for immediate release: calendar/community Thurs Aug. 16 - FREE Productivity Point Lunch-n-Learn: "Troubleshooting VPNs" Productivity Point International and ImageNet Inc. are pleased to announce a strategic partnership that will culminate with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Seminar at Productivity Point’s Morrisville facilities on August 16, 2001. The partnership will allow both companies to offer their complementary services to each other’s clients. "We are very excited about this new relationship with Productivity Point International," said Sam Johnson, president of ImageNet. "We believe that the services and products both companies offer compliment each other nicely. Current and future customers of both companies will benefit greatly through this partnership." Anyone interested in learning more about VPNs is cordially invited to attend this free session. To register, please contact Jennifer Spatz at 919-379-5644 or jspatz@propoint.com. DETAILS..... What: "Troubleshooting VPNs from the Client Side" hosted by Productivity Point and ImageNet Inc. When: Thursday, August 16th : 12 noon to 1pm. Lunch provided. Where: Productivity Point, 2950 Gateway Center Boulevard, Morrisville, NC 27560 Featured Speaker: Bill Graham - Senior Security Analyst, ImageNet Inc. For directions, visit http://www.propoint.com/locations/Location.asp?locationID=150033 or call (919) 379-5611 Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a cost-effective method for reducing communications costs. This workshop will focus on troubleshooting VPN installations with an emphasis on looking at problems from the client's perspective. Other areas covered will include: · VPN basics; tunneling protocols, authentication and encryption. · Point-to-Point Protocol · PPTP Packet Creation · Authentication methods · Internet access · VPN Server & Windows 2000 issues · Strategies for avoiding VPN implementation problems · Projections about the increasing importance of VPNs F or more information on ImageNet and Productivity Point, visit them on the web at imagenetinc.com and www.propoint.com. for more info contact: Ashley Palmer company: ImageNet phone: 919 876 9100 email: apalmer@imagenetinc.com date: Aug 9, 2001