Secure Connect

Business Challenges Addressed

High-performance, secure network connectivity hasn't always been feasible for remote sites and branch offices. Businesses have of ten been forced to use expensive and complex private data networks because traditionally these have been the only solutions availabl e to them.

Secure Connect makes these types of deployments cost effective for a much broader range of businesses. It dispenses with expensiv e and complex private data networking and allows inherently secure VPN connections via the public Internet. This drives greater flex ibility and increases worker productivity by allowing telecommuters and other mobile employees to easily connect to their corporate network.

Secure Connect's firewall and VPN services also reduce IT overhead by shifting day-to-day infrastructure management accountabilit y away from overtaxed IT staff. Allstream simplifies the network experience and allows customers to focus on their core business objectives and not network management and security.

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Benefits

By implementing security within the Allstream network, Secure Connect delivers two key benefits. First, it ensures clean band width from the carrier by removing potentially threatening traffic before it hits the client's network. Secondly, it potentially red uces the need and cost for redundant point solutions or customer premise-based appliances that have traditionally been installed on the edge of the network.

In doing so, Secure Connect reduces the load on network managers who, using conventional solutions, are constantly being challeng ed to stay one step ahead of evolving threats. It reduces the need for up-front capital expenditures in security hardware and softwa re while its centralized policy control and management tools also drive long-term savings.

Unlike client-provisioned solutions, Secure Connect is a carrier-class, scalable solution that evolves to meet emerging threats. This improves security while reducing the need for clients to allocate resources toward perimeter security maintenance. Data securit y and integrity increases and operational expenses come down.

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• Complete our Information Request form
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