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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

NAC-as-a-service

Is NAC-as-a-service a viable business?
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NAC-as-a-service

Tim Greene By Tim Greene
The recent purchase of Mirage Networks by service provider Trustwave raises questions about whether NAC-as-a-service is a viable business. Read full story

Tim Greene is senior editor at Network World.

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Trustwave buys NAC vendor Mirage Managed security provider Trustwave has bought up independent NAC vendor Mirage Networks and will add NAC to the list of services Trustwave provides.

Cisco NAC Solution receives Common Criteria EAL2+ Certification A slew of Cisco NAC devices have earned the Common Criteria EAL2+ Certification, reports Cisco Subnet blogger Jamey Heary.

NAC deemed a money-making business There have been two acquisitions over the past weeks that involved NAC vendors.

NAC market continues to evolve The NAC market continues to evolve, including the necessary and sometimes painful process of consolidation.

Bradford's NAC Director gives pipeline firm more control Mark MacDonald was looking for NAC because he had trouble controlling outside contractors that need to connect to the Enbridge Gas Distribution corporate network in Ontario, Canada.

Bradford Networks' NAC Director directly controls network-switch flow Bradford Networks' NAC Director is a contained, appliance-based product that takes a slightly different approach to network-access control than the majority of products tested. NAC Director provides port-based NAC functionality that does not require upgrading your entire network infrastructure to support 802.1X.

Bradford Networks wins more funding NAC vendor Bradford Networks has convinced investors to bet another $8 million on the success of the company.

Bradford adds more guest access control Bradford Networks is addressing one of the most common tasks customers set for their NAC gear: controlling the access of guests on corporate networks.

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