Aventail reaches out to PDAs, smartphones

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: TIM GREENE ON VPNS
09/22/05
Today's focus: Aventail reaches out to PDAs, smartphones

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* Aventail SSL VPN gear to support PDAs, smartphones
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Today's focus: Aventail reaches out to PDAs, smartphones

By Tim Greene

Aventail is upgrading its SSL VPN gear so it supports PDAs and
smartphones. This means that end users with these wireless
devices can connect to business applications as long as the
devices are fitted with a Web browser.

This can be a convenience for remote users stuck somewhere
without their laptop but who could use the time to get some work
done, or who need to get to centrally stored data when they are
on the road, say at a sales call.

It's a good idea, but has limitations. The software won't allow
access to applications that don't support a small-screen
presentation or that require high bandwidth connections to work
reasonably fast. It's good that it filters out applications that
won't behave well on a small device, but it also restricts the
kind of work you can do with it.

The new software comes in two flavors, WorkPlace Mobile and
Connect Mobile. WorkPlace Mobile is a Web portal that supports
access to Web applications from any wireless device. Connect
Mobile is an agent that is downloaded to the remote device that
supports client-server applications in addition to Web
applications. The restriction is that the Connect Mobile agent
works only with devices based on Windows Mobile PDA.

Some organizations may have no need for this, but the WorkPlace
Mobile option comes packaged with Aventail SSL VPN gateways and
is a free upgrade to current customers. So trying it out is
harmless. Aventail is charging for Connect Mobile. It costs
$1,000 for 25 concurrent users at the low end. Pricing has not
been set for a higher number of users, but it will be linked to
which model VPN gateway customers own.

The software is scheduled to be available sometime next quarter.

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Tim Greene is a senior editor at Network World, covering virtual
private networking gear, remote access, core switching and local
phone companies. You can reach him at <mailto:tgreene@nww.com>.
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infrastructure expands to support different types of traffic and
users. Most traffic management solutions have serious
limitations: too expensive, difficult to use, and overly taxing
on bandwidth. However ProCurve Networking by HP addresses these
requirements, overcomes the limitations of other solutions, and
gives you valuable insight into LAN performance. Click here to
download HP's Traffic Management Whitepaper
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