Cisco Buys SSL VPN Startup
Monday March 15, 2004
Cisco, a premier vendor of IPSEC based VPN solutions, is diversifying more into the SSL VPN market as well. Cisco is buying SSL VPN maker Twingo Systems for $5 million (USD). Cisco plans to roll the Twingo Virtual Secure Desktop into their Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator product line. For more information about the acquisition you can see this Computer Weekly article: Cisco buys Twingo to boost SSL VPN offering. For more information about SSL and IPSEC VPN's and what the pros and cons of each are you can read: VPN's: IPSEC vs. SSL.