Not having access to your company's network and applications when you're on the road or working at home can seriously compromise your ability to do your job. Various solutions are available to deal with this problem, however. A VPN encrypts data so that you can securely connect to your office network over the Internet. Remote access clients connect to your company's VPN gateway. This Buyer's Guide looks at Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN, a special type of remote access technology that complements the secure gateways and network-based VPN technology that most companies already have. But not all SSL VPN products provide the same level of access that traditional VPN does, and SSL VPN capabilities vary dramatically by vendor and model. SSL VPN products provide advantages over the other solutions, however, and are a viable alternative to traditional VPNs. This Buyer's Guide describes SSL VPN's remote access capabilities as well as some other features to consider.
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