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Nortel tech to give secure Net connections
By Wylie Wong
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 27, 1999, 10:50 a.m. PT
Nortel Networks next week will introduce a revamped line of switching devices that will allow mobile PC users to create secure connections to their corporate networks through the Internet.
Nortel Networks' additions to the equipment--acquired when the former Bay Networks teamed with New Oak Communications early last year--includes support for twice as many users as previous models and integrates Check Point Software Technologies' firewall software, said Patrick Grillo, the company's VPN product marketing manager.
Faster processors have helped Nortel enhance the performance of its switching technology, he said.
The new 1500 model, with a 300-MHz Intel Celeron chip, supports 100 simultaneous "tunnels," or secure connections over the Internet, while the 2500 model, with a 333-MHz Pentium II chip, supports 400 tunnels. The high-end 4500 model, with a dual 450-MHz Intel Xeon chip, supports 4,000 simultaneous users, according to the company.
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