VPNs

Tasked with purchasing and implementing a VPN for your corporate network? We take a look at the big players and latest trends, from IPSec-based VPNs to SSL-based alternatives. We also have a 115 product guide to help you make an informed decision.

Maturity brings a new face to IPSec VPN products
As the VPN market approaches maturity at a brisk pace, vendors have been forced to rethink the tradition identity of their IP Security-based technology for letting users securely access enterprise resources via the Internet.

Rolling out remote access
We invited leading IPSec-based VPN vendors to provide their best products for serving up enterprise-class remote access to thousands of users.

IPSec VPN alternatives
"Clientless VPN" technology is catching on as the term that describes products that serve as an alternative to traditional IP Security-based VPNs.

The bottom line on per-user pricing
We asked participating vendors to put together three configurations for us to compare the actual price per user for their products.

Looking for a VPN product?
Compare 115 different VPN products with this interactive buyer's guide. [Excel spreadsheet]

Multiplatform support
Although Windows is the main client platform for these VPN products, we found some grudging support for Macintosh and Unix.

How we did it
How the various remote-access VPN solutions were tested.

Sample RFP for VPN products
Use this sample request for proposal to help gather information from perspective VPN vendors. [PDF - Adobe Acrobat required.]

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