Vic Workplace Authority upgrades SonicWALL kit

The Victorian Workcover Authority's has upgraded a remote access IT security system powered by SonicWALL and supplied by systems integrator Loop Technology.

The SonicWALL system enabled employees to securely access corporate systems and services over the internet.

And it is provided scalable remote access infrastructure in the event of "a disaster or pandemic situation", Loop said.

The authority's infrastructure services manager Brad Etchell said the SonicWALL secure sockets layer virtual private network it used had "significantly increased productivity by enabling staff to spend more time in the field because they can securely access corporate applications and services".

SonicWALL said recently there was more interest in its remote access security products. Its country manager Dean Redman said researchers Frost and Sullivan found SonicWALL had captured a quarter of the market to become the largest supplier of the technology in Australia.