Aventail adds 500,000 SSL VPN end users in Jan-Jun, 2006

New Delhi, Sep 13 (UNI) Aventail today announced the addition of more than 500,000 end users in the period of January-June, 2006, growing its total user base to more than 2.5 million worldwide users.

Aventail's growth was driven by both new customers and existing customers extending their deployments. Organisations that use Aventail now include JRI, Burt Hill, Mitsubishi and DuPont among others.

''Over the last year we have seen significant adoption by organisations from around the globe-from North America to Japan to Europe-and across different industries using our SSL VPN,'' said Aventail CEO Evan Kaplan.

He said, ''With the distributed nature of today's workforce, the proliferation of broadband and mobile devices and IT needing more secure control over its network, we expect this trend to continue.'' Organisations are demanding solutions that help keep IT networks secure and free of malicious threats, while at the same time providing effective access for mobile workers, whether they are traveling, at home, or in the office.

Aventail's Smart SSL VPN enables organisations to easily provide secure remote access to devices that they do not own, manage or otherwise directly control while fostering ease of use and reducing TCO. Aventail's proven platform leads the market in ease of use, ease of policy control, application reach, and end point security.

Aventail supports most platforms including Windows, Linux, Mac and mobile devices.

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