IBM India launches secure VPN For ISVs

BANGALORE; IBM India, has announced the availability of a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and business partners, to provide remote countrywide access to its IBM Innovation Center for Business Partners. The new service will enable Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Business Partners to utilize the IBM Innovation Center remotely, by reducing costs and enhancing software development. The service is the result of IBM's collaboration with V-ONE Corporation and Cisco Systems.



The VPN (Virtual Private Network) will allow ISVs and Business Partners to access IBM's centers remotely from within their own offices, eliminating travel costs, benefiting from the expertise of top engineers, and increasing the number of products tested. In using remote access during porting and testing, ISVs will also gain valuable insight into how their applications perform over the Internet. The VPN service will support porting and testing exercises using Linux, Windows, Solaris and AIX remote clients, underscoring IBM's commitment to ISVs and Business Partners on one hand and open standards and cross-platform computing, on the other.



According to R Dhamodaran, VP & Country Executive, Software Group and Developer Relations, IBM India, 'The large and geographically dispersed network of third-party software developers, demand a technology, that enables them to remotely access test environments with the confidence that all transmissions are secure. Our new VPN offering allows remote testing of graphical user interface applications over the Internet, supporting leading technologies like Linux and the entire IBM eServer family. This announcement goes on to reiterate our commitment to our ISVs and business partner community."



The pilot has been successfully tested with IBM ISV, Subex Systems. Commenting on the VPN, Ms. Anuradha, Head - Software Development, said, "We are very impressed with the capabilities that the IBM Innovation Center for Business Partners' VPN service provides. It is a critical component in simplifying the challenges of secure remote access and streamlining collaboration across networking boundaries. The services provided by IBM Innovation Center for Business Partners has made it possible for our team to perform efficiently, in a timely manner and reduce costs.'



Early this year, The SPC (Solution Partnership Center) was renamed as the IBM Innovation Center for Business Partners, as a part of the Innovation Center initiative. The new secure VPN is available at select IBM Innovation Centers for Business Partners and offer remote testing service.