Patent ID: 8244875

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a point of presence (POP) server, a service request from a client computing device operating a plurality of applications, wherein the service request identifies one or more resources available via a computing network; establishing a first communication link between the POP server and the one or more resources available via a computing network identified in the service request; establishing a second, secure communication link between the POP server and the client computing device, wherein the second, secure communication link comprises a secure communication tunnel, wherein the plurality of applications at the client computing device are not aware of the secure communication tunnel, and wherein establishing the second, secure communication link between the POP server and the client computing device comprises: sending an ActiveX control from the POP server to the client computing device; launching the ActiveX control in the client computing device; launching, by the ActiveX control, a network interface module; and connecting, by the ActiveX control, the secure communication tunnel to the network interface module; and managing communication activity between the client computing device and the one or more resources available via the computing network at the POP server.