AEP Networks to Distribute Leading Security Products

AEP Networks today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with WhiteGold Solutions for the Australia and New Zealand markets. WhiteGold is a Unified Value Distributor providing experienced-based pre-and-post-sales and technical support, training and professional services expertise in addition to best-in-class security solutions to resellers across the region. The relationship will expand AEP Networks’ presence in the region, as WhiteGold will introduce the AEP solutions to their reseller and service provider network encompassing the SME, Education, Government, Corporate and Enterprise sectors – with key niche verticals within each.

Under the terms of the agreement, the first product being distributed via WhiteGold will be the AEP Netilla secure application access gateway product line, marketed as part of WhiteGold’s Unified End-Point Security solutions. The Netilla products provide entry into areas not yet covered by WhiteGold’s current vendor offerings, such as secure remote application access for disaster recovery and business continuity planning (e.g. Swine Flu), and client-side authentication and user-based policy enforcement of application access control (endpoint security). The Netilla line is available in both hardware appliance and virtual appliance models.

“By teaming with WhiteGold Solutions, we can improve our customer experience in terms of support, professional services and training,” said Pat Donnellan, CEO at AEP Networks. “WhiteGold’s ability to introduce new products to partners locally, along with their overall security expertise, makes them a wonderful representative of AEP Networks.”

“We are pleased to join AEP Networks’ channel partner network. AEP will be a key vendor and we look forward to introducing our established customer base to the outstanding security products from AEP,” stated Dominic Whitehand, managing director of WhiteGold Solutions. “Additionally, WhiteGold will be able to expand the number of offerings to customers by distributing additional AEP Networks product lines – providing communications, encryption, key management and more.”

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AEP Networks Opens Office in California

AEP Networks, a leader in secure communications and networking, today announced the opening of its newest office location in California. Currently, the company is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, and has additional offices in Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Ascot and Hemel Hempstead, UK. Located in Santa Clara, the new Bay Area location will provide a West coast presence due to the success and growth the company has achieved throughout the western half of the United States.

Michael Stewart, vice president of sales for the Americas at AEP Networks, will head up the local team. With more than 20 years' experience working in the IT industry, Stewart will be responsible for fostering existing business relationships and driving new sales.

This year has shown significant growth for AEP Networks and has further solidified the company’s position as a trusted provider of secure networking, encryption, communications and application access solutions. Recently, AEP has secured contracts with computer and digital media manufacturers, casino gaming equipment manufacturers, communications providers, Internet infrastructure organizations and universities across the country. The company recently introduced a new solution in conjunction with Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC), where the AEP Keyper hardware security module (HSM) is used to assure the security of private keys as part of a DNSSEC implementation.

“AEP has been on an expansion ramp-up this past year,” said Pat Donnellan, chief executive officer of AEP Networks. “Establishing a West Coast operation reflects our strong commitment to provide our clients and partners with timely account management and technical support in an efficient manner. Having both East and West Coast presences allows us to better cover the entire United States and Canada.”

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AEP Networks Webinar 9th October 9am to 1pm UK Summer Time

Please join us in our Webinar for Value Add Resellers, Distributors, Technial Pre-Sales and Commercial Teams

In this webinar you will hear from the Senior Product Managers from AEP Networks, talking about and answering questions on Net Encryptors, Keyper HSM and Secure Communications Solutions.

This webinar is open to all Pre-Sales Engineers, Sales and Commercial groups within the VAR community.

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AEP Networks Releases New Version of Its Award-Winning Netilla Product Line

AEP Networks, a leader in secure communications and networking, today announced the availability of the latest version of its AEP Netilla secure application access product line. AEP Netilla version 6.4 includes MyDesktop, a new feature that enables users to access their office desktop personal computers from remote locations. In conjunction with the 6.4 release, a new simplified license model is in effect for both Netilla hardware appliances and the product line’s Virtual Edition.

The AEP Netilla gateway appliance enables secure, browser-based access to a broad range of business applications including seamless support for Windows Remote Desktop Services and Citrix XenApp. Remote workers, branch office employees and business partners can quickly and securely reach virtually any resource used in a company’s business with any PC, laptop or thin client device.

The new MyDesktop service provides premium users with secure, user-friendly access to a PC from anywhere, offering office employees more flexible work options, such as working from home or while on a business trip. Setup and management has been greatly simplified with the introduction of this new service. In the past, network administrators would separately configure desktop access for each user. MyDesktop’s plug-and-play functionality creates user configurations automatically via Active Directory. Users are granted secure, remote access to their individual desktops via automatically created access control lists (ACLs).

The new, simplified license model for the Netilla product line offers a services-oriented approach, making it easier for customers to decide which capabilities they need and, therefore, which license type is best. With the AEP Netilla hardware models, customers can choose from two levels of user licenses, standard and premium. Standard services continue to be included with the hardware and are unlimited with no per user cost. Premium services are offered for an additional per concurrent user charge with quantity discounts available. AEP Netilla Virtual Edition (VE) offers one license, which provides complete functionality equivalent to that of a premium user license. With the new licensing model, customers can purchase as few as five user licenses, with no additional cost for the Netilla VE virtual appliance.

"We are excited to announce our newest version of Netilla. To meet the demands of our customers and their often mobile workforce, our new service, MyDesktop, enables workers to easily access their PCs from home or while traveling. Employees benefit from the flexible work options this provides and employers benefit from an increase in productivity. Work no longer needs to be put on hold during business trips; office workers who travel can access their desktops and complete business critical projects. Configuration and administration is very simple compared to other solutions and with our new, simplified licensing model, customers can easily decide which services they need,” commented Pat Donnellan, CEO of AEP Networks.

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AEP Networks Opens New Office in Australia

AEP Networks, a leader in secure communications and networking, has opened an office in Australia. Located in Chatswood business district, just north of Sydney CBD, the Australian presence will play a key role in the expansion of the company’s partner network in the area, as well as support the increasing number of Australian customers.

Rodney Wilks, Sales Director, will head up the local team. With more than 15 years' experience working in the IT and Telecommunications industry, Wilks will be responsible for fostering existing business relationships and driving new sales in the growing Australian and New Zealand markets.

“AEP Networks – and Vados Systems, acquired by AEP Networks last year – have built an extensive partnership network across the Asia Pacific region and we believe expanding our presence to include an Australia operation will enable us to better serve our clients,” commented Rodney Wilks, Sales Director, Australia, AEP Networks.

According to analyst group Frost & Sullivan*, the region’s network security market will grow 6.5 percent this year and, amidst pressure to control capital expenditure and stretch every dollar, companies are more likely to deploy the more affordable converged security solutions.

“Australia is a key market for AEP Networks. Our Australian team can give businesses in the area the know-how and support required to successfully adopt converged integrated solutions comprising our secure communications, networking and application access products and enjoy the many cost-reduction and productivity enhancement benefits that our products have to offer,” said Pat Donnellan, CEO of AEP Networks.

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AEP Netilla Receives Quality Mark from U.K. Government

AEP Networks, a leader in secure communications and networking, today announced that its AEP Netilla SSL VPN* has again received a quality mark from the U.K. national technical authority at Government Communications Headquarters. AEP Netilla received the CESG Claims Tested Mark (CCTM) because its security functionality claims have been verified through stringent testing by an accredited, independent lab. The CCTM assures public bodies that a product does ‘what it says on the box.’

“AEP Networks is delighted that our security functionality has again been verified through independent testing. It gives our customers additional assurance that the Netilla product provides secure, remote access to applications and meets the strictest Information Assurance requirements,” commented Paul Spencer, General Manager for AEP Networks.

Netilla enables organizations to simply, securely and cost effectively provide users with access to corporate applications and files through the security and convenience of a Web browser. All of Netilla’s 28 claims (regarding encryption, authentication, endpoint security, single sign on, and more) were tested and validated.

The CCTM certificate verifies the claims that AEP Netilla Security Platform* version 6.0.1.4:

The CCTM certificate was presented to AEP Networks during IA09: The Government’s Information Assurance Event earlier this month. AEP Networks is one of only two SSL VPN vendors holding the CCTM.

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Newcastle City Council upgrades to virtual remote access system with AEP Netilla VE

Newcastle City Council has successfully completed an upgrade project from a physical remote access system to a virtual environment. The project was scoped, specified, tested and implemented by AEP Networks’ UK channel partner, Enforce Technology Limited, in just four weeks. It was implemented in response to the Government Connect Programme under which all local authorities must move their mail servers into their own networks. Key benefits of the new virtual environment include greater system flexibility and resilience, PCI compliance, lower cost and better manageability.

Andrew Price, ICT Technical Consultant for Newcastle City Council, comments, “We had been involved with Enforce and AEP Networks for several years when the need to change came about. We were keen to meet the compliance requirements set down by the Government and to gain some additional benefits through the project. With change comes the opportunity to review current systems and it was at this time that the virtual product (Netilla VE) was highlighted to us. It seemed to offer us a degree of flexibility and resilience that a physical product was unable to deliver. In fact, we are now able to cater for almost unlimited numbers of users because the virtual environment has inherent flexibility.”

Although compliance was the main driver for the project, Newcastle CC has benefitted from several knock-on advantages. For example, with Netilla VE in place, the technology team is able to create test environments that are isolated from the live systems. This allows them to test scenarios before putting them into the live environment which is a distinct advantage when introducing new processes. Also, the virtual Netilla product delivers a much greater level of user flexibility and resilience than the physical set-up. In fact, it almost enables unlimited concurrent users.

Paul Spencer, SVP of Secure Application Access for AEP Networks, says, “Business continuity is a significant consideration for all local governments to manage disaster situations ranging from floods to viral epidemics. Having an effective, secure, flexible and resilient remote access system in place is a terrific way to cater for all eventualities. With the support of our partners we were able to deliver systems that can cater for customers’ day to day needs most efficiently and protect them against any unforeseen situations.”

John Calder of Enforce comments, “Implementing a virtual SSL VPN is relatively straightforward and can be done with little or no disruption to existing remote users. Increasing the level of access is also simple as everything is done in software. We do this by creating sub servers in the virtual environment to soak up all users as required. The capacity is there just in case it’s needed, so customers can cater for a surge in users at any given point in time.”

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Power & Tel to Distribute AEP Networks Secure Communications Products

AEP Networks and Power & Telephone Supply Company (Power & Tel) announced today that they have signed a distribution agreement making AEP's full range of communication hardware and software available to Power & Tel's customers in North America. AEP Networks’ solutions – which facilitate copper-to- fiber migration, DDS/TDM to IP migration, and systems mediation – enable organizations such as small and rural telcos to deliver reliable voice and multi-service data communications. Power & Tel is an independent, full-line stocking distributor and material management provider to the worldwide communications market.

Currently, America's independent telephone systems serve more than 40% of the nation's land mass. Small and rural telcos provide rural America with an efficient, technologically advanced telecommunications capability, and thus play an essential role in maintaining the nation's economy. However, intensifying competition from cellular, satellite, and cable are causing telephone services to erode at 5%+. As a result, telcos are seeking to offer competitive services such as high-speed Internet, video, home security, and healthcare monitoring.

“At Power & Tel, we seek to ensure that the products and solutions we offer our customers meet the wide-ranging requirements of the marketplace. There has been a growing need to provide independent/rural telecom operators with migration and mediation solutions. The AEP Networks product line accomplishes this with products that support migration to Fiber and IP," said Jim Drain, vice president of the Telephone Group for Power & Tel.

"Power & Tel offers the most in-demand brands in the industry and impressive customer support, with a reputation of producing results that exceed the expectations of their suppliers," said Pat Donnellan, CEO of AEP Networks. "We are confident that by teaming with Power & Tel, we can offer rural telecom solutions providers a selection of cost-effective and scalable AEP Networks solutions tailored to their specific needs."

Since copper – such as old copper alarm circuits/lottery terminals, ground-start terminals and switches, etc. – cannot carry the increased load generated by today’s on-demand communications requirements, small and rural telcos are starting to move to fiber. Only 7% of their eight million customers are already connected with fiber, creating significant business opportunities for organizations such as Power & Tel and AEP Networks.

Also of interest to small and rural telcos are IP services to lower voice networking costs and equipment administration costs. DDS/TDM/E&M to IP Migration enables small and rural telcos to centralize network control and management while increasing customer satisfaction. AEP Networks’ solutions enable IP services over fiber connections.

AEP Networks will join Power & Tel at upcoming state/regional telecom association expos, as well as nationwide programs such as SUPERCOMM 2009 taking place October 21-23, 2009, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

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AEP Networks Joins the VMware Technology Alliance Partner Program

Extends Secure Application Access to Virtual Environments via SSL VPN. AEP Networks today announced it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. The VMware TAP program helps technology vendors integrate their products with VMware virtualization software and deliver timely, joint solutions to mutual customers.

“We are excited to welcome AEP Networks as the newest member of the VMware TAP program,” said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware. “The VMware TAP program offers companies like AEP Networks the tools and resources they need to develop high-value solutions that meet the needs of our mutual customers.”

“As a member of the Technology Alliance Partner program we will be better able to support our customers using the AEP Netilla virtual appliance to provide secure remote access to applications and resources,” said Paul Spencer, General Manager for AEP Networks. “Leveraging our alliance with VMware, AEP Networks is well positioned to deliver solutions that complement VMware virtualization offerings.”

With more than 1,000 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.

AEP Networks announced its virtual appliance, AEP Netilla SSL VPN Virtual Edition (Netilla VE), in September 2008. Netilla VE is a virtual machine supporting VMware ESX that enables customers to quickly and easily spin-up new SSL VPNs to address their growing and changing business needs, while at the same time leveraging all the benefits of virtualization. These benefits include lower capital and operational costs as well as the advantages of Disaster Recovery and High Availability.

AEP Netilla is the latest generation of SSL VPN solutions that provide secure application access via Web browser to a broad range of business applications. With Netilla, remote users can quickly and securely reach virtually any application in today's IT environment, including Microsoft Outlook, Windows Terminal Servers and server-based applications, as well as client/server applications using a number of different communication services. Netilla's highly granular application access capabilities provide secure access for employees, business partners, customers and suppliers by efficiently controlling what information can be reached based on access policies.

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AEP Networks works with Telecoms Sans Frontires

Hemel Hempstead, U.K., 8 June, 2009 - AEP Networks, a leader in secure communications and networking, today announced that it is to provide two ruggedized boxes for use by Telecoms Sans Frontires (TSF) to provide reliable communications in disaster areas across the globe. The AEP SecComm Personal packs will provide the most flexible communications possible to cater for all eventualities. Each one offers a range of different inputs (e.g. Satellite, Ethernet, and Serial), as well as different outputs (e.g. 4 voice ports, wireless laptop connectivity and direct laptop ports). This means that the solution is incredibly flexible, accepting many different types of network connectivity and configurations which is extremely important when dealing with disaster areas where a stable communications infrastructure is unlikely to exist.

With the AEP Networks solution, the user can make voice calls from a standard phone connected directly to the unit, can connect a laptop directly to the unit, and can use WiFi to connect laptops wirelessly or using IP phones. The unit can be powered from most mains supplies or it runs from its own internal 3 hour battery and comes with a solar battery trickle charger.

Peter van de Geest, Managing Director for AEP Networks, comments, Telecoms Sans Frontires relies on top class performance equipment to respond to emergencies quickly. This equipment has to be light and mobile to ensure that TSF is one of the fastest NGOs (non-governmental organizations) in the world. We are delighted to be providing our technology to TSF so that we can play our part in making sure that they are able to set up the best communications infrastructure possible in what are challenging and often hostile environments. We believe that our boxes deliver the most flexible communications possible and will enable TSF to respond quickly and effectively under any circumstances.

Clment Bruguera, Telecommunications Engineer for TSF, adds, We use satellite communications equipment a great deal because of the nature of the work that we do working in difficult conditions in remote or devastated regions. Our technology needs to be constantly upgraded and developed in response to the demands/needs that we encounter on the ground. The field of telecommunications evolves very quickly and we rely on our technical partners to keep us up to date on all technological improvements and innovations. This means that we can take advantage of each improvement to respond to emergencies quicker, be more mobile and more efficient. TSF is thrilled to be working with AEP Networks to ensure that its teams are fully equipped to take advantage of any and all telecoms available, making network configuration decisions based on local technology and equipment. AEP Networks delivers a great package in a single box and, in WiFi mode, it does not need lots of cables to connect to applications and databases back home.

van de Geest concludes, When using the BGAN (Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network) satellite modem for voice communications, the quality of the voice is very good, because our software prioritises voice over data and can squeeze much more data over a small bandwidth, also the internal Data Compression engine saves bandwidth costs. There is no other service available today that matches ours."

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AEP Networks Moves to Single Distributor Model in EMEA Countries

Streamlined channel strategy to deliver clarity, service efficiencies and focus to partners in all regions

Hemel Hempstead, U.K., 18 May, 2009 - AEP Networks today announced a new distribution model for EMEA countries that is designed to deliver numerous benefits to partners and customers alike across all regions. The focus of channel activities through a single distribution partner in each geography will ensure that emphasis and focus is given to the AEP Netilla SSL VPN product range, enabling the planned, accelerated market growth to be achieved.

The sole distribution partner for the UK is Westcon Security, and Magirus will cater for demand in the Benelux region. These partners have been distributors for the Netilla products for many years and are closely aligned with the AEP Networks channel. This ensures that consistency is maintained for resellers.

“We are planning to aggressively grow the Netilla business in EMEA and AEP was looking for distribution partners who would dedicate personnel to selling Netilla, carry stock to meet immediate demands from resellers, have trained engineers and have the potential and willingness to grow the Netilla business in these adverse economic conditions,” said Peter van de Geest, Managing Director for AEP Networks. “Westcon (UK) & Magirus (Benelux), with their long trading history with AEP, were the only ones who could fulfil all of these criteria.”

Resellers will benefit from a tiered pricing structure that will protect partners who invest in Netilla training and focus on Netilla. Other benefits will include deal registration and targeted usage of marketing funds.

John Calder, Director of Enforce Technology, said, "Enforce Technology have been a partner of both AEP Networks and Westcon for the last 6 years. The support provided by both organisations to both us and our clients has been excellent. The move to a sole distribution model will enable both us and AEP to provide, and support, more of their products effectively to the market. After all, AEP's SSL VPN product set is, in our opinion and that of our clients, the best, most flexible and cost effective in the market today."

Kay Bruen, Managing Director of Westcon Security, comments, "I am delighted that AEP have appointed Westcon Security as sole distributor for the Netilla SSL VPN range of appliances and load balancers in the UK. We have successfully sold these excellent solutions for six years and already have the majority market share. The decision taken by AEP to give us sole rights will encourage us to bring more focus to promoting their technology, and allow us to reward those reseller partners who truly invest in selling and supporting AEP's solutions".

Mike del Prado, General Manager for Magirus in the Benelux, comments, "Of course we see this decision by AEP as a vote of confidence in our role as a value added distributor. We will continue our drive to service our resellers in a flexible way and support AEP in achieving further growth in the Benelux market with the AEP Netilla portfolio."

Servie Janssen, Marketing Manager for Qi ict, adds, “Magirus is an ideal and strong partner for us. They have helped us greatly in expanding Qi ict’s market position due to their extensive access to vendors and outstanding expertise in the IT solutions field.”

The new structure is the result of a full review of the AEP Networks channel programme. During this process existing partners were asked to provide feedback regarding their requirements from the distributor. A sole distribution structure, through Westcon Security (UK) and Magirus (Benelux), garnered support from resellers.

“Our top resellers feel the decision was a tremendous re-focus by AEP Networks,” van de Geest claimed. “They also feel there’s now a lack of dilution and competition between distributors. We expect that going through a sole distributor will help bring back more margins for our partners.”

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Secure Mobile Platform from AEP Networks Launches at Infosecurity Europe

AEP SecComm Personal featured on Stand R90

Somerset, N.J. and Hemel Hempstead, U.K., April 28, 2009 - AEP Networks today announced the launch of AEP SecComm Personal, a unique communications platform that delivers enhanced grade encryption to remote work forces. This is the first in a series of SecComm products that enables organisations to furnish their remote work forces with the same functionality in the field as their colleagues enjoy in the office with no compromise on data security. The technology is eminently portable, coming as it does in a small yet robust computer bag. And it is “plug and play” so users do not need any degree of technical skill or expertise to get the product up and running and then connect to the available networks. It is a unique product in the market today that supports the needs of users and organisations across all sectors. It combines the technologies of AEP Networks and Vados Systems in their first integrated solution product since the acquisition in Q4 of last year.

Peter van de Geest, Managing Director Europe & Asia for AEP Networks, comments, “This is an exciting development that clearly demonstrates how AEP and Vados technologies work well together. The SecComm Personal gives organisations the peace of mind they need when deploying staff in remote locations. The security within the product is suitable for all types of application and organisations. In fact, it will enable regional and remotely located teams to exploit existing, normally insecure public mobile and wireless networks to send and receive IP traffic up to and including UK Confidential. It is ideal for use in emergency or disaster recovery situations where access to communications can be the difference between success and failure. This is quick to implement and doesn’t need users to have technical knowledge. It will be followed by two other variations for larger remote office implementations and in-vehicle use.”

Government policy requires Public Sector organisations to offer home and mobile working to their workforce wherever possible. These bodies can now extend remote access to classified data over a range of network access technologies including remote office LAN, broadband (over DSL or Cable), 3G and WiFi, without the normal restrictions and cost overheads. SecComm Personal delivers the throughput to satisfy a wide range of demanding applications.

Elements of the Solution

* AEP vadEDGE intelligent multi-bearer router and processor or AEP SecComm Netbook with commercial grade encryption
* Optional AEP Net Remote encryption device for high assurance government security
* AC & DC power inputs and multiple adapters
* Optional IP over BGAN for global coverage
* Compatible with a variety of 3G USB network adapters

The AEP Net Remote is approved by the UK Government’s CESG Assisted Product Scheme (CAPS) to Enhanced Grade, assured to ITSEC E3 standards and accepted by the HMG’s Defence INFOSEC Product Co-Operation Group (DIPCOG). The device is widely used by Government departments and agencies, local authorities, public health, public safety and criminal justice organisations that need to protect sensitive information across networks.

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Survey says - 92 per cent of corporates enable remote access

Perceived threat of unauthorised data access and data loss still weighs heavy

Hemel Hempstead, UK, April 28, 2009 – Demand for remote access capabilities has never been greater and the latest survey from AEP Networks shows that 92 per cent of organisations questioned allow their employees to work remotely or on the move. This is despite the fact that network threats are on the increase and 44 per cent of respondents believe that their networks are no more than “quite” secure. Interestingly, nobody thought that unauthorised data access would have a minimal impact on their business, while 29 per cent believe this would cause major, long term damage. The rest ranged between these two poles with 61 per cent taking the middle ground or tipping the balance towards more significant harm.

When asked about the likely impact of data loss on their organisation only 3 per cent believed that jobs would be lost and the same number would expect no real impact at all. However, a massive 53 per cent thought that data loss would result in a negative impact on their business reputation. Customer relationships would be damaged for 22 per cent and 19 per cent felt that the impact would be felt directly in the bottom line.

Pat Donnellan, CEO of AEP Networks, comments, “The survey is an interesting snap-shot of the market today. Easy access to corporate data is a necessity in the modern world which makes data security essential. We found that 83 per cent of remote workers carry corporate data on their laptops and mobile devices despite the perceived impact of data loss and unauthorised data access on the business as a whole. Security is paramount and we found that the majority are relying on VPN security (61 per cent) to provide adequate protection for their remote access needs. And, the good news is that customers really recognise the threats and they are responding. In fact, almost 69 per cent of those who responded to our survey plan to increase their investment in remote security over the next 12 months.”

The survey was completed online by 160 organisations of varying size and type. Half of the respondents work within organisations of more than 500 employees, with a turnover of more than £6 million.

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AEP Networks Updates Award-winning Netilla Product Family

New Version Introduces Enhanced High Availability Redundancy

SOMERSET, N.J. - April 20, 2009 - AEP Networks today introduced AEP Netilla 6.2, the latest update of its scalable, cost-effective remote access solutions.

Enabling secure, Web-browser access to a broad range of business applications, version 6.2 of Netilla provides a more cost effective and reliable High Availability option for Netilla appliances. In a high availability configuration, one Netilla appliance is active while a second one is on standby, ready to take over in the event of a failover.

“We are pleased to offer this update to our award-winning Netilla product. Our new High Availability option is similar to the Hot Standby feature in previous versions, but the new option is more robust and simpler to configure, making set up and reset, should failover occur, an easy process,” said Pat Donnellan, CEO of AEP Networks. “In addition, our latest Netilla appliances – 2010, 4010, 6010/6110 – come equipped with fault monitoring hardware, providing enhanced monitoring for high availability. Upgrade kits are available to add Enhanced Hardware Fault Monitoring to companies already using our current Netilla appliances.”

The Netilla SSL VPN offers secure remote access to highly confidential data to meet the most stringent American, Canadian and EMEA security standards. With any PC or laptop, telecommuters, day extenders, branch office employees, business partners and a mobile sales force can quickly and securely reach virtually any resource used in a company’s business. Netilla also ships with an unlimited user license and supports both large and small user communities. In addition, Netilla has been validated to Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2.

Built with the same leading-edge technology as the Netilla hardware appliances, the virtualized Netilla for Virtual Environments streamlines secure remote access installations on VMware ESX, enabling companies to quickly spin-up new remote access projects on demand within their existing VMware environment. A Netilla Virtual Machine is available for download and evaluation from the company’s Web site.

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AEP Networks Partners with PrimeKey Solutions to Deliver Best-of-Breed PKI Fastrack Evaluation Program

Solution Combines Freedom of Open Source Software with Most Trusted Hardware Security Module

SOMERSET, N.J. - April 15, 2009 - AEP Networks today announced a partnership with PrimeKey Solutions that will give organizations a quick, cost-effective method for public key infrastructure (PKI) deployment. The combined solution from the two companies – the PKI Fastrack Evaluation Program – enables rapid and low-risk evaluation of EJBCA, the market leading open source PKI certificate authority founded by PrimeKey with AEP Keyper, the world’s most trusted Hardware Security Module (HSM).

A set of hardware, software, policies and procedures needed to create, distribute and manage digital certificates, PKI provides identification, authentication, confidentiality and access control to the highest levels of assurance. Common uses for PKI include: document signing; digital identity; email signing and encryption; smartcard infrastructure; and electronic evidence assurance.

“With the first wave of PKI solutions, we saw expensive and inflexible proprietary solutions. As the market has matured and the technology has stabilized, organizations are recognizing the technical and economic benefits of open source software for their PKI deployments. We are pleased to partner with PrimeKey, the world’s leading open source PKI company, to help organizations build, integrate and test enterprise-class PKI using best-of-breed software and FIPS 140-2 Level 4 hardware,” said Pat Donnellan, CEO of AEP Networks.

To ensure the security of an organization’s private and root keys, the three-month PKI Fastrack Evaluation Program offers assistance with systems planning; migration and integration; operational processes and procedures; hardware and software support; testing; deployment; and post-implementation support and maintenance. The program delivers hands-on guidance and support from world-class experts for organizations that are migrating from other PKIs, as well as those that are deploying PKI for the first time.

“Our EJBCA is an advanced certificate authority for issuing and administrating digital certificates. It is highly interoperable and runs on virtually any platform, leading it to its position as one of the 50 top-ranked projects among 180,000 open source projects available on Sourceforge.net,” commented Konstantin Papaxanthis, CEO, PrimeKey Solutions AB. “Now, with our relationship with AEP Networks, we can further assure users that they are using a robust, high performing and secure PKI certificate authority.”

AEP Keyper is the most secure HSM available, with a 10-year track record protecting military, government and high-value commercial networks. A tamper reactive, Ethernet-connected HSM with no moving parts, Keyper is the only HSM appliance on the market accredited to FIPS 140-2 Level 4.

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