The Network Associates/CSCO deal flies in the face of Checkpoint's OPSEC client
strategy. The current IRE VPN client is at risk especially if LUcent in NJ gets involved.
Network Associates has a vested interest in this play where CheckPoint has "too
many" competitive overlaps.
-- Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO- news) and Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA
- news) announced today that Network Associates will become a charter member of
Cisco's newly introduced Virtual Private Network (VPN) client interoperability
program. Under the program, 'Network Associates' PGP VPN client software for
> Windows and Macintosh will be certified to seamlessly interoperate with
> Cisco's comprehensive family
> of VPN-optimized routers and firewalls. The PGP VPN client, when
> combined with a Cisco VPN
> gateway, will provide Cisco customers with a robust Internet Protocol Security
(IPSec) compliant solution for remote access VPNs.
>
> ''Cisco is pleased to announce this new VPN client interoperability
> program, and we are excited to
> collaborate with Network Associates to ensure that our customers can
> easily deploy a robust,
> best-in-class VPN client solution,'' said Elizabeth Kaufman, general
> manager of the Security Internet
> Services Unit at Cisco. ''Cisco recognizes that remote access VPNs
> enable users to participate in the
> Internet Economy with freedom of location, and we intend to work with
> leading partners like Network
> Associates to support broad interoperability of Cisco IPSec-based VPN
> solutions in the industry.''
>
> Under the program Network Associates has joined, Cisco will establish a
> limited number of
> relationships with leading vendors to ensure client interoperation with
> Cisco VPN-optimized routers
> and firewalls, VPN management solutions, and VPN policy/identity
> products and architectures.
> Through these relationships, Cisco will work with key vendors to develop
> and maintain formally
> certified products that will enable leading-edge VPN solutions to be
> deployed in both enterprise and
> service provider environments. Network Associates provides a VPN client
> certified by the program.
>
> PGP VPN from Network Associates is an IPSec-compliant VPN solution for
> Windows 95/98/NT
> and Macintosh that has completed thorough interoperability testing with
> Cisco IOS Software(TM).
> PGP VPN is the only VPN client product on the market to integrate email,
> file, disk and VPN security
> into a single lightweight solution for remote users. It is designed for
> scalable deployments with features
> like pre-configured silent install and completely transparent end user
> operations. PGP VPN supports
> PGP certificates as well as all major X.509 v3 certificate formats,
> including VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN
> - news), Entrust (Nasdaq: ENTU - news) and the Net Tools PKI from
> Network Associates.
> Additional information on the PGP VPN client is available at:
> nai.com.
>
> ''We are very pleased that Cisco has chosen PGP VPN as a recommended
> remote user solution for
> their customers around the world,'' said Peter Watkins, general manager
> of products and support for
> Network Associates. ''Our expertise in robust, easy-to-deploy, client
> security software, combined
> with Cisco's leadership position in networking solutions represents a
> clear win for our customers
> everywhere.''
>
> Cisco customers interested in acquiring the PGP VPN client for remote
> access VPNs can purchase
> directly from Network Associates or its certified channel partners. The
> PGP VPN client is shipping
> today at a starting price of $15 per client for a 1,000 user network.
>
> About Cisco Systems
>
> Cisco Systems Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the
> Internet. News and information are
> available at cisco.com.
>
> About Network Associates
>
> With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Network Associates, Inc.
> is a leading supplier of
> enterprise network security and management software. For more
> information, Network Associates can
> be reached at 408-988-3832 or on the Internet at nai.com.
>
> Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are
> registered trademarks of Cisco
> Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. Network
> Associates, PGP and Net Tools are
> registered Trademarks of Network Associates and/or its affiliates in the
> United States and/or other
> countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the
> property of their respective owners.
>
> SOURCE: Network Associates, Inc. |
