Platformity, a South African ISP, today formally announced its latest offering within its range of VPN solutions, the ADSL VPN option. With the growing demand for lower connectivity costs and the need for faster access, a broadband option satisfies these needs.
Since Platformity is more then just a VPN provider and operates its own data centre, it can scale to meet any client`s needs. Thus, it is able to offer a range of solutions from a basic ADSL VPN, all the way to a corporate Diginet connectivity or even the provision of disaster recovery services.
"The Platformity option is an extremely reliable one since it utilises integrated hardware devices and not Linux-based PCs," commented Julian Swart, MD of Platformity.
"Additionally, we have built in an ISDN backup capability and to guarantee a better speed and uptime experience for everyone, a mix of old and new technologies are often exploited. For instance, we often connect the head office to the VPN cloud via Diginet, which gives us a guaranteed quality of service (QOS) on the most important link. Furthermore, IPSEC tunnels are deployed to ensure our client`s data is encrypted over the entire network."
In addition to the facilities mentioned above, Platfomity`s VPN capability can be extended to include other means of connectivity such as Diginet, dial-up, GPRS, 3G and wireless. There is also the option for a client to co-locate their servers with Platformity, a popular choice for clients with many branches, as it allows the branches to function even if the head office burns down, or more likely, has an extended power failure. Platformity`s data centre allows clients to have guaranteed power, and access to more reliable connectivity, with lower costs and is another example of the merging of older technologies with the new. VOIP services can also be extended over the network.
"We see a positive uptake in the use of ADSL VPN as clients start to realise that there are significant savings to be made and speed increase benefits to be exploited when compared to the use of traditional Diginet networks," concluded Swart. "We already have customers with up to 33 branches using our system including a 16-branch company in the retail sector."
For further information, please contact Julian Swart telephone (011) 918 7396; fax (011) 388 8956; cell (083) 701 5650; e-mail julians@platform.co.za.
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Platformity is a South African Internet service provider that was established in 1999 as a new generation network based on an open platform design. This was done with the vision of being able to cater for future developments within the telecommunications market, such as VOIP, with minimal change.
Platformity provides the infrastructure `clout` of the larger ISP players yet retains the flexibility of being a smaller operator and thus being able to cater for the specific and niche needs of its clients whose business is often totally dependent on uninterrupted access to the Internet. Platformity has a large base of customers from numerous vertical markets, including the healthcare sector, many of whom have international links. However, it tends to specialise in the SME marketplace and enjoys a client retention rate in excess of 95%. Platformity offers support via its strategic partners nationwide and also boasts its own co-location data centre.
Platformity is a member of the ISPA and thus complies with its code of conduct.
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