Plat’Home, Japan’s Linux technology pioneer, has introduced PacketiX.NET (News - Alert), a VPN server cluster with a Web interface and thousands of virtual hubs.

 

Users with PacketiX.NET can easily set up their own private virtual hub for free and take advantage of unlimited, full functionality by simply accessing a free download.

 

Plat’Home is a sales partner for SoftEther, the maker of PacketiX.NET, which routes all data transmissions over a secure gateway server and encrypts all data by SSL.

 

Regardless of whether content is sent over a wireless LAN, which may be susceptible to intercepted traffic, or over a public Internet access service, users can easily apply encryption to achieve maximum security against eavesdropping.

 

The service is best suited for accessing the Internet in public and at hotels or airport wireless LAN hotspots; unidentified WLAN hotspots; Internet connections that have many users, such as in a company or university LAN and Internet access by an untrustworthy telecommunications company or ISP.

 

“PacketiX.NET allows you to use the Internet for security. That sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s not. Simple, inexpensive security is possible. With this free service, you get to test it, or see yourself how useful it is for your business and at home,” said Nobori Daiyu, president of SoftEther.

 

“With PacketiX.NET, unlike a standard VPN setup, users don’t need server hardware and a fixed IP on the Internet. They simply access the central server that’s set up by SoftEther, thus making the whole process considerably easier,” added Daiyu.

 

Plat'Home (News - Alert) introduced the fledgling Linux operating system to Japan when it was founded in 1993 and launched the first server line under its own brand in 1996.