Helsinki, Finland -
November 12, 2001
SSH Helps ViaSat Secure Wireless Networks for Commercial Airline Passengers
SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security solutions, today announced that ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has licensed SSHs IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) technology. Under the terms of the agreement, ViaSat will integrate SSH IPSEC ExpressTM Toolkit for use in its advanced digital satellite telecommunications and wireless signal processing equipment.
By combining ViaSat expertise in networking equipment and services with SSHs industry-leading encryption software, we can ensure that our broadband technology is equipped with a high level of security," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat."SSHs IPSec technology is comprehensive and provides the scalability that we need to protect the integrity of customers networks and ensure that their users have secure remote access including those traveling on commercial aircraft."
As the number of business travelers and remote employees continues to grow,"mobile environments" such as commercial aircraft need to evolve their wireless infrastructures to accommodate workers daily productivity needs. ViaSat, recently recognized as one of Forbes magazines"200 Best Small Companies in America," is leading these efforts with its next-generation of broadband satellite system equipment.
Currently, ViaSat has been selected to develop and design subscriber terminals and ground infrastructure for three premier service providers spanning the range of broadband satellite services, from consumer to enterprise to mobile users. By integrating SSHs award-winning IPSec encryption technology into its solutions, ViaSat terminals and broadband systems can securely transfer information and mission critical data across the Internet from commercial aircraft."High-speed connectivity to e-mail, the Internet and corporate intranets should not be a luxury available only to workers in their corporate offices," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc."ViaSat is a clear innovator and vendor-of-choice for its products for data and voice applications and satellite systems, and we are pleased to provide the security technology for their wireless environments to help them ensure that broadband networks are protected from outside threats."
About IPSec and SSH IPSEC Express
IPSec is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard for protecting IP traffic using cryptography on the packet level. This Internet protocol is the predominant security technology used in VPNs (Virtual Private Networks). A driving force for IPSec, VPNs allow users to establish secure data communications between multiple networks or network devices using insecure public networks such as the Internet. SSHs IPSec technology adds scalable, strong security to IP networks, without limiting its flexibility to enable new types of business opportunities, such as secure local and global communications between companies. SSH IPSEC Express is the worlds leading toolkit for IPSec.
Shiho Hashimoto
SSH Communications Security Corp.
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By combining ViaSat expertise in networking equipment and services with SSHs industry-leading encryption software, we can ensure that our broadband technology is equipped with a high level of security," said Mark Dankberg, chairman and CEO of ViaSat."SSHs IPSec technology is comprehensive and provides the scalability that we need to protect the integrity of customers networks and ensure that their users have secure remote access including those traveling on commercial aircraft."
As the number of business travelers and remote employees continues to grow,"mobile environments" such as commercial aircraft need to evolve their wireless infrastructures to accommodate workers daily productivity needs. ViaSat, recently recognized as one of Forbes magazines"200 Best Small Companies in America," is leading these efforts with its next-generation of broadband satellite system equipment.
Currently, ViaSat has been selected to develop and design subscriber terminals and ground infrastructure for three premier service providers spanning the range of broadband satellite services, from consumer to enterprise to mobile users. By integrating SSHs award-winning IPSec encryption technology into its solutions, ViaSat terminals and broadband systems can securely transfer information and mission critical data across the Internet from commercial aircraft."High-speed connectivity to e-mail, the Internet and corporate intranets should not be a luxury available only to workers in their corporate offices," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc."ViaSat is a clear innovator and vendor-of-choice for its products for data and voice applications and satellite systems, and we are pleased to provide the security technology for their wireless environments to help them ensure that broadband networks are protected from outside threats."
About IPSec and SSH IPSEC Express
IPSec is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard for protecting IP traffic using cryptography on the packet level. This Internet protocol is the predominant security technology used in VPNs (Virtual Private Networks). A driving force for IPSec, VPNs allow users to establish secure data communications between multiple networks or network devices using insecure public networks such as the Internet. SSHs IPSec technology adds scalable, strong security to IP networks, without limiting its flexibility to enable new types of business opportunities, such as secure local and global communications between companies. SSH IPSEC Express is the worlds leading toolkit for IPSec.
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