COVER STORY

Start Me Up: New NAC Offerings Gaining Attention


CRN logo By Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb

3:00 PM EDT Fri. Jun. 16, 2006
From the June 19, 2006 issue of CRN
Page 2 of 2

Who's Who In The World Of NAC
Companies giving Cisco and Microsoft a run for their money by bringing NAC products to market

  • Symantec: Network Access Control Enforcer appliance line uses technology from last year's acquisition of NAC startup Sygate.

  • McAfee: NAC Policy Enforcer is controlled through ePolicy Orchestrator, enabling NAC management through centralized console.

  • Juniper: Unified Access Control architecture includes Infranet Controller appliances that combine identity-based policy and end-point intelligence.

  • Check Point: Total Access Protection strategy weaves NAC functionality into vendor's Integrity line of end-point security products.

  • Consentry Networks: LANShield Switch and LANShield Controller enable companies to deploy NAC on existing network infrastructure.

  • Mirage Networks: Infrastructure-independent NAC solution that doesn't require deep switch integration for containment or mitigation of infected PCs.

  • Vernier Networks: One of the first to offer NAC. EdgeWall 8800 appliance authenticates end-point devices and scans traffic using an intrusion-detection and -prevention engine.

  • Infoblox: ID Aware DHCP Toolkit enables identity-based control over IP address assignment to allow NAC to be deployed on existing network infrastructure.

  • Info Express: Dynamic NAC solution simplifies deployment by using software installed on network PCs to enforce corporate security policies and block unauthorized users.

  • Others of note: Lockdown Networks, StillSecure, NetClarity, Insightix, Elemental Security, Enterasys

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