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InfoExpress and Funk Software Partner on Standards-Based
Network Access Control Solution
Companies Demonstrate Interoperability Based on Trusted Computing
Group Standards
NETWORLD+INTEROP, LAS VEGAS, Nev., May 4, 2005
— Expanding its roster of interoperable network infrastructure
solutions, InfoExpress, the leader in network access control solutions,
and Funk Software, a leading provider of network access security
solutions, today announced interoperability between the InfoExpress
CyberGatekeeper® endpoint security solution and Funk Software’s
Steel-Belted Radius® and Odyssey® Client standards-based,
endpoint integrity solutions. The joint solution allows an enterprise
network manager to determine the level of security and "safe-computing"
policy compliance of hosts, and peripheral devices seeking to attach
to a network – by performing the granular integrity check
in tandem with user authentication before the host is granted access
to the network, and isolating non-compliant devices – and
significantly minimizes network downtime caused by these threats
to network security.
The joint InfoExpress/Funk Software solution is being demonstrated
at each company’s kiosk in the Trusted Computing Group booth
at NetWorld+Interop.
The joint InfoExpress/Funk Software solution is based on the endpoint
integrity standards developed by the Trusted Computing Group in
its Trusted Network Connect (TNC) subgroup, which is dedicated to
defining and promoting an open solution architecture to ensure endpoint
integrity. This standards-based approach permits interoperability
across a wide variety of existing vendor offerings and ensures scalability
to future technologies. The two companies collaborated to create
an Integrity Measurement Collector (IMC) and an Integrity Measurement
Verifier (IMV), according to the TNC specifications, that allow
their solutions to work together.
"The close cooperation and interoperability achieved by
InfoExpress and Funk Software means our joint customers can realize
the benefits of an integrated, pervasive network access control
today with their existing network infrastructure," said Todd
Nakano, executive vice president for InfoExpress. "We look
forward to working with Funk Software to provide innovative solutions
enterprises can quickly and easily deploy to protect their networks
from inappropriate access."
"Funk Software is committed to providing its customers with
best-of-breed solutions to manage and enforce their network access
security policies, and by partnering with InfoExpress we give our
customers another way to enhance and ensure the security of their
networks," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software.
"Together with InfoExpress we can provide our customers with
the sophisticated control and protection they need to ensure that
only policy compliant devices will access their networks."
The joint InfoExpress/Funk Software solution comprises the following
components:
- InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper, scans and audits all endpoints
against the enterprise security policy to assess endpoint compliance,
and grants network access to compliant systems. Non-compliant
systems, even those without the client software, are automatically
quarantined until remediation brings them into compliance.
- Steel-Belted Radius/Endpoint Assurance server, which works
with Funk Software’s RADIUS server Steel-Belted Radius,
authenticates users, performs or brokers the integrity check against
the InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper’s policy assessment server
via the Integrity Measurement Verifier, and grants access to the
network according to the result of the integrity check.
- Funk Software’s 802.1X supplicant Odyssey Client with
Endpoint Assurance plug-in, lets a user request access to the
network, passing not only login credentials but security information
about the endpoint gathered by the InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper
agent via the Integrity Measurement Collector.
TCG is an industry standards body formed to develop, define, and
promote open standards for trusted computing and security technologies,
including hardware building blocks and software interfaces, across
multiple platforms, peripherals, and devices. TCG specifications
are designed to enable more secure computing environments without
compromising functional integrity with the primary goal of helping
users to protect their information assets from compromise due to
external software attack and physical theft.
Availability
The joint solution will be available for customer beta test in mid-May,
2005.
The InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper components of the solution will
be available directly from InfoExpress, as well as through InfoExpress
global channel partners.
The Funk Software components of the solution will be available directly
from Funk Software, as well as through Funk Software’s Inner
Circle Partners, local system integrators and VARs, and from Ingram
Micro, Tech Data, TerraWave Solutions, and WAV, Inc. They will be
available outside the US/Canada through Funk Software’s network
of authorized international partners.
Please contact InfoExpress and Funk Software for pricing information.
About Funk Software
Funk Software is a leading provider of network access security solutions
for networks of any size, from enterprise to operator, wired or
wireless. The company’s family of RADIUS/AAA and WLAN security
products allow an organization to enforce a uniform security policy
across all network access methods, including WLAN, remote/VPN, dial,
and identity-based (wired 802.1X) – with the performance and
reliability to handle any traffic load, and with full support for
any network infrastructure. Funk Software’s customers include
many of the world’s largest corporations, institutions, telecommunications
carriers, and Internet service providers (ISPs); its products are
licensed or resold by numerous leading manufacturers of Internet
hardware and software. Founded in 1982, Funk Software is headquartered
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.funk.com
or call +1 (617) 497-6339.
About InfoExpress
InfoExpress network security solutions protect enterprise networks
and the endpoints connecting to them. The company has provided network
access control 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 and quarantining of all network-attached endpoints. Additionally,
CyberArmor, an enterprise endpoint 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.
Steel-Belted Radius, Odyssey, and Funk are registered trademarks
of Funk Software, Inc.
For additional information contact:
Patrick Corman
Corman Communications
(650) 326-9648
Patrick@cormancom.com
InfoExpress. Copyright ©
2007. All Rights Reserved.
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