How we tested NAC appliances

Product Test and Buyer's Guide This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Network Analyzer FREE Trial Use OptiView Analyzer on your network free for five days. Generate network discovery reports, perform security audits and see protocol distribution. Click here to request a free trial now! Product Test and Buyer's Guide, 08/28/07 How we tested NAC appliances By Mandy Andress In order to test all-in-one network access control products we installed each product in the lab environment after consulting with the vendor on the best approach based on the lab setup. We then proceeded to test each product in the areas of authentication, endpoint assessment, enforcement and management. Network World Storage Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. From a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyer's guide. With over 200 products divided into specific categories, you can conduct side-by-side comparisons and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Storage Buyer's Guide now. For a full rundown of the network environment we used for these tests, please click here.

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Contact the author: Andress is president of ArcSec Technologies, a security company focused on product reviews and analysis. She can be reached at mandy@arcsec.com. This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Network Analyzer FREE Trial Use OptiView Analyzer on your network free for five days. Generate network discovery reports, perform security audits and see protocol distribution. Click here to request a free trial now! BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007