SonicWALL claims that its new Pocket Global VPN Client (Pocket GVC) software provides users with secure, encrypted wireless access to corporate networks or the Internet. Pocket GVC, a sister product of the company's Global VPN Client for PCs and laptops, supports WAN, PPP, and GPRS adapters and is fully compatible with the cmpany's full line of wired and wireless security appliances.

Pocket GVC is a standalone application for Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 that is said to feature a customized user interface with log viewer, pop-up notification of VPN tunnel status, support for NAT-03, and virtual adapter support for controlled access to internal network resources.

Licenses are available ranging from 1 to 1,000 user versions, with prices ranging from $50 for one user, up to $3995 for a 1,000 user license.

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