Aventail Showcases SSL VPN Market Leadership at Interop New York

Market Wire, December, 2005

INTEROP NEW YORK -- Aventail Corporation will showcase its SSL VPN market leadership at Interop New York to be held Dec. 12-16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Aventail is exhibiting in the Mobility Pavilion and a key sponsor of SSL VPN Day, a special one-day workshop focused on SSL VPN technology and future trends. Aventail's CTO Chris Hopen will speak on "End to End Security for Mobile Data Systems" to be held Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 11:15 a.m. in room IE19.

"SSL VPN is no longer an emerging technology, and our attendees continue to tell us they want to learn more about the benefits of this vital secure application access platform," said Lenny Heymann, Interop General Manager. "SSL VPN Day at Interop Las Vegas earlier this year was a huge success. We are pleased to work again with Aventail, which is a pioneer and a leader in the SSL VPN space."

SSL VPN Day is an intensive workshop designed to educate conference attendees on the full range of security features an SSL VPN deployment can deliver. SSL VPN Day takes place Dec. 12 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in IE09.

Aventail's Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder Chris Hopen, Director of Product Marketing Chris Witeck, and Director of Eastern Regional Sales Brandon Conley will be featured speakers at the show:

--  Hopen will participate in the "End to End Security for Mobile Data
    Systems" session, which will be held Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 11:15 a.m. in
    room IE19. Dan Renfroe, editor of Network Computing Magazine, will moderate
    this panel discussion.

--  Witeck will participate in the "In Search of the Ultimate Mobile
    Communicator" session on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 2:00 p.m. in room 3D04.
    Michael Miller, Executive VP and Chief Content Officer, Ziff Davis Media,
    will moderate this panel discussion.

--  Conley's presentation, "Secure Mobile Access Using SSL VPNs," will be
    held Thursday, Dec. 15 at 1:00 p.m. in the Interop Theatre.
    

At the show, Aventail will make an announcement that will extend its leadership in secure, remote access technology. Aventail executives will attend the conference and are available to speak with press and industry analysts regarding this news announcement and on a number of technology and market-trends. For press and analysts interested in scheduling briefings, please contact Shannon Mapp at (206) 779-3727 or smapp@aventail.com or Margaret Dawson at (206) 355-6872 or mdawson@aventail.com.

To see Aventail's SSL VPN technology in action, please visit Aventail Booth #441-16.

About Aventail

Aventail is the best-of-breed SSL VPN product company and the authority on secure application access technology. Aventail delivered the first SSL VPN solution in 1997, and today, Aventail meets the secure communication needs of more than two million end users in over 75 countries. Aventail's family of SSL VPN appliances increases productivity for end users and IT professionals, while maximizing security and lowering costs. Aventail appliances are built on Aventail's proven platform, which leads the industry in End Point Control, policy management, and transparent, easy-to-use access options to the broadest range of applications. Aventail is the SSL VPN of choice among leading enterprises and service providers worldwide, such as AT&T, DuPont, IBM Global Services, MCI, Netifice, Office Depot, Sanyo, and TNT. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Aventail has an extensive global network of channel partners and sales support offices. For more information, go to www.aventail.com.

About Interop®

Part of the MediaLive International, Inc. family of global brands, Interop® has led the revolution and evolution in IP networking for the past twenty years. Interop® is dedicated to promoting and demonstrating the interoperability of the converged network, applications and devices to seamlessly exchange and use information to address the full range of business challenges facing IT organizations today and tomorrow. As the leading destination for technology buyers and sellers, Interop has fostered the growth and evolution of the IT industry for the past two decades, and remains the most anticipated and only comprehensive IT event. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop® provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. Interop® New York will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, December 12-16, 2005, and Interop® Las Vegas 2006 will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, April 30-May 5, 2006. For more information about the event, visit www.interop.com.

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