The Virtual Private Network is an essential Internet service for businesses of any size. VPNs enable the user secure access to information from the office on their corporate network, via a public infrastructure such as the Internet. The service is on-line constantly. This allows field staff, telecommuters, mobile users and other offices to retrieve often critically important resources. The system is automatically updated and with the Cisco Pix Firewall in place, security is assured. Lanz offers a complete and comprehensive support and management service, therefore the users need not concern themselves with the more esoteric technical issues, but merely concentrate on their business.