Columbitech, founded in 2000, provides wireless security

Wireless security

Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers using wireless networks.Many laptop computers have wireless cards pre-installed. The ability to enter a network while mobile has great benefits. However, wireless networking is prone to some security issues...

 to secure mobile devices, with support for WLAN

Wireless LAN

A wireless local area network links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method , and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network...

 and public networks, including 3G

3G

3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...

, 4G

4G

In telecommunications, 4G is the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. It is a successor to the 3G and 2G families of standards. In 2009, the ITU-R organization specified the IMT-Advanced requirements for 4G standards, setting peak speed requirements for 4G service at 100 Mbit/s...

 and WiMAX

WiMAX

WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...

. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with offices in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

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Columbitech Mobile VPN

The Columbitech mobile VPN

Mobile Virtual Private Network (Mobile VPN)

A mobile virtual private network provides mobile devices with access to network resources and software applications on their home network, when they connect via other wireless or wired networks....

 provides remote network access to field mobility users, corporate WLAN users and telecommuters – mobilizing the enterprise. The solution is encrypted on standards-based Wireless Transport Layer Security

Wireless Transport Layer Security

Wireless Transport Layer Security is a security protocol, part of the Wireless Application Protocol stack. It sits between the WTP and WDP layers in the WAP communications stack.- Overview :...

 (WTLS) and holds a FIPS 140-2

FIPS 140-2

The Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2, , is a U.S. government computer security standard used to accredit cryptographic modules. The title is Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules...

 certification.

The technology is utilized in the retail industry to meet PCI DSS

PCI DSS

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is an information security standard for organizations that handle cardholder information for the major debit, credit, prepaid, e-purse, ATM, and POS cards....

requirements, and in other industries where mobile devices are used over wireless networks.