FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: Tina Soules
Engage Communication, Inc.
(831) 688-1021; Tina@engageinc.com
Engage
Communication's IPTube-E2 selected by the Department
of Defense
Aptos,
CA, May 20, 2004
Engage Communication's IPTube-E2
enables the DOD's secure server based applications,
which require that clients are on the same IP subnet,
to have clients accessing the application from remote
locations that are bridged across an IP interconnect.
"Department of Defense individuals, involved with
the successful deployment of our IPTube-RS530
to tunnel Encrypted Data through an IP connection, requested
that we create a product that would bridge an Ethernet
segment across an IP intranet." said President
Mark Doyle. "The IPTube-E2, as with the majority
of Engage's products, is the result of earning the privilege
to further our customer's objectives."
The
IPTube-E2 is used to interconnect Ethernet LANs through
an IP network. Ethernet frames that are destined for
a device located on the remote network are encapsulated
into IP packets. The IP packets, with the encapsulated
Ethernet frames, are sent to the IP address of the destination
network's IPTube-E2 where the IP envelope is removed
and the original Ethernet Frames are delivered to the
destination network's Ethernet device.
Enterprises,
Education, Government Agencies and Organizations use
the IPTube-E2's tunnel to transport legacy LAN protocols,
such as NetBEUI, IPX, AppleTalk and Decnet, over very
cost effective, ubiquitous IP based services. Legacy
applications that utilize non routable protocols are
able to access services across an IP point to point
connection.
The
IPTube-E2 provides a high level of security by only
exchanging packets with the remote network. Additionally
Ethernet Frames within the IP envelope must be addressed
to specific Ethernet MAC addresses. Bridges secure applications
that limit communication to IP addresses within the
same subnet across an enterprise Intranet.
About
Engage Communication
Engage Communication, incorporated in 1989, enables
enterprises, small-medium businesses, government, education
and telecommunications service providers to take advantage
of the lower costs and flexibility associated with IP/Ethernet
transport while preserving the enormous investments
made in legacy premises equipment such as PBXs, switches,
multiplexors, routers, video codecs and encryptors.