Why VPNs Stink

Why is it that we all tend to put up with things even though they are a pain in the neck and waste our time? It is usually because we don’t know that there is a better way. Once we discover the better way, we usually shake our heads and wish we had know about it sooner. We would have saved so much time and trouble.

Well, VPNs fit into the “pain-in-the-neck” category. We keep using them even though they are very frustrating to use and waste our time. Here are 3 of the top reasons VPNs stink:

1. They are time consuming. There is nothing automatic about a VPN. Each new user or each new system you need to connect to requires you to go through a setup process. This can takes hours. Simple and fast VPNs are not.

2. They don’t scale. VPNs were really designed as a corporate access solution for employees needing access to a single location. As soon as you have to access multiple locations, the VPN becomes very cumbersome. The need to access multiple locations is common for systems integrators, VARs, and consultants. Maintaining these multiple VPN connections is difficult and time consuming. I know of an organization that has hired a full-time person just to manage their VPN connections to their 50+ customers!

3. They are a security risk. The dirty little secret about VPNs is that they pose a significant security risk. When you connect your computer to a remote network (or someone connects to your network) you bring with you all your files–good and bad. You could readily introduce a virus onto the remote network and all the computers connected to it. Further, unless the remote network has very strong security policies in place, VPNs allow access to any of the other computers and devices on the network.

iTivity is the better way

VPNs provide inbound connections to remote systems. iTivity allows you to eliminate the use of VPNs, and all its associated problems, by providing outbound connections from remote systems. Check out iTivity and you’ll discover the better way to support remote systems.

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DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 Build #22 for Linux Now Available

[LINUX INTEL] DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 Build #22

Now Available for download here

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1- DoubleVision Pro version 5.4.00 build #22 adds support for the

   following Red Hat Enterprise 4 kernels :

        2.6.9-100.EL           32 & 64 bit

        2.6.9-100.ELsmp         32 & 64 bit

        2.6.9-100.ELhugemem    32 bit

        2.6.9-100.ELlargesmp   64 bit

2- General driver improvements have been made to further ensure the

   general safety of the system and to prevent system panics. The

   removal of deprecated sleep/wakeup functions where amongst the

   the enhancements. These changes apply to the following kernels :

         2.6.18-238.1.1.el5     32 & 64 bit

        2.6.18-238.1.1.el5-PAE 32 bit

        2.6.18-238.1.1.el5PAE  32 bit

        2.6.18-238.1.1.el5xen  32 & 64 bit

        2.6.18-238.1.1.el5-xen 32 & 64 bit

         2.6.18-194.11.1.el5-PAE     32 bit

        2.6.18-194.11.1.el5PAE    32 bit

         2.6.18-194.17.1.el5    64 bit

DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 Build #18

1- DoubleVision Pro version 5.4.00 build #18 adds support for Red Hat Enterprise 5.6 32 & 64 bit releases.

2- DoubleVision Pro version 5.4.00 build #18 adds support for the following Red Hat Linux kernels :

2.6.18-238.el5               32 & 64 bit

2.6.18-238.el5-PAE     32 bit

2.6.18-238.el5PAE      32 bit

2.6.18-238.el5xen       32 & 64 bit

2.6.18-238.el5-xen     32 & 64 bit

iTivity 5.4.04 Build #1

[WIN 32] iTivity Attended iAgent 5.4.04

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1- The iTivity Attened iAgent has been updated to allow the [View] remote control connection to continuing operating during the UAC confirmation dialog on Windows 7, 2008 Server and Vista.

[WIN 32]              iTivity iServer 5.4.04

[WIN 32]              iTivity iAgents 5.4.04

[LINUX INTEL] iTivity iServer 5.4.04

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1- The iTivity iAgents, iManager and iServer now use the OpenSSL release 1.0.0c from 02 December 2010. This update contains several bug fixes, including one to insure the stability of the TLS server (iServer).

DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 Build #17

The following notes are for Linux- Red Hat Enterprise 5.X :

1- DoubleVision Pro version 5.4.00 build #17 adds support for the following Red Hat Linux kernels :

2.6.18-194.32.1.el5              32 & 64 bit

2.6.18-194.32.1.el5-PAE    32 bit

2.6.18-194.32.1.el5PAE     32 bit

2.6.18-194.32.1.el5xen      32 & 64 bit

2.6.18-194.32.1.el5-xen     32 & 64 bit

iTivity 5.4.03 Released

**Tech Alert for iTivity, New Release Now Available**

Here are some of the added functions to the software:

1- iTivity release 5.4.03 of the iManager automatically expands the iAgent listing after authenticating with the iServer.

2- The 5.4.03 iManager automatically trims whitespace from the username, password and support domain credentials during authentication. This improves success ratios when copy/paste gestures unintentionally prefix or append whitespace characters to the username or password.

3- The 5.4.03 iManager no longer recommends the iServer authentication credentials when authenticating to an iAgent. Also, the most recently used Linux and Windows iAgent credentials are kept separate.

4- iTivity release 5.4.03 of the iManager no longer incorrectly displays the prompt for a reason during authentication to the iServer.

5- iTivity release 5.4.03 of the iManager corrects a problem accessing the services of some iAgents containing a comma in the iAgent name. These iAgents can now be accessed normally.

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DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 B#16 released today

THE FOLLOWING NOTES ARE FOR : Linux — Suse Enterprise 10 SP3 RELEASE 5.4.00 BUILD #16 on Dec 20, 2010

[LINUX INTEL] DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 Build #16

1- DoubleVision Pro version 5.4.00 build #16 adds support for the following Suse Enterprise 10 SP3 Linux kernels :

2.6.16.60-0.74.7-default 32 & 64 bit

2.6.16.60-0.74.7-smp 32 & 64 bit

2.6.16.60-0.74.7-pae 32 bit

2.6.16.60-0.74.7-smp 32 bit

2.6.16.60-0.74.7-vmi 32 bit

2.6.16.60-0.74.7-vmipae 32 bit

Get it today at dvpro.tridia.com

Encryption Certificate Error in iTivity iAgent after Installation

Encryption Certificate Error in iTivity iAgent after Installation (UPDATED 09/08/10)

Tridia is currently working on correcting a problem with the generation of self-signed encryption certificates. This problem impacts the deployment and installation of the iTivity iAgent on new systems. Already deployed iTivity iAgents are not impacted by this problem.

Here are complete details: https://support.tridia.com/faq/showfaq.php?faq_id=289

Tridia Releases DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 Build #4

[LINUX INTEL] DoubleVision Pro 5.4.00 Build #4
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1- DoubleVision Pro version 5.4.00 build #4 adds support for the
following Red Hat Linux kernels :

• 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5    32 & 64 bit
• 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5-PAE        32 bit
• 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5PAE 32 bit
• 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5xen 32 & 64 bit
• 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5-xen        32 & 64 bit

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Tridia Releases iTivity 5.4.01

Tridia is pleased to announce the release of iTivity 5.4.01.

iTivity 5.4.01 includes these improvements:

• FTP support for all versions of iTivity prior to 5.1.00
• Agent name appears in the viewer window.
• iManager displays the iAgent support domain.
• Ability to configure items displayed in the iManager on the left hand panel.
• Support for outbound connections across HTTP proxy servers.
• Various bug fixes and corrections.

A complete description of all the improvements in included in the releases notes.

Users who are using Release 5.4.00, or are under the Maintenance Agreement Plan (MAP), are entitled to a free upgrade.

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