 10/100 Mbps
Ethernet, DS3 and High-Speed Synchronous Interface (HSSI).
In standard operation, IPSec packets from a remote client
location travel the public Internet and undergo a normal VPN sequence
-- decryption, authentication, source address translation -- at the
IntraPort Carrier. VPN groups are assigned at the IntraPort Carrier
location.
The IntraPort Carrier supports RADIUS authentication and
accounting. Once the VPN connection has been terminated, packets are
switched onto the private intranet. The process is reversed for
sending traffic back to the client over the public Internet.
The IntraPort Carrier supports all the features of the IntraPort
family of VPN Access Servers (see below).
Pricing and Availability
The IntraPort Carrier-2 and IntraPort Carrier-8 will be available
in Q4, 1998. Pricing is as follows:
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IntraPort Carrier-2 (supports up to 10,000 users when fully loaded)
- w/1 3DES - 10/100 Mbps card installed: $30,000
- w/1 3DES - DS3 card installed: $35,000
- w/1 3DES - HSSI card installed $35,000
IntraPort Carrier-8 (supports up to 40,000 users when fully loaded)
- w/1 3DES - 10/100 Mbps card installed: $45,000
- w/1 3DES - DS3 card installed: $50,000
- w/1 3DES - HSSI card installed $50,000
Additional I/O cards
- 3DES - 10/100 Mbps $12,000
- 3DES - DS3 $17,000
- 3DES - HSSI $17,000
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The IntraPort Family
The IntraPort family of VPN Access Servers includes the IntraPort
Carrier-2 and Carrier-8, as well as servers for large enterprises and
small-to-mid-sized business applications. All IntraPort products
feature:
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-- Leading-edge IPSec tunneling for TCP/IP and IPX network protocols
-- Integrated routing via RIP, RIP2 and OSPF
-- Three encryption levels including Triple DES
-- Unlimited-user client support for Windows 95(TM), Windows 98(TM),
Windows NT(TM), MacOS and Linux
-- MD5/SHA, RADIUS and SecurID authentication; and full packet
filtering
-- CompatiView, a GUI management application for Windows and
Macintosh, is included with every IntraPort.
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"There are a number of ways to apply VPN to the corporate
networking topology, including the business model of Network Service
Providers," said McConnell.
"The IntraPort Carrier line is another indication of our
commitment to supply the widest range of VPN solutions in the
industry. The IntraPort family gives customers the ability to choose
what is right for them while knowing that whatever choice they make is
built on a solid foundation of secure and cost-effective
connectivity."
Compatible Systems
Compatible Systems Corporation is the industry leader in
hardware-based VPN solutions for site-to-site and remote access
networking. The company has more than 10 years of network product
design experience and has worked with VPN technologies since 1991.
Compatible Systems has strong customer, reseller and ISP
relationships and has installed equipment in thousands of networks
worldwide. For more information, contact Compatible Systems
Corporation at P.O. Box 17220, Boulder, Colo. 80308 or by phone at
800/356-0283 or 303/444-9532. The company's World Wide Web server is
http://www.compatible.com.
Among the industry veterans who have begun development of VPN
products are Ascend Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASND), Cisco Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO), Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), Nortel Networks
(NYSE:NTL) and Shiva Corporation (Nasdaq:SHVA).
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CONTACT: Compatible Systems Corp.
Tom Ferrell, 800/356-0283 or 303/444-9532
tferrell@compatible.com
or
Simon/McGarry Public Relations
Danelle White, 650/596-5880 ext. 4271
dwhite@shandwick.com
KEYWORD: COLORADO
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET PRODUCT
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