InfoExpress - Network Admission Control Program

InfoExpress Joins Network Admission Control Program
Flagship CyberGatekeeper Extends NAC Functionality to Guard Networks, Enforce Security Policies

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., November 11, 2004 — InfoExpress, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise network security solutions, today announced it has joined the Network Admission Control (NAC) Program, an industry effort led by Cisco Systems. InfoExpress will integrate its flagship CyberGatekeeper® security policy enforcement solution with NAC components such as the Cisco Trust Agent and Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS). Through this integration, CyberGatekeeper will add extensive policy management and remediation features to a NAC-enabled infrastructure, providing the ability to audit any endpoint configuration, applications, and custom software, to quarantine and remediate non-compliant endpoints.

The NAC program is an industry effort led by Cisco Systems that uses the network infrastructure to enforce security policy compliance on all devices seeking to access network computing resources, thereby limiting damage from viruses and worms.

"Having InfoExpress' CyberGatekeeper integrated into the NAC program will foreseeably advance our ability to enforce granular security policies on all endpoints and give us added assurance that non-compliant, infected or rogue devices do not enter our network," said Marc Goff, technical services manager of Red Bull North America.

InfoExpress‘ intent is to continue working with Cisco to develop solutions for the NAC program to give businesses greater flexibility, control and protection for their networks through integrated policy enforcement solutions for centrally managing security and vulnerabilities. The InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper family of policy enforcement solutions ensures machines connecting to a network are compliant with enterprise security policies before being granted access.
"InfoExpress pioneered policy-based network access control solutions, realizing early on that securing network entry points would be necessary as traditional network perimeters dissolved," said Stacey Lum, CEO of InfoExpress. "With this integration, customers deploying network admission control capabilities in their network will benefit from the broad policy management, distribution and inspection infrastructure provided by CyberGatekeeper."

CyberGatekeeper hardens existing networks by assessing endpoint compliance to policies, granting network access to compliant systems and helping to keep unsafe systems out. CyberGatekeeper scans and audits all endpoints against the enterprise security policy. Non-compliant systems are automatically quarantined until remediation brings them into compliance. Unlike endpoint enforcement solutions, CyberGatekeeper restricts access for all non-compliant systems, even those without the agent or client software installed.

"Network admission control enables organizations to reduce risk by preventing vulnerable hosts from obtaining and retaining normal network access," said Russell Rice, manager of product marketing in Cisco's Security and Technology Group. "To achieve comprehensive protection, we encourage cooperation with technology vendors like InfoExpress -- their involvement in the NAC effort is an important component to the program's success."

More information about the NAC program can be found at: www.cisco.com/go/nac.

About InfoExpress
InfoExpress network security solutions protect enterprise networks and the endpoints connecting to them. The company has provided policy-based network access solutions since 2000. At the core of InfoExpress solutions is the CyberGatekeeper Suite, which ensures endpoints are safe and compliant with security policies by performing real-time audits, quarantining and remediation of all network-bound endpoints. Additionally, CyberArmor, an enterprise personal firewall supplies further security to endpoints connected to the Internet. Today, hundreds of network security-conscious organizations use InfoExpress technology to secure their networks. InfoExpress products have received numerous awards for their innovation. The privately held company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. For more information, visit www.infoexpress.com.

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CyberGatekeeper is a registered trademark of InfoExpress, Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.

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