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Users to gain secure Internet connections and lower networking costs, says vendor
Microsoft plans additions to Windows NT's capabilities by year's end aimed at reducing networking costs for users by letting them replace expensive dial-up or leased lines with secure connections over the Internet. The technology, code-named BaseCamp, will provide virtual private network (VPN) capabilities on top of NT 4.0.
While VPN technology will not completely replace dial-up or leased lines, the potential for BaseCamp to reduce networking costs appeals to some NT users. "On a WAN, how much does a 56Kbps line cost? There's something we can talk about," says Darrell Pargmann, NT special interest group leader at the Central Texas LAN Association, a user group in Austin with many state government agency members. "[With BaseCamp],...