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Enterasys Demonstrates Microsoft Network Access Protection Interoperability
Secure Networks switches, Sentinel network access control and Dragon Security Command Console support Microsoft Network Access Protection and deliver powerful security capabilities to enterprise customers
Barry Cioe
Enterasys Networks
+1 978 684 1525
Andover, MA — Feb 7, 2007
Enterasys Networks®, the Secure Networks Company™, today announced that it has completed interoperability testing of its Secure Networks™ products with the Microsoft Network Access Protection policy enforcement platform.
Enterasys Matrix™ N-Series and SecureStack Ethernet switches, Enterasys Sentinel Trusted Access Gateway appliances and Dragon® Security Command Console interoperate with Network Access Protection to enforce user access restrictions and security policy rules within a networking infrastructure. Network Access Protection will be available when the next version of Windows Server, code-named "Longhorn," ships in the second half of 2007.
Network Access Protection is a policy enforcement technology built into the Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn” operating systems that enables customers to better protect network assets from unhealthy computers by enforcing compliance with network health policies. Microsoft’s Network Access Protection technology is publicly available with trial versions of Windows Vista, and available to select partners and customers with Beta 2 of Windows Server “Longhorn.”
“Enterasys is committed to ensuring that our Secure Networks products and solutions are both standards-based and interoperable with leading enterprise computing environments,” said Trent Waterhouse, vice president of marketing for Enterasys Networks. “We are taking advantage of the extensible platform for network client access control in Network Access Protection, and Enterasys’ policy-based network visibility and enforcement, to provide new levels of embedded security that help protect our customers and their information.”Enterasys is demonstrating the latest versions of its Sentinel and Dragon advanced security applications at the RSA conference in San Francisco this week. These releases enhance the functionality, performance and interoperability between Sentinel and Dragon, and support seamless integration with Enterasys NetSight® Policy Manager. Enterprise customers can leverage this functionality to extend network access control beyond “health state” assessment to include context such as time of day, location, user role-based authorization and secure quarantine/remediation.
“Microsoft and Enterasys share the same dedication to providing our customers with the highest levels of security in their networking environments,” said Calvin Choe, senior program manager for the Enterprise Networking Group at Microsoft Corp. “Industry partners such as Enterasys are vital to the successful implementation of Network Access Protection by our mutual enterprise customers.”About Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Networks—the Secure Networks Company—is owned by a private investor group led by The Gores Group, LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC. Enterasys’ unique Secure Networks solutions secure any network from any vendor and ensure the integrity and performance of IT services and the business users that rely on them. Thousands of leading companies, government agencies and educational institutions in more than 70 countries rely on Secure Networks solutions to maintain business continuity and protect vital information. The company's culture is centered on the principle "There is nothing more important than our customers." Delivering on that commitment, Secure Networks provides granular, policy-based command and control of individual user, application, device, port and flow performance, and security. Enterasys’ architectural approach to network security offers a long technology lifecycle and significant operational and business benefits, while reducing total cost of ownership. Information about Enterasys’ award-winning policy-enabled switches, routers, wireless products, security software, and services is available at www.enterasys.com.
About The Gores Group
Founded in 1987, The Gores Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses which can benefit from the firm's operating experience and flexible capital base. The firm combines the operational expertise and detailed due diligence capabilities of a strategic buyer with the seasoned M&A team of a traditional financial buyer. The Gores Group has become a leading investor, primarily in the technology and telecommunications sectors, having demonstrated over time a reliable track record of creating substantial value in its portfolio companies alongside management. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, The Gores Group maintains offices in Boulder, Colorado and London. For more information, please visit www.gores.com.
About Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC
Tennenbaum Capital Partners is a Santa Monica, California-based private investment firm managing over .8 billion in assets through private funds. The firm's investment strategy is grounded in a long-term, value approach, and it assists—both financially and operationally— transitional middle-market companies in such industries as technology, healthcare, energy, aerospace, business services, retail and general manufacturing. Tennenbaum's core strengths include its in-depth knowledge of equity and debt-financing vehicles in the public and private markets, as well as a thorough understanding of special situations. For more information, please visit www.tennenbaumcapital.com.
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