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To the Point...Virtual Private Network

Overview The Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a trendy topic in the global IT industry. However, confusion still remains surrounding issues such as common definitions for VPNs, the underlying technological infrastructure, the role of the Internet, VPNs support for mobile or remote users, the VPN as a business enabler and VPN usage parameters. This white paper will review these different perspectives and clarify the somewhat nebulous concept - Virtual Private Network.

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Publisher	OmniLink	File Format	HTML
Date Published	August 2003
Format	White Papers
Topics	VPNs

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