  |
|||||||||||||
|
AimQuest Announces a Secure, Intranet Roaming Solution for the GRIC Network
AimQuest Corporation of Milpitas, CA, announced
today the availability of a secure Intranet solution for corporations
that combines the advanced tunneling, firewall and encryption
capabilities of Digital's AltaVista Tunnel technology with AimQuest's
global Intranet/Extranet access software, AimTraveler Corporate.
This new solution will be available to corporations from member
ISPs and telcos in the multinational GRIC (Global Reach Internet Connection) Alliance. World Summit '97,
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 19, 1997.AimQuest Corporation of Milpitas,
CA, announced today the availability of a secure Intranet solution
for corporations that combines the advanced tunneling, firewall
and encryption capabilities of Digital's AltaVista Tunnel technology
with AimQuest's global Intranet/Extranet access software, AimTraveler
Corporate. This new solution will be available to corporations
from member ISPs and telcos in the multinational GRIC(Global Reach Internet Connection)
Alliance. AimQuest Corporation of Milpitas, CA, announced today the availability of a secure Intranet solution for corporations that combines the advanced tunneling, firewall and encryption capabilities of Digital's AltaVista Tunnel technology with AimQuest's global Intranet/Extranet access software, AimTraveler Corporate. This new solution will be available to corporations from member ISPs and telcos in the multinational GRIC(Global Reach Internet Connection) Alliance.
With this new combined capability, companies
will be able to provide secure, remote global access to their
company Intranets, easily and cost-effectively. this new combined
capability, companies will be able to provide secure, remote global
access to their company Intranets, easily and cost-effectively.
Combining the Internet communications technology
of the TCP/IP-based global GRIC network with the powerful AltaVista
Tunnel solutions, for workgroups or single employees, will allow
companies to protect corporate assets while increasing productivity
by permitting secure access. Tunneling allows information to be
securely passed between a server and another computer over a public
network as if the two were connected by a single physical wire.
the Internet communications technology of the TCP/IP-based global
GRIC network with the powerful AltaVista Tunnel solutions, for
workgroups or single employees, will allow companies to protect
corporate assets while increasing productivity by permitting secure
access. Tunneling allows information to be securely passed between
a server and another computer over a public network as if the
two were connected by a single physical wire.
If a company requires data encryption and
VPN (Virtual Private Network) capability for traffic between a
roaming user and the company's Intranet, the tunnel software installed
on a server, referred to as a "tunnel server," is needed
in order to terminate the encrypted tunnel. In addition,
tunnel client software has to be installed
at the other end of the encrypted tunnel, such as the remote user's
laptop or PC. With this solution, GRIC member ISPs and telcos
will be able to supply their corporate clients with a complete
secure Intranet access solution that will be transparent to the
user.
This roaming solution is available on the
following platforms: Digital UNIX 4.0, Windows NT on Intel and
Windows NT on Alpha. It delivers a highly flexible firewall-independent
solution. It can run on a system with the DEC AltaVista Firewall
or on a separate system behind a firewall that protects it from
the Internet. Digital will work with AimQuest to empower Digital's
field personnel with access into their corporate networks via
the GRIC global access points in Q3 1997.
Potential customers can see this technology
in action at Digital's ISP Works ISP Solution Centers in the U.S.
(in Nashua, NH) and in other parts of the world.
Corporate customers or GRIC members interested
in providing their customers with this secure solution should
contact AimQuest Corporation, phone: (408) 955-1920, fax: (408)
955-1968 or email: info@aimquest.com.
According to Rose Ann Giordano, vice president
of Digital's ISP business, "We are delighted at the prospect
of being able to offer a complete solution for secure Intranet
roaming in conjunction with AimQuest and the GRIC network. We
believe that secure Intranet roaming is a strategic necessity
for today's corporations. In addition, we are announcing that
ISP Works, our state-of-the-art ISP Solution Center, also will
be joining the GRIC Alliance as a new member, so that prospective
customers can experience the difference that these new Internet
communications capabilities provide."
"The combination of AimQuest's leadership
in Internet communications with Digital's leading-edge AltaVista
tunnel solutions offers companies around the world a very secure,
high-performance way to safeguard corporate assets while allowing
cost-effective Intranet roaming," noted Chris Hrut, director
of business development for AimQuest Corporation.
GRIC is the leading alliance of nearly 150
top international ISPs, telcos and carriers, offering cost-effective
global roaming, telephony, faxing and other services through a
high-performance TCP/IP network, covering 13 million dial-up subscribers
and 20 million corporate users over 152 countries and more than
1,300 POPs (points of presence). is the leading alliance of nearly
150 top international ISPs, telcos and carriers, offering cost-effective
global roaming, telephony, faxing and other services through a
high-performance TCP/IP network, covering 13 million dial-up subscribers
and 20 million corporate users over 152 countries and more than
1,300 POPs (points of presence).
Digital Equipment Corporation is a world leader
in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated
worldwide information systems. Digital's scaleable Alpha and
x86 platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together
with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations
compete and win in today's global marketplace. For more information
visit their Worldwide Web site at
/_global/_links/digital/index.htminfo/internet/isp.
AimQuest and the GRIC Alliance offer ISPs
and telcos a reliable and long-term partner in the development
and domination of the $63 billion Internet communications market.
Close to 150 of the world's largest ISPs and telco (carriers)
belong to the GRIC Alliance, including NETCOM, Prodigy, Singapore
Telecom, NEC, Fujitsu, KDD, Malaysia Telecom, Finland Telecom,
Korea PC Telecom, FranceNet, Cybernet AG, Hong Kong Telecom, Samsung,
Hyundai, Chungwha Telecom, Telstra and DTI Mitsubishi. For additional
information, please contact AimQuest Corporation's worldwide headquarters
at 1381 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
For more information contact:
Jon Porter, PR Manager
Ethel Kaiden, PR Manager
AltaVista and Alpha are trademarks
of Digital Equipment Corporation.
  
| |||||||||||||
