This post was written by Jason Stella
NCP engineering GmbH announced the 9.1 version of the NCP Secure Enterprise Client. Available in North America on December 5th, this major upgrade to NCP’s universal IPSec VPN client will provide users a flexible, intuitive, bundled client for any Windows-based (Mobile, CE, XS/Vista/32/64-bit) or Symbian system (S60 3rd Edition). The client is seamlessly compatible with any IPSec gateway on the market. It can also be integrated with a network access control (NAC) component to ensure highly secure access to central data networks.
Enterasys Networks Inc. has announced new integrated endpoint assessment capabilities for the Enterasys(R) Network Access Control (NAC) in-line and out-of-band appliances, and embedded switch modules. These enable enterprises to ensure only the right users have access to the right information from the right place at the right time. The agent-based or agent-less assessment offers deployment flexibility while determining health posture scoring for laptops, desktops, servers, printers, phones, copiers, cameras, etc. Interoperability has been proven with Microsoft NAP and the Trusted Computing Group’s TNC.
Network access control (NAC) is set to become one of the security channel’s key battlegrounds as resellers move to exploit the sector’s growth potential. According to Infonetics Research, the global NAC market grew 16% sequentially in the first quarter of 2008, hitting $62.7 million (£32 million). The market watcher predicts NAC will continue to surge over the next five years, despite the recent disappearance of some early NAC vendors. With preliminary reports suggesting NAC manufacturers are enjoying an even better Q2, UK VARs are battling it out to gain first-mover advantage.