A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network. It aims to avoid an expensive system of owned or leased lines that can be used by only one organization.

"The goal of a VPN is to provide the organization with the same secure capabilities but at a much lower cost."

VPNS are ideal if:

• You need to give branches access to the head office network or allow head office to access resources at branches transparently over the Internet,
• You want to give your mobile workforce access to the office network while on the road or,Your staff want to be able to connect to your offices network from home.

By combining our VPN, firewall and clustering solutions large deployments can be robustly supported, allowing many remote users to simultaneously access head-office applications securely.