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To: Keith Fauci who wrote (10540)	11/20/1997 1:14:00 PM
From: Vanni Resta	Respond to of 77400

Sounds like the same thing. Though I think the VPN is also more often just a network for strictly internal use. But I have to admit, I don't really know. Anyone else? Happy Investing! Vanni

To: Keith Fauci who wrote (10540)	11/20/1997 3:52:00 PM
From: James A. Shankland	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

I was under the impression that a virtual private network is the same as an Extranet. Ah, you're not fully buzzword-compliant :-). VPN refers to using a public network like the Internet to connect together different parts of an organization's internal network via the Internet (e.g. instead of a private, leased line between a company's Boston and San Jose offices, they use the Internet). In practice, this involves encrypting the data before it hits the Internet. This can be a whole lot cheaper than running your own leased lines; on the other hand, you give up performance guarantees. Your definition of an Extranet is about right, though.