Equant Offers Corporate Access in 110 Countries

March 30, 2003 -- (FIND VPN) -- Data and IP services provider Equant (Equant.com) announced on Thursday that it has expanded its VPN features set with a new option for secure corporate access to the public Internet.

Equant Network Based Internet Gateway, says the company, is now available in 110 coutries for Equant IP VPN and LAN Access customers, providing a cost-effective alternative to customer-based Internet gateway solutions.

According to Equant, four major enterprises are already using the service, which provides cost and management benefits by eliminating the need for firewalls and other security infrastructure and other security infrastructure on customer premise equipment. Based on technology from Check Point and Cosine, the security infrastructure resides on the Equant VPN network, and is managed by Equant.

"All multinational companies need an effective means of accessing the public Internet without exposing their systems to undue risk," said Arjen Maarleveld, Equant’s president of Products. "Our Network Based Internet Gateway service uniquely combines our industry-leading IP, data and security services to help our customers fulfil their critical Internet access requirements. We are proud to offer our customers this new VPN feature in addition to several others we have announced recently, including Video for IP VPN, Modular VPN and DSL Access."