Released on = December 13, 2006, 3:04 am

Press Release Author = mutual pr

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Aventail Corporation announced today that a recently
released Forrester Research report has declared Aventail a Leader for its best of
breed SSL VPN solution. Titled, \"The Forrester Wave: SSL VPN Appliances, Q4 2006,"
(December 2006) this in-depth evaluation by Forrester pointed to Aventail's solution
as the one that "scores highest among all vendors on the core SSL VPN functionality"
as well as providing "the best manageability", "the strongest solution for mobile
devices", and "the best out-of-box solution". In addition, the report pointed to
Aventail's strong vision for the future.

Press Release Body = Aventail\'s SSL VPN Named Best Standalone Solution by Top
Independent Research Firm


Report by independent research firm cites Aventail as a Leader with the top scores
for strongest core SSL VPN platform, best manageability, best mobility features, and
"best long-term strategy"



Bangalore - December 13, 2006 - Aventail Corporation announced today that a recently
released Forrester Research report has declared Aventail a Leader for its best of
breed SSL VPN solution. Titled, \"The Forrester Wave: SSL VPN Appliances, Q4 2006,"
(December 2006) this in-depth evaluation by Forrester pointed to Aventail's solution
as the one that "scores highest among all vendors on the core SSL VPN functionality"
as well as providing "the best manageability", "the strongest solution for mobile
devices", and "the best out-of-box solution". In addition, the report pointed to
Aventail's strong vision for the future.



"Aventail is the perennial No. 2 in the SSL VPN market.it lags the No. 1 vendor only
because it lacks a broader security story, which Aventail has intentionally shied
away from to maintain its purpose built solution" writes Robert Whiteley, principal
author of the report. "The result is the best solution for IT and network
administrators that are focused on providing application access without
re-architecting the data center security perimeter."



The report evaluated leading SSL VPN appliance vendors across 57 criteria, giving
Aventail the highest score in the following categories: Core SSL VPN Functionality,
Manageability and Usability, Mobility Support, and overall Strategy, which includes
Product Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Financial Resources, and Cost.



"Aventail has the best long-term strategy, which builds on its strength in endpoint
security and authorization, to evolve into a broader application access control
gateway-a market that Forrester predicts will make the remote access VPN obsolete
within three years," the report continues.



"Firms must extend application access to an increasing number of corporate assets as
well as remote users..For many firms, the solution is to deploy SSL VPNs," states
the report. SSL VPNs provide significant benefits, including: a streamlined
technology that reduces operational costs; a framework for access control;
sophisticated access methods; increased mobile device support; and enhanced endpoint
security tools. Forrester's report is the latest in a series of recent recognitions
for Aventail by independent research organizations.





About Aventail


Aventail is the best-of-breed remote-access company. Aventail delivered the first
SSL VPN solution in 1997 and today is a market leader, delivering the easiest to use
and control remote-access solution. Aventail Smart SSL VPN appliances provide users
with transparent, clientless access to more applications from more devices via any
network environment. For network managers, Aventail delivers a single secure access
gateway for all users, internal and external, to all network resources with complete
security. With more than two million end users around the globe, Aventail is the SSL
VPN of choice among mid to large-sized organizations worldwide, including Wipro,
Times of India, iGate, iFlex, Tesco, IBM Global Services, and hundreds more.For more
information, go to www.aventail.com.

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