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Lucent Technologies Expands Secure VPN Portfolio with New Lucent VPN Gateway and Remote Access Solutions

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Lucent Technologies announced the general worldwide availability of its new Lucent VPN Gateway and remote access VPN solutions, expanding its leadership position in the secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) market. The new solutions include the Lucent VPN Gateway, which features improved performance, simplified installation, and ease-of-use, as well as a new Lucent IPSec Client that provides small enterprises with a cost-effective remote access VPN solution.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent Technologies has expanded its Secure VPN Portfolio with the new Lucent VPN Gateway and remote access VPN solutions, offering the industry's broadest set of high-performance, scalable, and interoperable remote access and LAN-to-LAN solutions.
  • The Lucent VPN Gateway includes the integrated Lucent Security Management Server and IPSec Client, which have received export licensing for worldwide distribution.
  • The new Lucent VPN Gateway features improved performance, fault-protection improvements, and simplified installation and ease-of-use.
  • The Lucent IPSec Client provides small enterprises with a cost-effective remote access VPN solution, interoperable with Lucent's Pipeline and SuperPipe multiservice access routers.
  • Lucent has enhanced its Secure VPN Portfolio to offer the industry's broadest set of award-winning Secure VPN solutions for customers demanding centrally managed, highly scalable, and secure solutions for e-business.
  • The Lucent VPN Gateway is comprised of the Lucent VPN Gateway 201, an easy-to-install hardware appliance with integrated encryption, decryption, and security features; the Lucent Security Management Server version 4.1, robust software that simplifies the configuration and management of hundreds of Lucent Managed Firewall and Lucent VPN Gateway appliances and thousands of Lucent IPSec Client users; and the Lucent IPSec Client version 2.1, software that allows branch office users and "road warriors" to quickly initiate secure remote access connections.
  • The Lucent Security Management Server and IPSec Client software is now available in exportable 56- and 168-bit versions for worldwide use.

Statistics:

  • Lucent's Secure VPN Portfolio offers the industry's broadest set of high-performance, scalable, and interoperable remote access and LAN-to-LAN solutions.
  • The new Lucent VPN Gateway features improved performance, with a throughput of up to 75 megabits per second (Triple DES) when using an optional encryption accelerator card.
  • The Lucent VPN Gateway can handle up to 2,000 simultaneous tunnels and enhance performance over low-bandwidth links with compression software.
  • The Lucent IPSec Client provides a cost-effective remote access VPN solution, with interoperability with Lucent's Pipeline and SuperPipe multiservice access routers.
  • Lucent's Secure VPN Portfolio offers a broad set of award-winning Secure VPN solutions for customers demanding centrally managed, highly scalable, and secure solutions for e-business.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Lucent Technologies Expands Company's Secure VPN Portfolio with Worldwide Export Licenses, Improved Performance and New Cost-Effective Remote Access Options"
  • Lucent Technologies, "Lucent VPN Gateway and Remote Access VPN Solutions"

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