November 25, 2003
INTERLINK NETWORKS AND TRAPEZE NETWORKS PARTNER TO STRENGTHEN ENTERPRISE WIRELESS LAN (WLAN) SECURITY
ANN ARBOR, MI, USA — November 25, 2003 — Interlink Networks, a leading developer of network security and access control software, today announced that it has partnered with Trapeze Networks (TM), the award winning global provider of wireless LAN (WLAN) systems, to address market requirements for secure wireless mobility and Identity-Based Networking.
With Trapeze Networks' Mobility System and Interlink Networks' standards-based, WPA-compliant authentication servers, corporate IT can be sure that the information on their 802.11 WLANs will remain safe and secure.
Recognized industry-wide for its leading RADIUS-based software, Interlink Networks solutions complement the Trapeze Mobility System with an additional layer of WLAN security and management by using strong 802.1X authentication to verify user identities and block intruder access to invaluable corporate information resources.
The integrated solution provides several important benefits to the enterprise. The 802.1X-based architecture is secure, scales well, and permits authenticated users to seamlessly roam throughout the wireless architecture without re-authenticating each time they associate with a new wireless access point.
The user's connection, IP session, and authentication information are preserved — which is an important consideration for time-sensitive applications like VoIP. In addition, for organizations that support access control restrictions based on VLANs, individual VLAN associations may be established and maintained as they roam.
Interlink Networks' Secure.XS provides RADIUS-based authentication, an essential part of 802.1X architecture specified in the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) standard for secure wireless networking. Secure.XS is fully interoperable with leading directory servers and supports a broad range of EAP authentication types, including Cisco LEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and EAP-PEAP.
Trapeze Networks Mobility System includes the Mobility Exchange™, Mobility Points™, Mobility System Software™ and the RingMaster™ software tool suite. Interlink Networks Secure.XS authentication servers and Trapeze Networks WLAN Mobility System combined deliver secure user mobility for the enterprise.
About Trapeze Networks
Trapeze Networks delivers the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhances productivity, introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time by delivering secure mobility to users, pre and post deployment planning and management tools to IT, and seamless integration between wired and wireless. In the first four months of shipping its WLAN Mobility System, Trapeze has been the recipient of five industry awards in recognition of its product and technology strength. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze raised $50 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., U.S.A. For more information, please visit www.trapezenetworks.com.
About Interlink Networks
Interlink Networks is a leader in securing 802.11 wireless LAN, mobile, and wired networks. The company's standards-based software blocks intruder access to networks using strong 802.1x authentication, a requirement of the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) standard. Interlink's offerings range from carrier-class and enterprise level solutions to appliance-ready software — ideal for OEM development designs. Interlink Networks is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For more information, call (734) 821-1200 or visit www.interlinknetworks.com.
Interlink Networks Press Contact:
Melissa Kamm
Interlink Networks
Tel. 734-821-1219
