A common problem for mobile and wireless users is that connections are unstable due to bad network coverage. Some of these interruptions just cause the connection to "pause" a short time while others may result in a new IP address being assigned. The latter will cause most systems to lose all open connections and the user has to log in again and re-establish all connections.
“Up until now this has been a real user problem but with the new roaming functionality in the AppGate VPN product, this problem goes away” says Tomas Olovsson, CTO AppGate Network Security AB. “If the connection to the VPN server is lost, the software will automatically reconnect the user to the server when a network becomes available. The VPN client can even disconnect the user from the VPN server automatically if no data is being sent by applications. This means that applications always believe they have a connection, even though the VPN client may have disconnected the user temporarily from the VPN server due to lack of application activity” explains Tomas Olovsson.
Another example of the benefits are when a workstation with a GPRS or a 3G card moves from the “normal” wired LAN into a wireless LAN. With the new roaming capability of the VPN client, it becomes possible to seamlessly move between different networks and even to receive new IP addresses without losing contact with the VPN system and the applications. All sessions will be automatically resumed when needed.
AppGate also has the ability to compress the traffic, a feature that is very useful when bandwidth is limited or when users pay for each byte being sent.
AppGate Security Server version 6.3 will be released end of June 2004
AppGate Network Security specializes in providing extremely secure network solutions such as SSH/SSL VPNs, personal firewalls and application protection systems.
AppGate Network Security ties together all the pieces of security technology in one easy-to-use system. AppGate solutions work in both fixed and wireless network environments, with the broad range of client systems and scales from small user systems up to enterprise level customers, supporting thousands of users.
That is why AppGate Network Security has some of the largest and most prestigious corporations in the world as customers.
Göran Marby, CEO AppGate Network Security AB
+46 730-66 77 20
goran.marby@appgate.com
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