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VPN Products Provide Simple and Cost Effective Remote Access

Demand for remote access is being driven by an undeniable combination of business, social and technology trends. Employee demands for flexible work arrangements, company drives for improved productivity and reduced costs, and new enabling technologies are fueling the emergence of the distributed workplace. This new distributed workplace is made up of headquarters, branch offices, telecommuters, mobile workers, contractors, suppliers, and partners—all needing secure access to an organization’s network resources.

Until recently, connecting remote offices and users remained the province of only the largest companies with enough technical skill and financial resources. Why? Because until now, most small and medium organizations that wanted to link remote offices and users muddled through limited bandwidth options, high prices, and complex technical requirements.

Today, two key technologies are converging to open up cost-effective, robust Internet based remote access solutions for small and medium organizations. First is the rapid proliferation of affordable broadband Internet access technologies, including DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), cable and wireless. Second is the emergence of standards-based Virtual Private Network (VPN) solutions that allow small and medium organizations to transfer private data securely over the public Internet. Together, these technologies promise to enable small and medium organizations to tap into the compelling benefits of remote access to work smarter, reduce costs, and gain competitive advantage.

SonicWALL VPN enables simple and cost effective remote access for telecommuters, branch offices, partners and others you want to give access to your network resources. SonicWALL’s IPSec-based VPN seamlessly operates with SonicWALL Internet security appliances to create an integrated security and remote access solution. SonicWALL VPN is easy to set up using the streamlined Web-based interface incorporated in every SonicWALL Internet security appliance. SonicWALL VPN Client software allows mobile users to securely access a SonicWALL VPN over the Internet using dial-up modem connections. SonicWALL’s Group VPN feature eases deployment of VPN Clients by automatically generating a VPN Client configuration file for multiple clients.

On October 31, 2001, SonicWALL acquired RedCreek Communications, the manufacturer of the Ravlin line of IPSec VPN appliances and software. Ravlins enabled large companies to provide secure access to their corporate networks from virtually any location. The Ravlin line of  VPN solutions included integrated hardware and software packages that ensure the privacy of information as it is transmitted across public and private networks and allow companies to control access to their corporate resources. Ravlin products give distributed enterprises cost-effective management solutions for remote connections, ranging from dial up and DSL to T1 and high-speed OC3 lines.