OmniRange
Plus with software release 2.0.5 is Common Criteria EAL4+ Certified
28 October 2003
Common Criteria testing and validation
is very important to our Federal customers
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GAITHERSBURG, MD. — 28 October 2003
— Asce Networks,Inc, a leading provider of mission-critical e-Business
infrastructures, today announced in September 2003, OmniRange Plus
with its software release 2.0.5 become the first product in its
category to achieve the Common Criteria designation for both its
maximum security firewall/VPN and high availability failover component.
As part of the EAL4+ certification, the
Omnirange Plus VPN also received Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS 140-2) certification for data encryption.
Common Criteria is a widely recognized ISO standard that is ratified
in 17 countries. OmniRange Plus was tested and validated by an independent
lab facility under the National Information Assurance Partnership
(NIAP), jointly managed by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) and the National Security Agency (NSA).
"Common Criteria testing and validation is very important to
our Federal customers," said Bob Collins, CEO of Asce Networks,
Inc."OmniRange Plus' EAL4+ certification, which encompasses
its firewall, VPN and failover components, reflects our ability
to provide robust network security combined with high availability."
According to Jean Schaffer, Director for the National Information
Assurance Partnership (NIAP), "Common Criteria standards help
government organizations to more cost effectively evaluate IT security
products and purchase them with confidence."
"Common Criteria provides guidance to R&D teams through
specific compliance requirements for IT security products,"
said Bob Collins, CEO of Asce Networks, Inc. "Adhering to the
methodologies for maintaining EAL4+ certification is important as
we continue to advance the OmniRange Plus technology internationally."
OmniRange Plus is the only enterprise Secure IP Services gateway
with high availability features built-in to ensure always-on business
connectivity.
About Asce Networks, Inc.
Asce Networks, Inc. is a worldwide leader in providing mission-critical
e-Business infrastructures with headquarters in GAITHERSBURG, MD.
Asce Networks delivers the next generation hardware and software
to scale the performance and availability of mission-critical e-Business
infrastructures. For more information about Asce Networks and its
products and services, please visit http://www.ascenetworks.com/.
Asce Networks and OmniRange Plus are the property of Asce Networks,
Inc. All other company and product names are the property of their
respective holders.
This news release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature
relating to probable financial performance of Asce Networks, Inc.
Such statements are based upon the information currently available
to management, and they necessarily involve risk because actual
results could differ materially from current expectations. Among
the many factors that could cause actual results to differ from
those set forth in the Company's forward-looking statements are
changes in general economic conditions, actions taken by customers
or competitors, and the receipt of more or fewer orders than expected.
For more information:
Press Contact(s):
Larry Howland
Asce Networks, Inc.
larry.howland@ascenetworks.com
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