When we began planning our VPN review and buyer's guide, we wanted to see how vendors would actually propose using their gear. Theresa Brummett, network manager at Powell Electrical Manufacturing happened to be in the market for a VPN at the same time to connect seven regional offices with the headquarters in Houston. She gave us a copy of her RFP, which we then forwarded to a number of vendors. What follows are their responses.
Powell Electrical Mfg. VPN RFP
Vendor responses:
- ADI
- Altiga
- Cybernetica
- IBM
- Internet Dynamics
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Radguard
- RedCreek
- TimeStep (163K PDF file)
- WatchGuard
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