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Does AltaVista Tunnel work with leading firewalls? Yes. The AltaVista Tunnel products were tested for interoperability with all leading firewalls, including AltaVista Firewall, by an independent testing lab. In all cases the firewalls were able to pass AltaVista Tunnel traffic. Most firewalls can be set up to allow encrypted tunnel traffic into a trusted network and onto the tunnel server. However, tunnels provide powerful access rights to trusted networks, so some care in selecting the method of bypass is warranted. One good approach is to set up a generic relay on a firewall. This relays traffic addressed to a unique port on the firewall onto the appropriate port of the AltaVista Tunnel Workgroup Edition. This method hides the actual address of the Workgroup Tunnel server, and logs all attempts at connection at both the firewall and tunnel. AltaVista Tunnel Concurrent Tunnels Price ($US) AltaVista Tunnel Personal Edition 1 $99 AltaVista Tunnel Workgroup Edition Digital Unix: 50 BSD/OS: 50 $995 AltaVista Tunnel Workgroup L Edition Digital Unix: 200 BSD/OS: 100 $1,995 AltaVista Tunnel Workgroup XL Edition Digital Unix: 512 BSD/OS: N/A $2,495

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Onyx Computers finds AltaVista products "light years ahead"

"As Digital's largest Canadian reseller and customer, we firmly believe that we must use and understand the products we sell before we can endorse them to our customers." stated Phillip De Leon, President. "At Onyx, we have found that AltaVista's firewall and tunnel technology is light years ahead of the competition." For Onyx this means using AltaVista Firewall and AltaVista Tunnel technology throughout its organization.

Onyx operates an electronic commerce site called "Onyx Interactive," which allows customers to select from over 80,000 hardware and software products for sale. Orders are placed daily through this site, and Onyx uses AltaVista Firewall to ensure its internal database of ordering information, as well as other confidential materials on its intranet, are protected from outside access.

The company has also networked its Toronto head office and Ottawa branch office with AltaVista Tunnel software, thereby allowing the company to use the Internet in a safe, cost-efficient manner without limiting the high throughput required for confidential and critical data.

"Both AltaVista Firewall and AltaVista Tunnel are highly cost-effective tools that allow us to secure our own internal operations from outsiders," said De Leon. "At the same time, the software helps us control the flow of information into the company. With AltaVista Firewall, for example, we can ensure that employees don't import certain types of information, such as video and sound, that we feel would be inappropriate or unnecessary for conducting business."

According to De Leon, Onyx's focus on security extends to its customers who are also looking for reliable, cost-effective ways to secure their Internet/intranet sites. "Customers today view the Internet as a way to add value to their own customers and differentiate themselves from the competition," he stated. "At the same time, companies are wary of installing technology that may in any way be insecure.

"As Onyx's customers migrate to the Internet, we urge each and every one of them to pay special attention to the most critical aspect of their implementation, the firewall and tunnel technology. We believe Digital's products outperform all of its competition in terms of ease of use and security features, as well as built-in flexibility for growth within the organization."

Based upon Onyx's positive experience with Digital's firewall and tunnel products, the company has also installed AltaVista Forum software on its intranet to improve communication and increase collaboration among its employees.

Vital Integration Solutions offers a secure future for their customers

Vital Integration Solutions, Inc., a networking and systems integration company located in Des Moines, Iowa, understands both the opportunities and risks associated with the Internet. The company, a Digital Value-added Reseller (VAR), markets and sells a host of Internet products and services to companies large and small.

"We work with a wide range of clients, from Fortune 50 companies to local manufacturers, that know about the Internet and want to be a part of it," stated David Backstrom, President and CEO.

Problem Solving
"Our job is to listen to the problem the customer hopes to solve with this technology and then offer them a solution that meets those needs. "For Vital, this means more than just selling hardware, software, and integration products. It also entails helping companies build their own home pages, learn how to market their products on the Internet, and explore the resource issues involved in setting up and maintaining a Web site."

According to Backstrom, the key customer concern is security. Vital's solution is to offer a range of firewall and security products designed to protect a company's assets. And the product Vital recommends for most of its customers is AltaVista's Firewall.

Firewalls Needed
"The security needs of our customers require us to integrate a firewall into their current security environments or to help them develop disciplines from scratch," said Backstrom.

"Digital's AltaVista Firewall product fits well into both scenarios. It meets the needs of our midrange customers and is flexible enough to work in the stringent multi-gate firewall environments of financial institutions. This, plus the tremendous reputation the product has in the industry, allows our customers to sleep at night."

Vital also uses AltaVista Firewall to protect its own company-confidential materials. "We have 31 different intranet home pages on our site, but only two or three of them are outside the firewall," said Backstrom. "With AltaVista Firewall, we know that our own important company data is secure."

"We won't recommend a Digital product if we don't think it's the right one for our customers. We use and sell AltaVista Firewall because we honestly think its the best product available. It offers customers an easy-to-use, cost-effective, scalable solution that can grow with their needs."

Tunnels Easy to Use
In addition, Vital recently began using Digital's AltaVista Tunnel software, which allows companies to "open up" their private network to allow customers, partners, suppliers, and remote workers to access and share information. "We really like AltaVista Tunnel because it is easy to set up and use," commented Backstrom. "It also offers an affordable solution to companies that want to extend their internal networks while still maintaining a secure environment."

According to Backstrom, the company is equally impressed with the capabilities of the AltaVista Search Public Service. "We honestly don't use any other Internet search engine," he said. "It is an amazing tool that allows anyone to complete a complex search incredibly fast."

"The bottom line is that although many of us at Vital have worked with Digital for years, we have built our reputation on providing customers with the right products and services they need for their specific problems," concluded Backstrom.