The debut of the ION™ SA500 Service Access Point, the first drop-in SSL VPN remote service delivery appliance has been announced by a leading innovator of secure information sharing and information assurance products and solutions, Cryptek, Inc., (http://www.cryptek.com). By delivering drop-in remote management of IT and voice equipment via the Internet, the ION SA500, purpose-built for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and equipment manufacturers, offers an easy-to-use, highly affordable alternative to traditional VPN solutions. Today at INNUA's Global Connect 2008 in Grapevine, Texas, the ION SA500 debuts.

To dynamically and securely link service providers to managed systems located at customer sites, the ION SA500 appliance leverages SSL VPN and proprietary SnapNAT™ technology. Using ION PRIISMS, an Internet-accessible management system, service providers centrally administer these systems. Allowing service providers to easily leverage backend systems and proprietary tools when servicing Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), the ION SA500 seamlessly integrates managed systems with the service provider's Network Operations Center (NOC) tools. While reducing the overall cost of service delivery, the ION SA500 allows, by vastly simplifying connectivity and leveraging automation, service providers to offer revenue-generating remote services on a wide variety of IT and voice systems.

CEO of Cryptek, Bill Anderson, declared: "With the ION SA500 Service Access Point, Cryptek has raised the bar in terms of remote managed services." He added: "ION SA500 delivers the capabilities of a high-end SSL VPN appliance with unmatched affordability and easy implementation. By leveraging the ION SA500, service providers can aggressively pursue the booming small-to-medium business (SMB) managed services market."