Company:NCP Engineering
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 NCP engineering company headquarters on Dombühler Straße in Nuremberg | |
| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Nuremberg , Germany |
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Number of employees | 50+ |
| Subsidiaries | NCP engineering, Inc., Clearwater, Florida, USA |
| Website | ncp-e |
NCP engineering is a Nuremberg-based company producing software for remote access, industrial internet of things security 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 10,[3] Windows 11, iOS,[5] macOS, Linux and Android operating systems.[6][7]
Name
NCP is the abbreviation of "Network Communications Products". The supplement "engineering" describes that the company produces software for secure communications and remote access.
History
NCP engineering was founded in Nuremberg, Germany in 1986.[8] The company produces software for secure data communication through the Internet, networks via 4G/5G 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 partnered with WatchGuard Technologies.[14]
In January 2010, NCP established a North American affiliate, NCP engineering, Inc.
In February 2010, NCP engineering was awarded US Patent 8811397 B2 for a "System and method for data communication between a user terminal and a gateway via a network node".[15]
NCP engineering has been involved in the ESUKOM project for the development of a real-time security solution[buzzword] that protects corporate networks using integrated security solutions[buzzword] based on a unified metadata format since 2010.[16]
As a SIMU project partner (security information and event management for small SMEs), NCP engineering is focused on optimizing IT security in corporate networks.[17]
After many years of working together, in 2017 NCP engineering and Juniper Networks have intensified their collaboration in a technology partnership.
Juniper Networks and NCP engineering began a partnership in 2011 and intensified their collaboration in 2017 with an exclusive technology partnership.[18]
NCP has recently focused on cloud and flexible enterprise products while solidifying multiple hardware partnerships.
References
- ↑ Kohlen, Manfred (9 September 2013). "NCP engineering optimiert Android-VPN-Lösungen". http://www.itespresso.de/2013/09/09/ncp-engineering-optimiert-android-vpn-loesungen/. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Mays, Kim (3 August 2015). "Why SMBs Should Consider VPNs for Secure Network Access". http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/smb-tech/why-smbs-should-consider-vpns-for-secure-network-access.html. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Patrizio, Andy (7 June 2016). "IoT Security Issues: How to Secure the Network". http://www.datamation.com/security/iot-security-issues-how-to-secure-the-network.html. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Universal IPSec VPN client for Android 4.0". http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Universal-IPSec-VPN-client-for-Android-4-0-1543230.html. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "NCP stellt VPN-Client für iOS 9 und iOS 10 vor" (in de-DE). 19 July 2017. https://www.zdnet.de/88305067/ncp-stellt-vpn-client-fuer-ios-9-und-ios-10-vor/. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ↑ "Ajoomal Asociados firma un acuerdo de distribución con NCP engineering". 12 June 2012. http://www.muycanal.com/2012/06/12/ajoomal-ncp-engineering. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ Narcisi, Gina. "NCP Android IPsec VPN client promotes universal communications". http://searchenterprisewan.techtarget.com/news/2240149108/NCP-Android-IPsec-VPN-client-promotes-universal-communications. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ "Wir haben alle Höhen und Tiefen erlebt". 18 August 2011. http://www.nordbayern.de/wirtschaft/wir-haben-alle-hohen-und-tiefen-erlebt-1.1438078. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Weinberger, Julian. "What makes an SMB network a target for cyberattacks?". http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/answer/What-makes-an-SMB-network-a-target-for-cyberattacks. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "First Universal IPsec VPN Client (Preview) for Android" (in en-US). 30 April 2012. http://www.dnaindia.com/press-releases/press-release-first-universal-ipsec-vpn-client-preview-for-android-1682516. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Frommel, Oliver. "NCP bietet IPsec-VPN-Clients für Android 5.0". http://www.admin-magazin.de/News/NCP-bietet-IPsec-VPN-Clients-fuer-Android-5.0. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "VPN client from NCP in new version". http://www.tecchannel.de/a/vpn-client-von-ncp-in-neuer-version,2038243. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "NCP Rolls Out VPN Management For Linux Networks". 10 July 2009. http://www.darkreading.com/infrastructure/networking/ncp-rolls-out-vpn-management-for-linux-networks/d/d-id/1131491?. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ Grant, Ian. "NCP to double client base with Watchguard tie-up". http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240083969/NCP-to-double-client-base-with-Watchguard-tie-up. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Patent US8811397 - System and method for data communication between a user terminal and a ... - Google Patentsuche". https://www.google.com/patents/US8811397. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ "ESUKOM" (in en). 2010-10-05. http://www.esukom.de/english/homepage.7.html.
- ↑ "SIMU" (in en). http://simu-project.de/cms/front_content.php?idart=10&idcat=7&changelang=2.
- ↑ "NCP engineering announced alliance with Juniper Networks, Inc.(NYSE:JNPR) to enable secure VPN remote access solution". https://www.benchmarkmonitor.com/ncp-engineering-announced-alliance-with-juniper-networks-inc-nysejnpr-to-enable-secure-vpn-remote-access-solution/200968.
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