For corporations that have installed VPN, Certicom’s has announced its news offering of a VPN handheld client, a VPN solution designed for mobile and wireless devices. Certicom's handheld will interoperate with a wide range of popular VPN systems. The solution will allow mobile workers to easily and securely access corporate mission-critical data.

Initially, Certicom solutions will interoperate with VPN products from:

• Alcatel
• Axent Technologies Inc.
• Check Point
• Cisco
• Enterasys Networks (formerly Cabletron)
• Intel Corp.
• Nortel Networks
• Spring Tide Networks

Certicom VPN client supports:

• IPSec (industry standard for secure VPN), with future versions being compatible with Certicom’s Trustpoint PKI products and the MobileTrust CA service as well as smart card technology.
• A Wide range of encryption algorithms, enabling interoperability with legacy based VPN products.
• Certicom’s ECC for the new generation of mobile focused VPN.
• Palm OS version 3.5, with WinCE and EPOC support to follow.
• Aether Software’s ScoutWave products will enhance security of mobile applications.

During the summer, Certicom and partners will release a beta version with an expected full VPN handheld client later this year.