Encore Networks Continues Its Expansion Into the Broadband Satellite Market
Dec 11, 2003 at 12:00 AM
Encore Networks Continues Its Expansion Into the Broadband Satellite Market by Signing Reseller Agreement With IsoTropic Networks Market Wire, November, 2003
Encore Networks, a leading developer of integrated IP+Legacy Virtual Private Network (VPN) security solutions, today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with IsoTropic Networks. IsoTropic will sell, service and install Encore's complete line of IP+Legacy BANDIT™ VPN security appliances in their broadband satellite networks, systems and solutions.
IsoTropic, headquartered in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, specializes in the transmission of audio, video, real-time financial information, and time sensitive data over private end-to-end satellite networks. From simple point-to-multipoint satellite broadcast services, Internet, and Frame Relay via satellite through complex turn-key VSAT bi-directional full mesh networks, IsoTropic is a recognized leader in the convergence of the telecommunications and broadcast industries.
"IsoTropic's Integrated Teleport, engineering development and customer support center is equipped with state-of-the-art automated broadcast sampling and quality control systems that ensure the highest level of performance and service," stated Bill Grant, Encore's Vice-president of Broadband Network Solutions. "This agreement is important to our long range strategy targeting premier satellite network operators and is a perfect way for us to showcase our VSAT enhanced Bandit family of IP+Legacy VPN platforms." Advertisement
Encore Network's BANDIT™ is a uniquely versatile IP+Legacy VPN product line that provides satellite data networks support for IPsec VPN, stateful inspection firewall, IP routing and QoS, legacy data protocols, and Selective Layer Encryption (SLE). The BANDIT™, with the innovative SLE functionality, enables satellite users to run critical applications over IP and to realize the benefits of broadband IP VPNs without the performance degradation associated with satellite circuits. Also, the ability to perform SLE to IPsec tunnel switching and termination, allows satellite operators to offer their customers both end-to-end on-net and off-net IP VPN solutions off the same platform.
"IsoTropics strategic relationships with communications equipment manufacturers like Encore Networks ensure quality network solutions and services for a wide variety of satellite applications," said Jim Boden, Chief Technical Officer of IsoTropic Networks. "The Encore Networks BANDIT, with IPsec VPN services and Selective Layer Encryption capability, is key to our mission to offer competitive pricing and optimum system performance."
About Encore Networks
Encore Networks, Inc., www.encorenetworks.com is a leading developer of integrated IP+Legacy VPNs and security applications, converged signaling, and broadband voice and data solutions for both carriers and enterprises. Encore provides advanced security solutions that include encryption, stateful inspection, firewall, IP VPNs, support of legacy data protocols and built-in dial backup and fail-over capabilities. Encore's innovative signaling and data solutions include signaling conversion for voice migration from circuit to packet, a broad line of IADs, VPN router CPE and host products to transform legacy data networks to broadband IP infrastructure.
About IsoTropic Networks
IsoTropic Networks, Inc. specializes in the provision of private end-to-end satellite networks, systems and WANs for commerce, industry, and the media internationally. The Company is experienced in the transmission of audio, video, real-time financial information, security, and time sensitive data, paging, radio formats etc. IsoTropic's product portfolio centers on the convergence and evolution of the telecommunications and broadcast industries that address ISP Backbone Services, Web Casting , and Public Internet Services.
Encore Networks Contact: Abir Hnidi Chief Technical Officer Encore Networks Inc. 703-318-4317
Media Contact: Tony Crane Director, Marketing Services Encore Networks Inc. 703-318-4366
