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Vernier Networks Supports Microsoft Network Access Protection Enforcement in Edgewall NAC Appliances
New interoperability delivers network access control, visibility and compliance without requiring upgrades to existing network infrastructure
(San Francisco CA) - February 7, 2007 -- Vernier Networks, the leading supplier of award-winning
network access control (NAC) appliances, today announced support for Microsoft Network Access
Protection (NAP) in Vernier’s EdgeWall 7000 and 8000 series appliances. Enhancements to Vernier’s
EdgeWall NAC solutions enable customers using Microsoft Network Policy Server to ensure system
health and enforce validated network access policies without requiring upgrades to existing switches,
routers and VPN servers.
The joint solution will be demonstrated at RSA Conference 2007 at the Microsoft Network Access
Protection Pavilion (Booth 2325) and at Vernier Networks’ exhibit (Booth 713). Attendees will see how
EdgeWall appliances can be deployed within existing networks to enforce Microsoft Network Access
Protection policies. Demonstrations contrast how endpoint devices compliant with Network Access
Protection policies are given controlled network access, while non-compliant devices are quarantined or
sent for further compliance inspection. The solution is designed to secure networks from costly intrusions
and maintain continuous compliance with corporate policies and government regulations.
Network Access Protection is a policy enforcement technology built into the Windows Vista and Windows
Server (code-named “Longhorn”) operating systems that allows customers to better protect network
assets from unhealthy computers by enforcing compliance with network health policies. Microsoft
Network Access Protection technology is publicly available with trial versions of Windows Vista, and
available to select partners and customers with Beta 2 of the future version of Windows Server
“Longhorn.”
“The Microsoft Network Access Protection platform and NPS provide detailed visibility into devices
connecting to the network,” said Simon Khalaf, president and chief executive officer for Vernier Networks.
“This visibility, coupled with our identity-based, inline inspection capabilities, enables EdgeWall
appliances to enforce enterprise-wide network access policies.”
More than 1,000 organizations have selected the Vernier Networks’ NAC solution to secure guest and
contractor access, ensure continuous network compliance and reduce the risk of intrusions by vulnerable
devices accessing their network. Through its EdgeWall NAC appliances, the Vernier solution
authenticates, validates and authorizes compliant devices; quarantines and remediates infected devices;
and continuously inspects traffic for policy compliance. Currently, validation is done through a
combination of network-based and host-based scanning of the device. Support for Microsoft Network
Access Protection gives EdgeWall appliances device details via the Network Access Protection client and
associated System Health Agents (SHAs) and System Health Validators (SHVs). This robust device
information helps organizations better define and enforce network access policies based on system
health without deploying additional software agents on the desktop.
“In today’s environment of increasingly sophisticated criminal attacks, our customers deploy solutions
such as EdgeWall NAC appliances to help protect their networks,” said Mike Schutz, group product
manager of Security and Access Products at Microsoft Corp. “We are pleased that Vernier Networks’
solutions will integrate with Network Access Protection to help Microsoft customers improve infrastructure
security.”
About Vernier Networks EdgeWall
Vernier offers a complete line of EdgeWall NAC solutions, including the EdgeWall 8800, the industry’s
first modular high-performance NAC platform purpose-built for the most demanding enterprise-network
environments. It is the first NAC product to deliver all of the following key security components: wirespeed
authenticated and validated access to all users throughout the network; protection from security
threats and malicious behavior; continuous compliance inspection; and a fully integrated Intrusion
Detection and Prevention (IDP) engine. All of this functionality is delivered for as little as $25 per
endpoint – the lowest cost per endpoint of any current NAC solution.
About Vernier Networks
Vernier Networks delivers the industry’s leading Network Access Control products that are designed to
ensure network compliance. The award-winning EdgeWall product line authenticates, validates and
authorizes compliant endpoints, quarantines and remediates infected devices and continuously inspects
traffic for policy compliance. Vernier’s products are deployed at over a thousand enterprises, higher
education institutions, healthcare organizations and government agencies worldwide. Headquartered in
Mountain View, California, with sales operations and channel partners worldwide, Vernier can be found
on the web at www.verniernetworks.com.
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