Industry Participation – From Vision to Reality

To help deliver the innovations, tools, and technologies that organizations need to realize the promise of anywhere access, Microsoft is involved in the following industry alliances and partnerships.

• Network Access Protection (NAP) Partner Program: A standards-based policy enforcement platform built into Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, NAP is fully interoperable with Cisco's Network Access Control and the Trusted Computing Group's Trusted Network Connect (TNC). Altogether, there are more than 100 industry partners in the NAP ecosystem.
• Secure Information Sharing Architecture (SISA): Announced in July 2007, Microsoft, EMC Corp. and Cisco Systems have joined together to build a system for sharing sensitive government data. SISA will enable various government agencies and their vendors to securely access and distribute sensitive information. The goal of SISA is to remove silos of data management and data protection that have been commonly instituted within specific government houses.
  
• SecureIT Alliance: Founded in October 2005, the SecureIT Alliance is a group of industry partners working together to develop security solutions for the Microsoft platform. The founding members range from established security providers such as Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc. and VeriSign, to innovative start-ups such as Avoco Secure Ltd., Centrify Corp. and e-Security Inc.
  
• Interop Vendor Alliance: Launched in November 2006, this global group of software and hardware vendors is working together to enhance interoperability through scenario-based testing, and by sharing information about interoperability solutions with customers.