- Mon Oct 19 1998 Entrust adds VPN module
Entrust Technologies announces a new virtual private network module for its public key infrastructure software to issue digital certificates.
- Mon Oct 8 2001 VPN security for the small business
Symantec furthers its push into the firewall and virtual private network market with three new products aimed at securely connecting branch offices and small businesses.
- Mon Aug 29 2005 Symantec updates security appliance
New appliance offers seven security features including antispam, antivirus, firewall, intrusion detection and VPN.
- Thu May 18 2006 Microsoft buys VPN specialist
Whale Communications' tech to broaden software giant's expertise in secure remote access, Web app firewalls.
- Mon Jul 27 1998 Check Point adds VPN hardware
Check Point Software groups its virtual private network offerings into a new product line and adds a VPN hardware device available in four versions.
- Mon Aug 13 2001 Symantec updates network appliance
Symantec announced a new version of its VelociRaptor firewall and virtual private network (VPN) appliance. VelociRaptor provides an integrated hardware and software system to allow secure remote access to business data.
The new version is available in three models for businesses of various sizes and network connection speeds. "Small and medium businesses, ISPs and branch offices of large corporations often don't have the dedicated security resources of larger businesses, although they still require a high level of network security," Barry Cioe, director of product management at Symantec, said in a statement.
- Mon May 3 1999 Short Take: Cisco releases new VPN routing devices
Cisco Systems announced a new series of routing devices adapted for virtual private networks, or VPNs. The new 7100 series of routing hardware includes tunneling, data encryption, security, firewall, advanced bandwidth management, and service level checking features. Cisco also announced a new PIX 515 firewall appliance that can handle up to 125,000 concurrent connections, new PIX firewall features, and a VPN client. The new routing devices will be available in July.
- Mon Dec 22 2008 Check Point to acquire Nokia's security appliance business
With the purchase, security company aims to broaden its presence in the appliance market.
- Tue Nov 23 2004 Citrix to acquire SSL VPN start-up
Software maker Citrix announces that it's acquiring SSL VPN equipment maker Net6 for $50 million in cash.
- Tue Nov 24 1998 Check Point taps Chrysalis for VPN speed
In an effort to boost performance of its VPN software over high-speed corporate networks, Check Point will sell encryption hardware from Chrysalis-ITS.


