MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks Launches First Internet-VPN Service for Microsoft Windows NT
New tunneled I-VPN service for NT enterprises provides secure
access to corporate networks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 26, 1999
-- MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks announced today the launch of
SafeReach NT VPN, the first fully managed Internet-based Virtual
Private Networking (VPN) service for corporate enterprise networks.
SafeReach NT allows remote users to securely connect to their corporate
Intranet using client-based tunneling and encryption between the
end-users' personal computer (PC) and the corporate site. Running
on MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks' global Internet Protocol (IP)
network, SafeReach NT enables corporate users to take advantage of the
ubiquitous coverage, higher speeds and cost efficiencies of Internet
technologies while providing scalability, security and flexibility for
the corporate enterprise network. SafeReach NT incorporates
Microsoft's Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) technology
into the point-and-click simplicity of MCI WorldCom Advanced
Networks' client dialer PAL TM, eliminating the need for
wide-scale client software deployment.
SafeReach NT is targeted to companies requiring performance,
reliability and higher speed access from Internet-based VPN solutions.
A fully managed, end-to-end solution, SafeReach NT is available via
local access in 114 countries. End-users can connect at dial rates up
to 56 Kbps and 128 Kbps for Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).
"SafeReach NT is our first I-VPN solution for NT
enterprises," stated Dennis Brouwer, vice president, product
marketing, MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks. "Based on our corporate
customers' demand for Internet-based solutions, we are leveraging
Microsoft's PPTP tunneling and MPPE encryption technologies for
securely conducting business over the Internet. We will migrate to
L2TP, the converged tunneling standard, and IPSec when they are
fully-developed."
SafeReach NT is one of seven fully managed VPN offerings from MCI
WorldCom Advanced Networks including SafeReach IP; SafeReach Dedicated;
World VPN; NT Link; WinFrame For MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks; IP
Link/IP Link Plus and OC://WebConnect Pro. SafeReach NT joins its
sister offering SafeReach IP.
About MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks
is a leading networking and hosting company and a division of MCI
WorldCom. MCI WorldCom Advanced Networks provides more than 3,300
customers with complete, fully integrated, Internet, Intranet and
Extranet solutions in 114 countries. Additional information on MCI
WorldCom Advanced Networks can be found at http://www.wcom.net.
MCI WorldCom is a global telecommunications company with revenue of
more than $30 billion and established operations in over 65 countries
encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions. MCI
WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated
local, long distance, international and Internet services. MCI
WorldCom's global networks, including its state-of-the-art
pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems, provide end-to-end
high-capacity connectivity to more than 35,000 buildings worldwide. For
more information on MCI WorldCom, visit the World Wide Web at
http://www.mciworldcom.com
