On InfoWorld, Steve Hultquist says that the wide range of NAC (network access control) products on the market depicts a broad range of thinking about policy-based security controls and the management of the network in general, including the end-point devices that connect to the network. According to Hultquist, in accordance to vendors’ way of enforcing policies using various forms, Sophos took a decidedly open path to the system, allowing for integration with environments using a wide range of anti-virus agents, 802.1x, DHCP, Cisco NAC, and VPN methods of control and enforcement. Sophos NAC Advanced combines a Windows Server 2003-based policy management server with end-point agents, dissolvable agents, and reporting to deliver a compelling system for Windows-oriented environments.
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