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Virgin Technologies Selects Encore Networks for End-to-End Satellite Broadband VPN Solutions

Virgin Technologies to Offer Encore's VSR(TM) and the BANDIT(TM) Line of Enhanced VPN Security Products for Satellite Networks Throughout North America

Encore Networks, a leading developer of integrated converged Virtual Private Network (VPN) security solutions, today announced that Virgin Technologies Inc., a leading Canadian satellite telecommunications and installation company, has selected Encore's complete line of security appliances and VPN routers for their enterprise satellite network solutions. Virgin Technologies will sell, install and service Encore's BANDIT(TM) security appliances and the VSR(TM) family of VPN routers to provide end-to-end, broadband IP VPN solutions across their satellite service offerings.

Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Virgin Technologies delivers turnkey networks and consulting services with a focus on satellite and broadband solutions in the natural resource, manufacturing and construction industries. Strategically located near the one of the most active oil rich exploration zones in the world, Virgin Technologies provides an impressive range of skills through its knowledgeable and dedicated team supporting the demanding technical requirements of this industry.

"Virgin Technologies has built its solid reputation by providing innovative converged satellite VPN connectivity between remote and corporate office's supporting applications like HTTP, email and server based computing solutions using Terminal Services," said Kevin Mannette, Encore Networks Director of Canadian Sales-West. "They have defined and overcome the challenges of providing satellite-based communications to remote locations and successfully deployed bundled broadband VPN solutions over satellite networks."

Encore Network's VPN security products enables satellite users requiring secure end-to-end connections, to realize the full potential of their limited satellite bandwidth without the performance degradation associated with traditional IPsec VPN products. Through the use of exclusive patent pending Selective Layer Encryption (SLE(TM)), Encore Networks can provide channel efficient VPN solutions across Performance Enhancement Proxy (PEP) based accelerated satellite networks and seamlessly connect to terrestrial VPN networks without the need to decrypt and switch traffic at the satellite hub. Encore's products are uniquely versatile IP+Legacy and IP only VPN appliances that provide satellite, terrestrial and hybrid enterprise data networks support for numerous legacy data protocols.

"Encore's Selective Layer Encryption technology allows us to fully leverage the Bandwidth in our satellite telecommunication products, enabling us to offer our customers secure end-to-end networks without sacrificing performance," stated Robert Smith, Virgin Technologies President. "The Selective Layer Encryption feature in Encore's products securely connects, with full throughput, satellite networks with public and private terrestrial Internet Protocol links."

About Encore Networks

Encore Networks www.encorenetworks.com is a market leader in developing Secure, Converged, and Broadband solutions for carriers and enterprise customers. This includes innovative VPN and security solutions for satellite, and terrestrial networks, evolutionary products for legacy data to broadband IP conversion, as well as advanced signaling and voice inter-working solutions for circuit-to-packet migration. Encore is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC), United States Telecom Association (USTA), Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), and the Global VSAT Forum (GVF).

About Virgin Technologies Inc.

Virgin Technologies Inc www.virgintechnologies.com is a leading provider of mobile and fixed satellite Internet service for companies working in remote or rural locations. Virgin provides cost-effective communication solutions that enable business to extend its network to all offices and locations regardless of geographical boundaries.