Microsoft, Whale team on SSL VPN for ISA Server
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TextWhale Communications said on Monday that it is partnering with Microsoft to combine Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration Server with Whale's Intelligent Application Gateway.
The deal, which is the first of its kind for Microsoft, will combine Whale's SSL VPN technology with Microsoft's IP Sec VPN, and put the ISA technology on a secure hardware appliance, according to interviews with executives from both companies.
Adding ISA Server to the Whale platform also makes it easier to integrate the appliance with Microsoft's Active Directory user directory and Exchange e-mail server, Schmidt said.