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(COMTEX) SECURE COMPUTING ANNOUNCES INTEROPERABILITY WITH ASCEND COMM
SECURE COMPUTING ANNOUNCES INTEROPERABILITY WITH ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS'
Secure Access
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Secure Computing Corporation
(Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading provider of total network security solutions,
today announced successful completion of interoperability testing with
its BorderWare Firewall Server 5.0 and Ascend Communications' Secure
Access(TM) 2.0, providing a high level of security for Virtual Private
Network (VPN) capabilities to enterprises deploying Secure Access 2.0.
The commitment of both companies to standards-based technologies, such
as IPSec, enables the enhancement of network security solutions to
provide greater levels of confidence in the protection of
mission-critical information.
"Our interoperability with Ascend's Secure Access 2.0 gives
organizations flexibility for optimal security as they establish their
networks for secure communications around the world," said Joseph
Stockwell, vice president of business development at Secure Computing.
The successful interoperability of BorderWare and Secure Access 2.0 was
largely due to the common support of the IPSec standard for encryption,
allowing a VPN to be established between the two products. A VPN
allows organizations to connect remote offices for secure
communications and exchange of information through an encrypted tunnel.
All traffic between BorderWare and Secure Access 2.0 can be encrypted
using IPSec to prevent compromise of the information by intervention of
an unauthorized user.
"As organizations expand their corporate networks to accommodate remote
offices, they demand high levels of security to ensure the protection
of their information assets. We look forward to further opportunities
with Secure Computing to provide network security solutions to meet the
diverse needs of network computing environments," said Dave Dawson,
general manager of Ascend's Network Security Division.
