NCP engineering

NCP engineering
Private
Industry Information technology
Founded 1986
Headquarters Nuremberg, Germany
Key people
  • Peter Soell (managing director)
  • Patrick Oliver Graf (managing director)
Number of employees
50+
Subsidiaries NCP engineering, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Website ncp-e.com

NCP engineering is Nuremberg-based company produces software for remote access and information security. NCP's products use Virtual Private Network (VPN) and other technologies like encryption,[1] personal firewalls and electronic certificates in a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to secure data communication.[2][3][4]

NCP has made its IPsec VPN client compatible with the Windows 8,[5] Windows 10,[3] OS X, Linux and Android operating systems.[6][7]

History

NCP engineering was founded in Nuremberg, Germany in 1986.[8] The company produces software for secure data communication through the Internet, public dial-up networks (fixed line and mobile radio networks) and wireless LANs.[9] At the core of NCP's business is provisioning secure communication connections between stationary and mobile end-devices as well as affiliate and branch networks to a company's headquarters.[10][11][12][13]

In 2007, NCP partnership with WatchGuard Technologies.[14]

In January 2010, NCP established a North American affiliate, NCP engineering, Inc.

NCP engineering has been involved in the ESUKOM project for the development of a real-time security solution that protects corporate networks using integrated security solutions based on a unified metadata format since 2010.[15]

References

  1. Kohlen, Manfred (9 September 2013). "NCP engineering optimiert Android-VPN-Lösungen". ITespresso.de. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. Mays, Kim. "Why SMBs Should Consider VPNs for Secure Network Access". IT Business Edge. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 Patrizio, Andy. "IoT Security Issues: How to Secure the Network". Datamation. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. "Universal IPSec VPN client for Android 4.0". Heinz Heise. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. "NCP VPN client becomes Windows 8 compatible". TechRadar. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. "Ajoomal Asociados firma un acuerdo de distribución con NCP engineering". MuyCanal. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. Narcisi, Gina. "NCP Android IPsec VPN client promotes universal communications". TechTarget. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. "Wir haben alle Höhen und Tiefen erlebt". . 18 August 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  9. Weinberger, Julian. "What makes an SMB network a target for cyberattacks?". TechTarget. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. "First Universal IPsec VPN Client (Preview) for Android". Daily News and Analysis. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  11. Frommel, Oliver. "NCP bietet IPsec-VPN-Clients für Android 5.0". ADMIN-Magazin. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  12. "VPN client from NCP in new version". International Data Group. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  13. "NCP Rolls Out VPN Management For Linux Networks". Dark Reading. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  14. Grant, Ian. "NCP to double client base with Watchguard tie-up". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  15. "ESUKOM". www.esukom.de. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2016-11-28.


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