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The market is heating up for products that allow secure access to corporate networks based on a widely used browser security technology known as secure sockets layer encryption.
Network managers point to SSL as a significant step forward in VPN ease-of-use that is quickly gaining market share as an alternative to the popular but less flexible Internet Protocol security (IPSec).
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Telecommunications-equipment maker Nokia ventured into browser-based virtual private networks on Monday with new software and an appliance that lets companies offer secure Web browser access to their internal networks.
We found this to be an impressive unit and, while it doesn't have all the bells and whistles, if you need to facilitate up to 25 concurrent SSL VPN user sessions then the NETGEAR SSL312 is definitely worthy of short-listing for evaluation.
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Actinic Business 9 provides enterprise level e-commerce at SMB prices. Our only criticism of Actinic Business is that it could be overwhelming for newcomers and overkill for sole traders. But if you have delusions of e-commerce grandeur, jump right in.
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