News Archive
Here you can find old .vantronix news, press releases, event announcements, and product news.

2008-01-29.vantronix relocated - off by ten
.vantronix | Hannover
.vantronix is located in a new office since January 1st, Am Mittelfelde 29 instead of number 39. The new location provides a better infrastructure, a direct link to the state of the art data center from Hostway Germany and enough space to extend our services and activities. (Rouven Flöter)

2007-10-25Product Update 10/07: Get the Grill!
.vtFW-HA1 G2
.vantronix improved the look of the 2nd generation firewall products by adding an unique front panel: the .vantronix grill. Of course, everything remains as it is including the world-class security, the reliable stability and the optimized functionality of the .vantronix security appliances; it is just the grill made of stainless steel improving the authoritative appearence of the C1, C2, or HA1 firewalls in your data center.

.vtFW-EM2P
A new product is the .vtFW-EM2P, the more powerful and flexible fan-less embedded firewall for your office or co-location. Featuring a better performance, integrated hardware crypto, and 8 Fast Ethernet ports as a perfect complement to the classic .vtFW-EM1P ROBO firewall. (Rouven Flöter)

2007-10-25Sponsor of the OpenCON 2007
OpenCON 2007
.vantronix proudly sponsors the OpenCON 2007, the only conference entirely dedicated to OpenBSD. The conference takes place in Venice, Italy, on November 30 to December 2nd. Reyk Flöter will have a talk about hoststated(8) preinspection and load balancing in OpenBSD. (Reyk Flöter)

2007-09-26AUUG 2007, Melbourne, Australia
AUUG 2007
Reyk Flöter has been invited to the annual conference of the AUUG in Melbourne, Australia. He will have a talk about about hoststated(8) preinspection and load balancing in OpenBSD. (Reyk Flöter)

2007-09-04Are you a .vantronix sales profi?
The increasing success of the .vantronix | Security Appliances requires an extension of our sales force. Please have a look at our German job announcement if you want to sell a unique product, contact international customers and partners and join the .vantronix team as a sales profi. (Rouven Flöter)

2007-05-18iX magazine: OpenBSD 4.1 provides loadbalancing on layer 7
iX Magazin
The German iX magazine from the publisher Heise reviews the new loadbalancing functionality that comes with OpenBSD 4.1 (iX 06/2007, pp. 88-90). The authors have tested the functionality of the loadbalancer including the SSL acceleration and came to an exceedingly positive result.
The loadbalancer has been co-developed by .vantronix and it is running in production in many different scenarios powered by the .vantronix security appliances. (Reyk Flöter)

2007-02-22Loadbalancers with SSL Acceleration
undeadly.org
The .vantronix Security Appliances are high secure firewalls, VPN gateways and high-end loadbalancers. They support layer 3 and layer 7 loadbalancing, are optimally suited for operation in networks with a high volume of data traffic and connections, and they support built-in SSL acceleration.
Reyk Flöter writes in the OpenBSD journal undeadly.org about the background details of the implementation and how .vantronix contributes core technologies to the community. (Reyk Flöter)

2006-11-29OpenCON 2006: IPsec Demystified
OpenCON 2006
Reyk Flöter will talk at the OpenCON 2006 in Venice, the dedicated OpenBSD conference, about the improved IPsec support in OpenBSD on December 2nd. The latest work allows easy distribution of high secure IPsec VPNs without the security drawbacks of potential SSL-VPN alternatives. (Reyk Flöter)

2006-10-26Agenda of the 2nd OpenSourceTag released
Open Source Tag 2006
The agenda and the speakers of the 2nd OpenSourceTag in Hannover have been released and can be viewed online. The speakers are Dr. Udo Helmbrecht, the President of the Federal Office for Information Security in Germany (BSI), Dr. Frank Bourseau, the Director of IT Security Infrastructure of FinanzIT GmbH, Reyk Flöter, the Technical Director of .vantronix GmbH, Heinz Petersen, responsible for IT Security at the Federal Police of Lower Saxony, and Günther Ennen of the BSI. (Rouven Flöter)

2006-08-21New .vantronix Security Appliances
.vantronix Security Appliances
The new .vantronix Security Appliances are high-end firewalls with an optimal security and reliability based on the OpenBSD platform, the world's most secure operating system. Proactive security, .vantronix | preinspection, comprehensive support and an optimal performance and quality powered by HP hardware distinguish the unique and new products.
.vantronix is Trusted Proactive Security. (Rouven Flöter)

2006-08-02Open Source Tag 2006
Open Source Tag 2006
The second Open Source Tag will be held this year on the 27th September in Hannover. Focus of the conference is Open Source and IT-Security. More information is available on the conference website (only in German). (Reyk Flöter)

2006-05-13Talk at the BSDCan 2006
BSDCan 2005
Reyk Flöter has been once again invited to the annual BSD conference BSDCan in Ottawa, Canada. He had a talk about Proactive Wireless Networks with OpenBSD. (Reyk Flöter)

2006-01-18UKUUG Spring Conference 2006
UKUUG Spring Conference 2006
Reyk Flöter has been invited to the annual Spring Conference of the UKUUG in Durham, England. He will talk about proactive Wireless LAN with OpenBSD, the latest progress and plans for the future. (Reyk Flöter)

2005-10-12Proactive WLAN with OpenBSD
OpenBSD journal
Reyk Flöter writes on undeadly.org, the OpenBSD journal, in the article "Proactive wireless networks with hostapd(8)" about his development OpenBSD hostapd. .vantronix offers complete WLAN-solutions based on these efforts. (Reyk Flöter)

2005-09-06EuroBSDCon 2005
EuroBSDCon 2005
There will be a tutorial from Reyk Flöter on the Main European BSD Conference, the EuroBSDCon. The tutorial is about Wireless LAN setups with OpenBSD and is scheduled for November, 25th. This year the EuroBSDCon will be hosted in the University of Basel in Switzerland. (Reyk Flöter)

2005-08-23Talk at the AUUG 2005
AUUG 2005
Reyk Flöter has been invited to the annual conference of the AUUG in Sydney, Australia. He will have a talk about about Wireless LAN support in OpenBSD, the latest state and future plans. (Reyk Flöter)

2005-08-06Open Source Tag 2005
Open Source Tag 2005
The Open Source Tag 2005 will be held the first time this year on the 27th September at the EXPOWAL in Hannover. Focus of the conference are solutions and services with Open Source in the business case. The topics covered by speeches and exhibitors are wide spread and come from the Open Source world. More information is available on the conference website (only in German). (David Berghoff)

2005-07-06Libre Software Meeting 2005
RMLL 2005
The Libre Software Meeting (RMLL) is again taking place this year from the 5th to 9th July in Dijon France. If you are interested to meet us please stop by at the OpenBSD booth or schedule a match making talk. (David Berghoff)

2005-05-31Interschutz/Interpolice exhibition
Interpolice 2005
From the 6th to the 11th June .vantronix will exhibit at this years Interpolice in Hall 27 Booth D25. Please visit us at our booth and attend to our daily talks on 11 and 15 o'clock about "Realizing IT-Security with Open Source Software". (David Berghoff)

2005-05-14Talk at the BSDCan 2005
BSDCan 2005
Reyk Flöter has been invited to the annual BSD conference BSDCan in Ottawa, Canada. He had a talk about Wireless LAN support in OpenBSD. (Reyk Flöter)

2005-05-03First Lower-Saxony IT-Security day
In cooperation with the VSWNDS .vantronix is exhibitor on the first IT-Security day in Lower-Saxony which takes place on the 24th May 2005 in Hannover. Visit us at our booth or attend to the speech about IT-Security aspects of small- and middlesized companys. (David Berghoff)

2005-05-03Speech on the sIT2005, Göttingen
On Sunday the 8th May David Berghoff is talking about the aspects of secure software development on the example of OpenBSD. The sIT2005 event is organized the first time this year at the university of Göttingen. (David Berghoff)

2005-04-06EICAR TaskForce on WLAN Security meeting
The next regular meeting of the EICAR takes place on the 11th April in Darmstadt at Computer Associates. (David Berghoff)

2005-04-06Speech on the AUGE e.V. meeting
Reyk Floeter is talking about Wireless LAN security at this years USER conference 2005 from the AUGE e.V. The topic of the event is "IT-Security - who cares". (David Berghoff)

2005-04-06.vantronix at eBusiness-Day 2005
This years eBusiness-Day takes place at the AWD arena on the 9th April. The motto of the event is "eBusiness secured - Dont be the odd one out". (David Berghoff)

2005-03-09CeBIT: IRC Future Match 2005
There is a round table meeting about "IT-Security / Mobile Security" on Tuesday 15th March at Hall 9 Booth C21. Reyk Floeter will be the moderator and chairman of this round table. (David Berghoff)

2005-03-09CeBIT: .vantronix at the Heise Forum'05
On Saturday 12th March Reyk Floeter will be speaking about WLAN security at this years Heise Forum for Security and IT-Law. The speech takes place at 15.00 o'clock in Hall 5 Booth E38. (David Berghoff)

2005-03-02.vantronix at the IuK forum for IT-Security
The next Information and Communication forum will be at Thursday 10th March in Hannover. The event is organized by hannoverimpuls in cooperation with the EICAR and takes place at the Expo Plaza Hannover. The topic of this forum is "IT-Security - added value or unvoidable expenditure?" If you want to visit us please come along at our booth. More information is available in the agenda. (David Berghoff)

2005-02-25Speech about Wireless LAN at the FOSDEM
On the 27th February Reyk Floeter will be at the FOSDEM to give a speech about Wireless LAN. The speech will cover the enhanced WLAN-support in the upcoming release 3.7 of OpenBSD "because it has to be free". (David Berghoff)

2005-02-16Reyk Flöter will speak at the GUUG's FFG2005
Reyk Flöter will talk at the annual spring meeting of the German Unix User Group on February 24th, 2005. The speech will cover the enhanced WLAN-support in the upcoming release 3.7 of OpenBSD "because it has to be free". (Reyk Flöter)

2004-12-10Launch of the IuK Branch Forum of hannoverimpuls
The official launch of the IuK Branch Forum of hannoverimpuls will be subsequent to the Kick-off Meeting of the "EICAR Task Force on Wireless LAN Security". The first IuK-Forum will be focussed on the problems and solutions around the topic Wireless LAN Security including lectures and a panel discussion with guests from business and science. More information is available in the agenda. (Reyk Flöter)

2004-12-10Kick-Off of the EICAR Task Force on WLAN Security on January 20th
The "EICAR Task Force on Wireless LAN Security" will be
EICAR Task Force on Wireless       LAN Security
founded in Hannover on January 20th, 2005. The Kick-off Meeting will be used to discuss the initial roadmap and the next practical steps and as an official meeting of members and the press. (Reyk Flöter)

2004-11-02WLAN Security conference in Hannover
In cooperation with the Association for Security in the Economy Lower-Saxony (VSWNds), the .vantronix | secure system GmbH hosts a conference about security in Wireless LANs on November 11th, 2004. In addition to the technical security measures, the conference will also deal with the legal aspects of the technology. The place for the conference will be the headquarters of the IHK Hannover. Additional information (in German language) can be found in the conference agenda. (Jann Fischer)

2004-09-13.vantronix gets VSWNDS membership
Since early September .vantronix is an official member of the Association for Security in the Economy Lower-Saxony (VSWNDS). In cooperation with the VSWNDS a workshop about WLAN Security is planned for the 11. November 2004 at the IHK Hannover. Further information about the discussed topic will be available in time on the VSWNDS and our homepage. (David Berghoff)

2004-08-05.vantronix at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004
The LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004, from October 26th to 28th in Frankfurt/Main is the european information- and opinion platform for Open Source businness solutions. Here, IT decision makers and Linux professionals will find everything about the newest Open Source solutions, developments and trends for businness and governments. .vantronix | secure systems GmbH will present AMSEL together with it's cooperation partner SSV Software Systems at this event, in hall 4, booth D24. (Rouven Flöter)

2004-08-11IT-SecurityArea at Systems 2004
.vantronix will be present in the IT-SecurityArea at Systems 2004, which takes place from October 18th to 22nd in Munich (Germany) with an own exhibition stand. In hall B2, booth 517, we will present an overview of our services and of course are looking forward to personal conversations with you.

IT-SecurityArea
Furthermore, we will participate in the forums of the IT SecurityArea through speeches to the topic of mobile security. (Reyk Flöter)

2004-08-01EICAR Task Force on Wireless LAN Security
The European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) foundet a Task Force on the critical topic Wireless LAN Security. The Task Force will be focussed on analysis and research of existing security protocols and -standards as well as new alternatives. Furthermore, important goals are to develop a "Best Practise"-guide idependently from any manufacturers and comitees and to develop useable strategies and solutions in a dialog with experts from industry, economy and the academical and free sector.

Chairman of the Task Force is Reyk Flöter, founder and managing director of .vantronix | secure systems. He expressed the concepts and topics of the Task Force in a mission statement regarding his long experiences in the area of Wireless LAN Security. These are in addition to numerous lectures and consulting of well-known customers open source projects like the Wireless LAN Security Framework (WLSec) and the WaveHAN project. (Reyk Flöter)

2004-05-13.vantronix on the LinuxTag 2004
.vantronix will be on .the 'Linux Tag 2004' (June 23th-26th) at the fair- and congress center in Karlsruhe. This event is the largest fair in the area of Linux and Open Source in Europe. We are going to present among other things AMSEL, the new secure embedded Linux distribution. (David Berghoff)

2004-05-13.vantronix becomes a member of EICAR
.vantronix becomes a member of the EICAR (European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research). (Thomas Kiene)

2004-02-10SSV and .vantronix are launching an embedded linux project
SSV Embedded Systems and .vantronix are launching a linux project specialized on security and targeting embedded platforms. (Thomas Kiene)