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R E V I E W

Add Some Fiberlink to Your VPN Diet

August 19, 2002
By Mike Fratto

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Real World Requirement

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	Introduction
	Fiberlink Communications Corp. Managed Service for Fiberlink Global Remote
	Other Products Reviewed
	Managed VPN Services
	Real World Requirement
	Doing Business Safely
	Online Only: Our Original VPN ASP Request for Proposal
	Full Responses to RFIs
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Our RFP requirements for this review were simple: Network Computing has locations across the country, and many of our staffers travel often. We want secure access to our production network for common applications like e-mail and our intranet. In addition, several of our technology editors work remotely, often with client-server applications that are not Web-enabled. And because our users could be coming from dial-up or broadband, from remote LANs or behind firewalls and even NAT devices, we must support all connection types.

In addition, we need to communicate with freelancers and contributing editors, and we can't always dictate what software they should be running. We're also seeking a way to easily manage what sometimes is a fluid user base. Integration with existing user databases or easy user management is critical.