Microsoft unveiled a new secure sockets layer virtual private networking solution Thursday. Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 is the fruit of its July 2006 acquisition of Whale Communications. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker also announced that it has partnered with Celestix Networks and Network Engines in order to offer a new pricing and licensing model that it said will make SSL VPNs more cost-effective for “all small businesses — from small to large enterprises — and for all deployments.”
When you use your laptop to access work files, personal information like taxes or e-mail, and other things that need to be safe, knowing that you have VPN to back up your activities is a relief to many.
Microsoft Pushes VPN to Mainstream
Posted by: Walaika Haskins February 2, 2007 01:45 PMMicrosoft unveiled a new secure sockets layer virtual private networking solution Thursday. Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 is the fruit of its July 2006 acquisition of Whale Communications. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker also announced that it has partnered with Celestix Networks and Network Engines in order to offer a new pricing and licensing model that it said will make SSL VPNs more cost-effective for “all small businesses — from small to large enterprises — and for all deployments.”