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Networking:
SITA SC, Aventail To Deliver An
SSL VPN Managed Service
Aventail Corp, a leading SSL VPN product company, announced that SITA SC
has
added Aventail's SSL VPN managed services to its already robust suite of
global information and communication services. SITA SC, a leading provider of
network and communications solutions to the air transport industry, will now
resell Aventail's leading SSL VPN technology to its 1,800 customers worldwide,
which includes 22 of the world's top 25 airlines and over 200 major
airports.
By partnering with Aventail, SITA SC adds SSL VPN capabilities to securely
connect mobile workforces and business partners to network resources from
virtually any location, or any computing device. With Aventail's SSL VPN,
organizations can designate and control user access and eliminate expensive
direct network connections, all while supporting a broad set of access
requirements and user authentication methods. The strategic relationship with
Aventail further advances SITA SC's position as the leading provider of a full
portfolio of public and private Internet Protocol access solutions to the air
transport industry.
"The partnership with Aventail enables our customers to use the Internet
securely as a business tool. The demand for SSL-based solutions is growing and
we want to be at the forefront of this VPN technology. We selected Aventail
because no other vendor could match the combination of product capability and
experience with large global enterprise customers," said Brijdeep Sahi, vice
president of marketing for SITA SC. "With the range of SSL products and
services available from Aventail, we can now support all of our customer
demands from high-end services to the more cost-effective solutions that the
air transport market demands."
"The airline and air travel industry is striving to cut costs and improve
flexibility in all areas. SSL VPNs reduce the cost and effort of setting up
secure VPNs, which leads to significant cost savings," said Michael Suby,
senior research analyst at Stratecast Partners. "In partnering with Aventail,
SITA SC has aligned itself with a true market leader and can now address the
increasing demands of its customers with proven, cost-effective SSL VPN
technology."
With Aventail's SSL VPN technology, employees, customers and business
partners
can use a Web browser to securely access critical productivity applications
from home or while traveling, using a broadband or a wireless Internet
connection. Because Aventail's solution is "clientless," no client software
needs to be installed on a users workstation, effectively reducing the
administration costs to configure, manage and support VPN users. SITA SC joins
many of the world's leading service providers who offer Aventail's SSL VPN
managed service, including ANXeBusiness, AT&T, Bell Canada, IBM Global
Services, Infonet, Netifice, Sprint and more.
"Partnering with SITA SC -- the world's largest provider of managed
services
to the airline and air transport industries -- is both testament to our
leadership in the SSL VPN industry and validation of the growing demand for
simple, secure remote access solutions," said Tom Claeys, senior director of
strategic alliances for Aventail. "We're excited to be associated with SITA SC
and look forward to working together to deliver secure enterprise-grade remote
access solutions to its customers."
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