Data Fellows Premieres F-Secure VPN+

New Software Line Offers IPsec-Based Strong Security for Mission Critical Networks

Helsinki, Finland, July 10, 1998 -- Data Fellows, the global leader in Internet security solution development, has begun shipping its new F-Secure VPN+ product family.

Compliant with the IEFT's (Internet Engineering Task Force) latest IPsec standards (Internet Protocol Security standard), F-Secure VPN+ provides a peerless software - only solution for both large corporate networks and remote or small office networking. The product line supports several different encryption algorithms, including triple DES (168-bit), DES (56-bit), Blowfish (40-446 bit), and CAST128 (40-128 bit). All VPN+ products are centrally administered with an easy-to-use policy management tool and they also support centrally managed automated installation.

F-Secure VPN+ operates at the network (IP protocol) level, which is invisible at the application and end-user level. The product line does not require special hardware, and the ordinary user does not even notice its presence since it requires no changes to network applications or their configurations. F-Secure VPN+ works in conjunction with existing routers and firewalls, off- loading encryption functions from those devices. By combining the products in the F-Secure VPN+ line, companies of any size can use either the Internet or cost-effective public networks to create virtual private networks without requiring special hardware.

The F-Secure VPN+ family consists of the following products:

  • F-Secure VPN+ Client, which operates in Windows and Solaris workstations and encrypts all data traffic from such a workstation to an F-Secure VPN+ Gateway, a server equipped with F-Secure VPN+ Server, or another workstation equipped with F-Secure VPN+ Client.

  • F-Secure VPN+ Server, which operates in Windows NT or Solaris servers and encrypts all data traffic from the server to workstations equipped with F-Secure VPN+ Client.

  • F-Secure VPN+ Gateway, which encrypts all data traffic from a LAN through a WAN using the IPsec protocol to other LANs, or to workstations equipped with encryption software. A user can connect to a VPN+ Gateway using either another VPN+ Gateway or VPN+ Client.

  • F-Secure VPN+ Enterprise Gateway, which encrypts all data traffic from a Local Area Network (LAN) through a Wide Area Network (WAN) using the IPsec protocol to other LANs, and to workstations equipped with encryption software. The Enterprise version allows simultaneous connections from both VPN+ Clients and VPN+ Gateway devices.

"The revolutionary thing about F-Secure VPN+ is that a virtual private network can now be built cost-effectively between just two workstations," says Mr. Teemu Lehtonen, Product Manager for Data Fellows. "This is great news for small and medium sized organizations. Large organizations can also utilize F-Secure VPN+ to extend their corporate network to sites outside the corporate domain."

F-Secure VPN+ integrates fully with the recently-introduced Data Fellows' F-Secure FileCrypto and F-Secure Anti-Virus products. Together, these products offer the most complete security solution for modern corporations. The products support centralized policy based management.

F-Secure VPN+ is available from Data Fellows' resellers around the world. The products have been tested for interoperability with almost 20 other vendors' (including Cisco Systems, IBM and Check Point) IPsec-standardized products.