Combination of First Virtual Click To Meet(TM) Web Communications And
NetScaler 9000 Series SSL VPN Solution Delivers Highly Scalable, Secure
Collaboration Over the Internet
RSA Conference 2004, Booth #1239, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ --
NetScaler, Inc., a pioneer in application delivery systems, and First Virtual
Communications (Nasdaq: FVCX), a premier provider of infrastructure and
solutions for real time rich media communications, today announced that they
have entered into a partnership to enable customers to participate in online
meetings over encrypted connections. The combination of NetScaler 9000 Series
secure application delivery systems with First Virtual's Click to Meet(TM) web
communications results in a complete, reliable solution for secure, scalable
collaboration over the Internet.
"Our partnership with NetScaler represents a commitment to deliver a joint
solution through which our customers can conduct truly secure, productive
meetings," comments David Weinstein, vice president of marketing for First
Virtual. "By deploying NetScaler systems in concert with our Click to Meet
web communications solution, users can securely transmit streaming media and
messages with the same high reliability they have come to expect with Click to
Meet."
Click to Meet delivers online meetings unlike any other solution on the
market, combining high quality multipoint audio and video with web
collaboration tools, all within a single web browser interface for a truly
interactive conferencing environment. The solution enables remote workers and
dispersed teams to meet, collaborate, train, demonstrate and sell online in an
easy-to-use, scalable and cost-effective manner. Click to Meet provides
today's organizations with the ability to improve access to people and
information regardless of their location.
With its high performance SSL VPN functionality, the NetScaler 9000
application delivery system can fully encrypt the TCP and UDP traffic inherent
in a point-to-point or multipoint Click to Meet collaboration session. In
addition, the combined solution extends the benefits of online meetings beyond
the edges of the managed data network by eliminating firewall traversal issues
and introducing full-fledged security for a large number of simultaneous
users.
The NetScaler 9000 Series systems combine key functionality in the areas
of application security, application performance, Layer 4-7 switching and
secure remote access through a unified platform architected around its
patented Request Switching(TM) suite of technologies. When NetScaler systems
are coupled with Click to Meet software, the end result is a highly scalable
collaborative online meeting solution that can handle thousands of encrypted
user connections and grant clientless secure access to users anytime,
anywhere.
"Customers demand a fast, secure way to collaborate online," says Raj
Kanaya, vice president of product strategy and alliances, NetScaler. "By
partnering with First Virtual to integrate the Click to Meet product line with
our highly secure, best-performing SSL VPN solution, NetScaler is addressing
this important customer requirement by eliminating a key barrier to rapid
adoption of online collaboration."
About First Virtual Communications
First Virtual Communications is a premier provider of infrastructure and
solutions for real time rich media communications. The Company's award-winning
Click to Meet(TM) product line is enterprise-class software that enables
corporate, education, healthcare and government customers worldwide to
present, share, sell, train and collaborate. Click to Meet integrates the
user's choice of data, audio and multipoint interactive video into existing
work environments and into everyday communication tools such as instant
messaging, web browsing and e-mail. Click to Meet software solutions are
widely deployed in over 1,500 customer locations and excel in challenging
environments such as military intelligence, emergency response, disaster
recovery, corporate training and geographically dispersed tele-working
locations, among others. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, First
Virtual Communications has operations in France, United Kingdom, Japan and
China. More information about First Virtual Communications can be found at
http://www.fvc.com or by calling 800-728-6337 or 650-801-6500 outside North America.
About NetScaler
NetScaler provides networking systems that enable the fast and secure
delivery of applications over web-based networks. Uniquely integrating
application-layer security, optimization and switching capabilities,
NetScaler's 9000 Series optimizes the application performance and security of
many of the world's largest data centers and websites, while greatly reducing
cost of ownership.
NetScaler headquarters are in Santa Clara, California, and the Company's
products are available both direct and through a variety of channel partners
globally. For more information, visit http://www.netscaler.com .
NOTE: NetScaler and Request Switching are trademarks of NetScaler, Inc.
in the United States and other countries. All other companies and products
mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE NetScaler, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.netscaler.com
CONTACT:
John Oh of NetScaler, Inc., +1-408-987-8712,
or joh@netscaler.com; or Tracy Wemett of BroadPR,
+1-617-868-5031, or tracy@broadpr.com, for First Virtual
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