Sun, PortWise tie up for SSL VPN appliance

NEW DELHI: Sun Microsystems India and PortWise AB have entered a sales, marketing and technology partnership, to deliver a Linux-based SSL VPN appliance. This agreement will provide end-to-end secure application access for remote workers, partners and customers across the country.



"Employees, partners and customers are demanding more flexible working practices," said PortWise Asia Sales VP Kaushik Thakkar. "For those customers who are looking for a best-of-breed plug and play appliance, the combination of PortWise SSL VPN, strong authentication and identity management software with Sun's leading hardened platform delivers the highest levels of security for remotely accessing applications. It also helps reduce the cost and management complexity often associated with such solutions," he added.

The Sun Fire V20z appliance is an advanced set of Internet security technologies. This appliance offers a user-friendly user interface, one-click VPN deployment and one-click certificate for strong authentication.



The Sun/PortWise SSL VPN appliance is available immediately to Sun's Indian customers. Pricing starts at $6500.