> When Trevor says "through Varisys", does he mean from Varisys
> or via a connection made through Varisys?

That's exactly what my question has been about. And I had hoped that you being a native English speaker could answer it ;-)
However, assuming the phrase means "via a connection made through Varisys" would be more consistent with what we've been told so far (the dubious NDA story etc.). On the other hand, Trevor Dickinson told at VCF that it was the PA6T supplier who suggested Varisys as a design company to A-Eon. So to me, neither interpretation seems going without any contradiction.