New Sun Software Delivers Personalized Webtop Computing From Any Internet-Connected Device
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1998 -
Sun To Provide Webtop Access to Email, Data and Intranet Applications
Anywhere, Anytime From Any Available Computer
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Monday (Oct. 5) announced a software technology for Information Technology (IT) managers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that provides a cost-effective way to deliver fast, secure access to the corporate intranet from any Internet-connected device. Information, applications, internal Web sites and network services - everything that is normally available to end users on their corporate intranet - will soon be available from anywhere at anytime through new technology, code named the "Sun.Net Strategy" that will change the way people work.
Sun also announced today the acquisition of i-Planet, Inc., (see release dated 10/6/98) a privately-held company specializing in secure Internet communications solutions.
Innovative secure remote access software from i-Planet, RemotePassage, will be a core element of the Sun.Net Strategy.
"This new technology will provide a secure, cost effective connection from the public Internet to a user's personalized Webtop, without the costs normally associated with building a virtual private network - it's true ubiquitous access to corporate IT resources and your virtual enterprise," said Dr. Stuart Wells, senior director of Sun's Network Software products. "'Sun.Net' is running internally at Sun as a pilot project and has significantly lowered remote access costs while providing support for a distributed workforce of 8,000 employees."
Beyond providing employee access, this new software will allow companies to create on-demand extranets for providing secure, direct access to customers, partners and the supply-chain to the corporate intranet, without the additional hardware and networking costs currently associated with extranets or dedicated VPNs.
The Sun.Net Strategy includes RemotePassage(TM) technology as a core element which provides the secure, encrypted tunneling over the Internet. A key benefit of the technology is that proprietary client software is not required to make a secure connection because a Java applet is downloaded on-demand at time of access, allowing any available Internet-connected device to connect securely with the corporate intranet. Security is provided through Secure Socket Layer (SSL), RC5 technology and Diffie/Helman encryption. This solution will work as an additional security layer with any existing VPN or security infrastructure that a company has deployed.
The Sun.Net Strategy also provides for improved performance for low speed users by automatically compressing files before downloading over the Internet or by sending files directly from the server. Truly heterogeneous, the software can access files or applications running on Solaris, Windows NT, Novell, IBM AS400/3270 systems and any UNIX-based file system. Because the RemotePassage technology resides at the network transport layer, Sun.Net will be able to provide detailed, centralized logs that describe every activity of every Internet user - perfect for audits, internal chargebacks, or customer billing.
"Sun.Net" will be available in the first quarter of 1999. For more information visit www.sun.com/sun.net.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision, "The Network Is The Computer(TM)," has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of high quality hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide intranets and expanding the power of the Internet. With more than $9 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 150 countries and on the World Wide Web at sun.com.
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