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United Technologies Uses MegaPath’s
Managed SSL VPN Service to Support Communications with 4000 Partners
and Contractors
Fully Managed Service Simplifies Partner
Access to Corporate Resources and Minimizes Potential Security
Risks
COSTA MESA, CA.
February 5, 2007
MegaPath, the leading provider of Virtual Private
Network (VPN) solutions and other managed IP services to businesses
nationwide, today announced that United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX)
is using MegaPath’s Managed SSL VPN Service to securely connect
up to 4000 contractors, vendors and partners with select internal
resources. As part of UTC’s comprehensive security policy,
the company leverages MegaPath’s fully managed SSL VPN service
to enable trusted outsiders to work with internal systems without
the risk of unauthorized access to classified internal resources.
The company’s IT department manages a separate VPN solution
to support employees who have increased access authorization.
“By providing our trusted contractors and partners with a
fully managed VPN service that delivers access to the resources
they need, UTC has been able to increase the productivity of these
individuals while minimizing the risk of unauthorized access to
sensitive information and reducing the demands on our help desk,” said
Robert Hyland, Manager, UTC Network Security. “MegaPath’s
fully managed VPN Service allows UTC to meet our very strict security
requirements without impacting our business productivity.”
United Technologies is a Fortune Global 500 company
(126th in 2006) based in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A., that provides
a broad range
of high technology products and support services to the building
systems and aerospace industries worldwide. UTC businesses include
Otis Elevator, Carrier heating and cooling, UTC Fire & Security,
UTC Power, Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, Hamilton Sundstrand
aerospace systems and Sikorsky helicopters.
“By providing a fully managed solution for extending secure
access to corporate resources, MegaPath is perfectly suited for
companies, like UTC, that have thousands of people outside the company
that need to access critical information but cannot be allowed the
same level of access as their employees,” said Jim Cragg,
President and Chief Operating Officer of MegaPath. “MegaPath
provides our customers with the secure connectivity they need, while
also removing management overhead and helping increase user productivity.”
As a leading provider of secure access and managed
network solutions, MegaPath combines the best business grade broadband,
VPN and security
technologies with unmatched design, deployment, management, reporting
and support capabilities. The company reduces the cost and complexity
of securely connecting geographically distributed mobile workers
to corporate applications or securely connecting an independent
home business to the Internet by serving as a single source of
contact – managing
every aspect of the process, so customer IT organizations or home-based
business owners can concentrate on business. About MegaPath
MegaPath is the leading provider of managed IP communications
services in North America. MegaPath leverages its wide selection
of broadband
connectivity, Virtual Private Networks, Voice over IP and security
technologies to enable businesses to lower costs, increase security
and enhance productivity. Businesses of all sizes can easily
and securely communicate between their headquarters, branch
offices,
retail locations, mobile workers, and business partners.
To learn
more about why over 18,000 companies have chosen MegaPath’s
managed IP data, voice and security services to improve their business
communications, visit www.megapath.com or call 1-877-MegaPath (638-4342).
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