UAM Launches Virtual Private Network Links Affiliates To Data Warehouse

United Asset Management completed the initial stage of a virtual private network late last year, connecting one of its 53 money management affiliates to a central data warehouse at the holding company's Boston headquarters. The network uses a combination of firewalls, software encryption and hardware-token authentication to ensure security.

"We're implementing secure Internet e-mail with our affiliates," says Laura Dailey, vice president for information systems at UAM, whose affiliates manage a