Press Release
Blue Ridge Networks Provides 10 Years of Secure Network Connectivity
BorderGuard Secure Communications Platform Reaches Milestone
Chantilly, Va., (Business Wire) December 15, 2004 - Blue Ridge Networks™, the premier provider of secure communications products and managed services today announced that business and government clients have been relying on its BorderGuard secure communications platform for ten years.
“This product was the first of its kind a decade ago. The fact that it has performed so well for so long is testimony to its architecture,” said Tom Gilbert, Blue Ridge Networks Chief Technology Officer. “In the security business, unlike other aspects of the IT industry, newer and bigger isn’t necessarily better. The more complex a system becomes, the more vulnerable it is to attacks. Our system was designed to be robust and flexible, yet compact and straightforward. Over the last ten years, we’ve stuck to that design philosophy with great results.”
The BorderGuard was first delivered in December, 1994. It was the world’s first commercially deployable VPN complete with strong cryptography and public key authentication. Not long afterward, the BorderGuard earned the Best New Internet Product or Service award at Interop. Since then, it has stayed ahead of changes in the threat landscape while keeping its position as the industry’s leading secure remote access platform from both a technical perspective as well as from an ease of installation and management standpoint.
“We are extremely proud that BorderGuards are deployed in over 39 countries throughout the world -- supporting security requirements from some of the most discriminating users in the security arena,” said Tony Russo, President and CEO of Blue Ridge Networks. “With 10 years of experience in the wireline VPN business, we are aggressively moving into the wireless space to ensure that our customers can experience the same level of security they have come to expect from us.”
About Blue Ridge Networks
Blue Ridge Networks develops secure communications solutions for wireless and wired environments. The company was responsible for the industry's first commercial virtual private network and has widespread deployments across commercial and government sectors. The Blue Ridge Networks BorderGuard product suite has been deployed globally and in demanding applications such as wireless LAN, extranets, site-to-site and remote access VPN, and thin client computing. The company has achieved several Government Agency Certifications, including: FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria, HIPAA compliance, and the Department of Defense SPOCK validation. Information about the company's products and managed services can be found at www.blueridgenetworks.com.
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