The Latest SonicWall News
Product and Solution Information, Press Releases, Announcements
| SonicWALL Delivers Secure Remote Access for ABHOW Retirement Community Organization | |
| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:51:00 PM | |
|
American Baptist Homes of the West Deploys SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Appliances For Clientless Secure Remote Access and Disaster Recovery. SonicWALL, Inc. a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW), a leader in continuing care retirement communities, has deployed two SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 appliances to provide clientless secure remote access as a part of their disaster recovery strategy. "SonicWALL made it very easy to scale remote access to meet our needs," said Brett Ortega, Network Engineer at ABHOW. "As a not-for-profit, we certainly value price as well as what we're getting for our money. SonicWALL simply offers a superior product for an affordable price." Servicing nearly 4,500 residents living in 30 communities across four Western states, ABHOW has over 2,300 employees, including network users who work out of their homes in various cities nationwide, and road warriors who are in and out of the office. The SSL-VPN 2000 enables authorized ABHOW users nationwide to securely access e-mail, files, intranets, business applications, desktops and servers from any location. Ortega deployed ABHOW's first SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 to provide clientless remote access to its employees. A second SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 was deployed to provide clientless remote access to ABHOW's dedicated disaster recovery site. In case of disaster, authorized ABHOW users may either log into a Web portal for SSL VPN access to Web-based applications, or transparently download a SonicWALL NetExtender thin client to access more complex or custom applications. The SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 integrates seamlessly into virtually any network topology. With no need for a pre-installed client, deployment and ongoing maintenance costs are eliminated. Advanced security functionality such as SonicWALL Virtual Assist clientless remote support, tokenless two-factor authentication and rich access-privilege management enable any organization to securely extend resources to authorized users. Ortega considered Cisco solutions, but found that SonicWALL was much simpler to configure and customize, while still more robust in its functionality. "SonicWALL is extremely easy to implement and administer," said Ortega. "Because the interfaces and operating systems are similar, implementing new devices has been easy." Ortega has also established site-to-site VPN connections between fixed locations using SonicWALL TZ Series UTM firewall appliances, which enabled ABHOW to cut costs by using DSL or cable circuits rather than paying for higher-priced T1 lines. Using SonicWALL secure VPN connections when transmitting personal health information also helps ABHOW comply with HIPAA regulations. Ortega plans to continue using SonicWALL as ABHOW's VPN and firewall security partner. "I'd highly recommend SonicWALL," said Ortega. "From sales to support, they give you a clear feeling of partnership and a willingness to help." |