Network Access Protection

A10 Networks provides appliances that optimize identity and access management in the network. A10 Networks' IDsentrie appliances for identity management deliver instant IP to identity (IP-to-ID) resolution, improve help desk efficiency, simplify account management and provide network authentication for enterprises of all sizes. With A10's identity-based networking solutions, organizations can harden security, reduce IT costs, and help simplify regulatory compliance, while reducing the complexity and costs of managing their global networks. For more information, visit www.a10networks.com.

AEP Networks offers a comprehensive Policy Networking solution that provides complete security, starting at the endpoints and working throughout a network—from the edge to the core. AEP's integrated portfolio of security products includes network admission control enforcement points, identity-based application security gateways, SSL VPNs, high assurance IPSec-based VPN encryptors, and hardware security modules for key management. Our products address the most-demanding security requirements of public-sector organizations and commercial enterprises internationally. The company is headquartered in Somerset, N.J., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.aepnetworks.com.

ALAXALA Networks Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance and highly reliable network routers and switches, was established to provide IP networks that support our social and enterprise infrastructure as an essential lifeline. ALAXALA advocates the idea of a "guaranteed network" to preserve the lifeline reliably. To make the network secure and dependable, ALAXALA implements IEEE 802.1X-enforcement of Network Access Protection (NAP) with its MAC-VLAN technology on AX series switches.

Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA AND NYSE: ALA) provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel complements the Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) technology and extends security by offering customers a comprehensive network-based security solution that is both proactive and reactive, controlling network access and automatically quarantining intruders through its Access Guardian feature set and the Alcatel OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager. Alcatel's Access Guardian enables network-wide security of user-based platforms, such as PCs, printers or IP phones. It allows different policies associated with the various devices to be combined onto a single port and automatically detected and authenticated based on the user and device type. This provides users proactive security by preventing unauthorized network access, and reduces to zero the time a network administrator spends for adding or moving users. The Alcatel OmniVista 2770 Quarantine Manager provides reactive security by swiftly handling malicious attacks through automatic containment and remediation. Alcatel's quarantine solution delivers a more secure network with intrusion control for both NAP and non-NAP compliant devices. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com.

Founded in 1987, Allied Telesis is a world-class leader in delivering IP/Ethernet network solutions to the global marketplace. We create innovative, standards-based IP networks that seamlessly connect you with voice, video, and data services. Enterprise customers can build complete end-to-end networking solutions through a single vendor, with core to edge technologies ranging from powerful 10 Gigabit Layer 3 switches through to media converters. Allied Telesis also offers a wide range of access, aggregation, and backbone solutions for Service Providers. Our products range from industry-leading media gateways that allow voice, video, and data services to be delivered to the home and business, right through to high-end chassis-based platforms providing significant network infrastructure. Visit us online at www.alliedtelesis.com.

Apani Networks is the leading enterprise network security software developer focused on securing inside the network perimeter. EpiForce, the company’s flagship product, is an enterprise scale system that establishes a transparent security layer operating at the network level, encrypting data flows, enforcing machine-level access control and centrally managing security policy relationships. Apani pioneered the concept of adding a security layer for inside the network perimeter enabling IT managers to quickly, automatically and cost effectively lock down their network, protecting against insider attacks and providing the security and audit trails necessary to demonstrate security compliance. Founded in 2003, Apani is privately held and backed by international semiconductor and networking equipment manufacturers.

Applied Identity is a developer of deeply integrated, identity-driven authorization mechanisms for controlling access to internal resources for organizations facing demand for open networks while contending with complex policy and regulatory requirements. Its Identiforce™ and PolicyCAD™ products enable privileges deep in the network and irrefutable audit of user activity and policy compliance. Applied Identity reduces cost and complexity of managing access control by extending existing directory and network access control infrastructure. For more information, please visit www.appliedidentity.com.

AppSense enables organizations to secure, manage, and optimize their IT infrastructure in an automated fashion, delivering a greater return on IT investment. The AppSense Management Suite is a fully integrated solution which delivers immediate protection against all "user-introduced" applications, including viruses, peer-to-peer, spyware, and instant messengers. In addition, it enables IT departments to centrally configure and manage policies for the entire organization, as well as improve the end-user experience by creating a simplified, consistent environment. Also, the self-healing nature of applications and operating system components helps ensure critical security settings cannot be bypassed. By complementing NAP initiatives with the AppSense Management Suite, IT departments can create environments with high levels of performance and strong security. Contact AppSense at info@appsense.com or call +44 (0) 161 216 3200.

Aruba Networks is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of next-generation enterprise mobility systems. Aruba products and technologies were specifically developed to address profound new challenges facing today's enterprise infrastructure caused by user mobility. Aruba offers the only networking solution that lets companies move from a fixed network infrastructure to a truly mobile enterprise—delivering secure mobility to users anytime, anywhere with virtually any type of network computing device. Aruba integrates advanced security capabilities within a centralized, high-performance system to help companies protect their infrastructure from the inside out. These advanced, multi-layered security capabilities add unique value to Microsoft's NAP program.

Avanade is the leading technology integrator specializing in the Microsoft enterprise platform. Our people help customers around the world maximize their IT investment and create comprehensive solutions that drive business results. Additional information can be found at www.avanade.com.

Avenda Systems delivers comprehensive, end-to-end Trust and Identity Policy Management solutions for enterprises. Avenda solutions enable enterprises to securely manage who and what can access the network, and from where, when and how that access can occur. Its solutions focus on helping enterprises to proactively and reactively secure their networks and computers from threats. The solution leverages standard and vendor-defined NAC architectures designed to take advantage of embedded security features in network and server infrastructure, thus providing comprehensive and flexible policy control by assessing all endpoints across all access methods. Avenda solutions are designed to interoperate with Cisco’s NAC, Microsoft’s NAP and TCG’s TNC frameworks.

Avenda Systems is currently shipping a Linux Agent for NAP and a Universal SHA and SHV.

Blue Ridge Networks, a Microsoft NAP Partner, and endpoint security solutions provider, delivers impenetrable security solutions for government and private industry. The company's products have a proven ability to secure internet transactions and are relied upon by hundreds of large enterprises and security-sensitive government agencies.

Blue Ridge Networks is currently shipping Secure EdgeGuard Support for Microsoft NAP.

Bluesocket wireless local area network (LAN) solutions help secure and control Wi-Fi networks and provide universal authentication, Secure Mobility, policy, and bandwidth management through unparalleled interoperability with heterogeneous network infrastructure and wireless LAN standards. Bluesocket is dedicated to providing support for standards, including those that ensure end-point compliance with corporate security policies. By integrating Microsoft Network Access Protection technologies, Bluesocket will help ensure an end user's device is free from viruses and worms and has the latest required security patches. As a result, this new level of enterprise-class security mitigates the risks posed by employees and guests accessing enterprise resources via wireless connections.

Bradford Networks is an industry leader in developing innovative enterprise network security and policy enforcement solutions. We allow our customers to leverage their current investment in their multi-vendor network infrastructure and deliver significant features and benefits in the areas of policy enforcement, monitoring, and control of enterprise networks. Through the enforcement of network usage policies, our solution helps ensure that a customer's network is safe and secure. We solve real world network issues, such as: controlling unwanted users, enforcing version control, setting policies, network access, and overall client and device management. We are pleased to support the Microsoft Network Access Protection initiative.

Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®. Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with 2005 revenue of $2.67 billion, is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com.

From enterprise data centers to the service provider core, Brocade® (NASDAQ: BRCD) develops extraordinary networking solutions that connect the world’s most important information. Brocade pioneered and continues to lead the Storage Area Network (SAN) market, providing the industry’s most reliable, energy-efficient solutions. In 2008, Brocade enhanced its offerings by adding high-performance networking capabilities as part of a complete local, metro-, and wide-area switching, routing, security, and application traffic management portfolio. Delivered directly and through global partners, Brocade end-to-end networking solutions help today’s data-intensive organizations optimize information connectivity and maximize the business value of their data.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA), the world's largest management software company, delivers software and services across operations, security, storage, life cycle, and service management to optimize the performance, reliability, and efficiency of enterprise IT environments. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, New York, and operates in more than 100 countries.

Computer Associates is currently shipping a CA SHA and SHV in CA Threat manager r8.1.

Celestix Networks™, producer of the Celestix Access Protection (CAP™) appliance for Microsoft NAP software, manufactures MSA™ and WSA™, the world’s best selling appliances for Microsoft ISA 2006 firewalls and IAG 2007 SSL/VPNs. Celestix appliances are uniquely easy to deploy and robust in operation. Celestix’ product line also includes solutions for: load balancing, and Web application analysis, wireless security, as well as Web filtering & Web security. Celestix has a strong international presence with corporate offices located in Fremont, California, Singapore, Reading, UK and Chennai, India. Celestix also has significant presences throughout the United States EMEA. Asia Pacific, and Japan to supplement its worldwide channel business. Celestix has enlisted over 450 channel partners to serve its end customers. Founded in 1999, Celestix is a privately held corporation.  Visit www.celestix.com.

Centennial Software is a leading developer of IT asset discovery and security management solutions with more than four million licenses sold to blue-chip organizations around the world. Available through a global network of resellers and market-leading OEM vendors, Centennial Software’s solutions are designed to help organizations better manage their IT infrastructure, maintain compliance and reduce operational risks. The company operates offices in the USA, UK, Germany and Australia. For more information, please visit www.centennial-software.com.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. Check Point's products—including Check Point Integrity, the company's centrally-managed endpoint security solution, and VPN-1 Pro, an integrated VPN-1 and FireWall-1 gateway—support Microsoft's NAP initiative.

Citrix access infrastructure solutions provide secure application access to local, remote, and mobile users, from any location, on any network or/and device. Our flagship product, Citrix Presentation Server™, speeds application deployment, improves performance and predictability, and lowers total cost of ownership. With Presentation Server, IT can also deliver any Windows application securely over the Web without custom coding or special software versions - all of which adds value to Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. We are excited to support and complement Network Access Protection initiatives.

Configuresoft's suite of products offers solutions for configuration management, configuration compliance, patch management, extended configuration, and compliance support for mobile laptops, and extended configuration and compliance support for Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) and Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS) clients. Configuresoft's flagship product, ECM, automates the management of configuration settings for Windows–based servers and clients and enforces security and IT standards. ECM enables companies and government agencies to help prevent security vulnerabilities, minimize downtime, reduce help desk calls, and enhance system performance. Going beyond patch management, ECM enforces security policies without human intervention by automatically resetting configurations to their predefined standard when they are inadvertently changed. These capabilities help organizations retain their systems' proper configuration, while ensuring IT security compliance with regulatory requirements such as FISMA, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and GLBA.

As the industry's first system to provide full visibility into and control over admitting and monitoring authenticated users on an enterprise local area network (LAN), ConSentry's Secure LAN Controller (SLC) products enforce roles-based policies to thwart unauthorized LAN access. In addition, these simple-to-deploy and simple-to-manage systems effectively contain the spread of malicious software in real-time. ConSentry is integrating its CS-2400 and CS-1000 Secure LAN Controllers (SLC) with Microsoft's Network Access Protection technology to help ensure end users comply with corporate health and security-related policies before being allowed access to an enterprise LAN and authorized resources. The SLC can quarantine end users that do not have valid statement-of-health credentials, isolating them to a restricted network for remediation. In addition, the SLC can restrict user access to only those applications requiring remediation, thereby delivering a second level of control to the quarantine process.

CounterStorm™ Inc. delivers accurate and immediate internal network security against targeted attacks and zero-day wormstorms, botnets/trojans & rootkits, and third-party unmanaged devices and multi-platform deployments.CounterStorm enables Microsoft Network Access Protection technology to defend against zero-day and targeted attacks by quickly and accurately identifying suspicious traffic without the use of signatures.CounterStorm-1™ achieves unprecedented actionable visibility and control by using a unique combination detection methods. Evidence is dynamically correlated in real-time to enable accurate and immediate containment of malicious activity. For more information, visit www.counterstorm.com.

Founded in 1997, Criston is a leading provider of IT and Security Management Solutions. Because Security is an inseparable component of IT operations, Criston believes that "Securing IT starts by Managing IT". From this perspective Criston helps organizations understand the state of their IT infrastructure, assess risk and remediate vulnerabilities quickly when needed and put controls and processes in place to make sure the infrastructure – from servers to desktops and mobile devices – is not only secure and available but also compliant with relevant standards. Criston has offices in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and China.

Founded in 1986, D-Link is a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of advanced networking, broadband, digital, voice and data communications solutions. Following our company motto, "Building Networks for People", D-Link continually meets the global networking and connectivity needs of digital home consumers, small office professionals, small- to medium-sized businesses, and enterprise environments.

eEye Digital Security is a leading developer of security software and an active contributor to network security research and education. eEye provides complete vulnerability management solutions that address the full life cycle of security threats: before, during, and after attacks. eEye's award-winning products include vulnerability assessment, remediation management, intrusion prevention and network forensics solutions. With 8,400 deployments worldwide, eEye protects the networks and digital assets of companies including, Avon, Cingular Wireless, Citigroup, Continental Airlines, US Department of Defense, Dow Jones, Ernst and Young, Prudential, Viacom, and Wyeth. Founded in 1998, eEye is a privately held, venture-backed firm with headquarters in Orange County, California.

ENDFORCE provides the first software-only, vendor-neutral framework that enables enterprise security administrators and executives to define and enforce endpoint security policies for their users. ENDFORCE established itself as a leader by creating innovative software that automates the design, deployment, and ongoing management of configurations and security policies for both fixed and mobile endpoints. ENDFORCE Enterprise software enables enterprises to centrally define security policies for network endpoints, consistently assess compliance prior to network access, comprehensively report the state of compliance over time, and proactively enforce compliance for leading security applications and operating systems. ENDFORCE Enterprise protects corporations by providing positive enforcement of security policies for network endpoints across a broad range of security applications, infrastructure, and operating systems. Prior to authentication, ENDFORCE Enterprise detects unsecured endpoints and prevents them from accessing corporate resources, ensuring that potential vulnerabilities remain isolated and protecting the enterprise until the compromised endpoint is brought into compliance.

Enterasys Networks is the Secure Networks Company, providing enterprise customers with innovative network infrastructure products, services, and solutions that deliver the security, productivity, and adaptability benefits required by Global 2000 organizations. The company's full line of Secure Networks products include multilayer switches, core routers, WAN routers, wireless LANs, network management, and intrusion defense systems.

Extreme Networks, a world leader in networking, delivers an effective applications and services infrastructure by creating networks that are faster, simpler, and more cost-effective. Founded in 1996 and based in Santa Clara, California, Extreme Networks pioneered the silicon-based approach to networking to enhance performance with Quality of Service and bandwidth management. Extreme Networks provides enhanced scalability, security, and availability for converged IP applications, including voice and video, with an open-standards approach, its global partnerships, and a complete family of intelligent and highly functional Ethernet switches. Extreme Networks addresses the network from the core to the edge with products ranging from high-end, carrier class data center and core switches, to simple, Layer 3 edge switches. Extreme Networks Unified Access architecture delivers ubiquitous access at the Enterprise edge with secure, manageable wired and wireless network connectivity from a single, integrated solution.

F5 and its FirePass customers consider endpoint security as a key part of defense in depth model for securing SSL VPN remote access. As such, F5 is working with Microsoft as a part of the NAP program to extend seamless integration with Windows clients and provide out-of-the-box integration for endpoint access control using NAP for Windows client machines. The combined solution offers comprehensive protection from worms and viruses that can otherwise enter the corporate network through client machines. As a pioneer and global leader in application traffic management, F5 continues to lead the industry by driving more intelligence into the network to deliver advanced application agility. F5 products help ensure the secure and optimized delivery of applications to any user—anywhere.

Fiberlink delivers software and services that make mobile working simpler and more secure. Fiberlink's technology enables mobile workers to connect quickly and easily to the applications and data they need when working away from the traditional office. It also ensures that the mobile devices—and the data they carry—are protected at all times from hackers, viruses, loss, theft, "data leakage" and other hazards brought on by mobile computing.

ForeScout provides clientless network access control with a built-in signature-less intrusion prevention engine in an enterprise-class security appliance. ForeScout seamlessly integrates with network infrastructure providing the ability to create and enforce network access control and business policies on all devices connected to the network without requiring a client or inline deployment. Additionally, ForeScout offers real-time automated protection against self-propagating malware and malicious hacker attacks for a defense- in-depth strategy that ensures network availability and business continuity. ForeScout's customers include a wide range of Fortune 1000 corporations and government agencies. ForeScout's headquarters are located in Cupertino, California. More information can be found at www.forescout.com.

Fujitsu is a worldwide provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. Fujitsu combines systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Offering high performance, Fujitsu’s SR-S Series of switches are designed to solve customers' problems, further strengthening and supporting network security and reliability.

Huawei-3Com (H3C) is a leading global supplier of IP networking products and solutions. H3C’s offerings include routers, Ethernet switches, wireless LAN, security, Voice/Video over IP products, SOHO products and network management systems. The company aims to achieve worldwide IP networking market leadership. By 2005, H3C shipped more than 1,390,000 Ethernet switches and more than 556,000 routers to customers across China and in over 90 countries worldwide. H3C is focusing on expanding its 34.9 percent share of the Chinese market (2006.04, CCID Consulting) while positioning for aggressive expansion throughout Asia and across the world.

Originally designed for higher education's highly scalable and vendor diverse unique environment, Impulse Point enables organizations to automate and enforce end user authentication, anti-virus, anti-spyware, Microsoft security patches, and illegal P2P music file sharing by using end point security policies. The result is a more secure, reliable, and available IT network infrastructure. Impulse Point is headquartered in Lakeland, Florida and is one of Tampa Bay's premier technology innovators.

Infoblox develops essential infrastructure used for establishing identity-driven networks (IDNs). Infoblox network identity appliances deliver nonstop DNS, DHCP, IPAM, RADIUS and related services with unparalleled reliability, manageability, scalability and security. Hundreds of organizations worldwide, including many of the Fortune 500, use Infoblox solutions for the critical naming, authentication, authorization and IP management services that make their networks secure, robust, manageable and compliant. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and operates in more than 30 countries. For more information, call +1.408.716.4300, email info@infoblox.com, or visit www.infoblox.com.

As a member of the Microsoft Network Access Protection program, InfoExpress will integrate its flagship CyberGatekeeper network access control appliance with Microsoft Network Access Protection technologies to help corporate IT administrators centrally manage and enforce the granular security policies they need to improve the security of their network clients. Hundreds of security-conscious organizations use InfoExpress technology for network security solutions that protect enterprise networks and the endpoints connecting to them. As a policy enforcement and network access control solution, CyberGatekeeper inspects and audits all systems and effectively quarantines non-compliant or mis-configured endpoints. InfoExpress, with headquarters in Mountain View, CA, has provided endpoint policy enforcement and centrally managed endpoint firewall solutions since 2000. For more on InfoExpress, please visit www.infoexpress.com.

Insightix develops the only complete, real-time and agentless network discovery and network access control solutions. Insightix's solutions provide comprehensive network coverage and deliver an immediate return-on-investment for network security, IT operations and regulation compliance. Insightix NAC delivers complete and real-time network access control, ensuring that only authorized and compliant devices are allowed to access and operate on the enterprise network. Insightix Discovery provides complete, accurate and real-time network information, providing an enterprise with comprehensive visibility of its entire IT infrastructure. Insightix solutions are simple to use and overcome the technical limitations of existing solutions.

Intel is developing enterprise desktop and mobile PC platforms specifically for business customers—platforms that enable businesses to grow. Intel's strategy addresses the challenges and opportunities for businesses, while also aiming to reduce complexity in the IT environment. With desktop PCs based on Intel® vPro™ processor technology and mobile PCs based on Intel® Centrino® Pro processor technology—your business is free to focus on strategic initiatives, while IT managers are empowered to manage and administer assistance in new efficient, remote, and streamlined ways. Intel and Microsoft are working together to ensure that Windows Server 2008 Network Access Protection will take advantage of the unique hardware based capabilities in these new PCs. By taking advantage of the hardware based security and manageability in Intel vPro and Intel Centrino Pro processor technology, Network Access Protection will be able to better protect an enterprise’s infrastructure and allow only healthy PCs to enter the network that meet certain compliance standards.

The company provides security products and services that preemptively protect enterprise organizations against Internet threats. ISS celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2004 and has commanded the leading edge of security innovation, inventing cornerstone technologies such as vulnerability assessment and intrusion detection/prevention. The company continues to set standards in the security space with its Proventia Enterprise Security Platform (ESP), offering enterprise-wide preemptive protection that is tightly integrated with existing IT business processes.

iPass delivers simple, secure, and manageable connectivity services to enterprises for mobile workers as they move between office, home, and remote locations. iPass combines its global network of dial-up, Ethernet, and the world's largest Wi-Fi footprint with support for campus wireless LANs and home broadband connections to deliver a unified and comprehensive solution. The award-winning iPassConnect user interface, centralized management, leading security features, and powerful policy enforcement make iPass services the choice of hundreds of Global 2000 corporations including General Motors, Hershey Foods and Underwriters Laboratories.

iPolicy Networks empowers government, financial and educational institutions as well as small to large-size enterprises with advanced network security against worms, viruses, unauthorized access, spyware, intrusions, DoS/DDoS, trojans, and other emerging threats -- with attractive price-performance. iPolicy's Single Pass Architecture-based integrated appliances include comprehensive intrusion prevention, layer 3 to 7 deep inspection firewall, and URL filtering, complemented by centralized management with distributed administration and network-wide virtualization. iPolicy's support for Microsoft's NAP initiative will help protect user desktops, servers and high-speed networks in real-time against spread of malware and ensure end-to-end security policy compliance.

Juniper Networks (NASDAQ:JNPR) transforms the business of networking by creating competitive advantage for our customers with superior networking and security solutions. Juniper Networks is dedicated to customers who derive strategic value from their networks, including global network operators, enterprises, government agencies, and research and educational institutions. Juniper's portfolio of networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security, and performance requirements of the world's most demanding mission-critical networks.

Kaspersky Lab delivers the world’s most immediate protection against IT security threats, including viruses, spyware, crimeware, hackers, phishing, and spam. Kaspersky Lab products provide superior detection rates and the industry’s fastest outbreak response time for home users, SMBs, large enterprises and the mobile computing environment. Kaspersky® technology is also used worldwide inside the products and services of the industry’s leading IT security solution providers. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com. For the latest on antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and other IT security issues and trends, visit www.viruslist.com.

Kaspersky Lab is beta testing a Kaspersky SHA and SHV in the Kaspersky Administration Kit 7.0.

LANDesk Software supports the Microsoft Network Access Protection initiative by ensuring that clients connecting to the network meet required configuration standards and have all appropriate software updates installed. LANDesk Security Suite integrates with Network Access Protection to ensure that every managed device end-point complies with corporate security policies and that noncompliant systems are effectively quarantined. LANDesk Software is an industry-leading provider of unified desktop, server, and device management software. LANDesk Software enables thousands of organizations to easily deploy and use end-to-end management solutions. LANDesk Software is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices located in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

LG N-Sys is the leader in Korea's IT industry with 30 years of business experience. Separated from LG Electronics in January 2002, the company’s lines of business include server systems, banking systems and software solutions. LG N-Sys has firmly established itself as the leading provider of medium and large computer systems and banking systems in the Korean market, and its continuous R and D efforts and aggressive investments have enabled the company to provide the best solutions and systems for the new e-business environment. In 2002, LG N-Sys entered the network security market with the SafeZone IPS and now is the market leading network security appliance provider in Korea. LG N-Sys intends to contribute to our society as an integrated information security company that provides comfort to the people with technology.

ManageSoft Security Suite™ integrated with Microsoft's Network Access Protection provides a comprehensive policy based solution to ensure security compliance. The ManageSoft Security Suite transforms desktops, laptops, and servers into self-auditing, self-patching, self-configuring devices that automatically ensure security compliance and provide health information for the Microsoft Network Access Protection infrastructure. Reduce costs, and improve service levels for desktops, servers, and mobile devices that are used inside or outside the corporate network. ManageSoft provides tools and services that focus on all aspects of the asset lifecycle. ManageSoft specializes in dynamic software management solutions for medium to large organizations. Whatever your software management challenge, ManageSoft has a scalable solution that's right for you.

Marvell is the leader in storage, communications and consumer silicon solutions. Marvell’s diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, processors, wireless, power management and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure, including enterprise, metro, home, storage, and digital entertainment solutions. With a track record of solid execution, Marvell is recognized for leading the industry with technologies such as Gigabit Ethernet and Consumer WLAN. Marvell develops market-leading technologies that power a vast range of consumer electronics and gateways that form the backbone of today’s digital lifestyle. From consumer applications to enterprise solutions, Marvell’s diverse product portfolio touches every point of the communications infrastructure.

McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that prevent intrusions on networks and protect computer systems from the next generation of blended attacks and threats. Through collaboration with Network Access Protection technology from Microsoft, users of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i and 7.x can enforce policy compliance on all systems connecting to Microsoft networks, ensuring that malicious code threats, such as the Bagle and Lovegate worms, are prevented from entering networks.

McAfee is currently shipping a McAfee SHA and SHV in McAfee Network Access Control (MNAC) 3.0.

MetaInfo is a leading provider of IP address management software and appliances. Our Meta IP products feature comprehensive IP address management with highly resilient and scalable DNS and DHCP services. These services are compatible with Active Directory and run on a variety of platforms, including Microsoft Windows servers. A tiered architecture provides fully replicated failover and centralized management. Network administrators can control access to their network and quarantine unknown hosts until their health can be verified. The SAFE DHCP service modules, available today, integrate with security vendors to provide network endpoint access protection. These modules will also be integrated with the Microsoft NAP platform to provide additional functionality and interoperability in the future. More than 5,000 customer sites worldwide have already chosen MetaInfo, ranging from small organizations with a few hundred devices to companies with millions of network clients.

Meru Networks is a global leader in Wireless Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions. With its innovative, award-winning Air Traffic Control technology that brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, Meru's WLAN System is the only solution on the market that offers the reliability, scalability, and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Meru's Wireless LAN System provides major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, and healthcare organizations with the predictable bandwidth and over-the-air Quality of Service required to support a wide range of current and future wireless applications. Meru is pleased to support Microsoft's Network Access Protection technology. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Mirage NAC, in combination with Microsoft Network Access Protection, offers customers a comprehensive solution for enforcing network access health requirements regardless of enforcement mechanism, client agent configuration, or remediation services and infrastructure. By combining Mirage Networks NAC with Network Access Protection, customers can control what devices get access, and maintain access, to the network.

Napera provides network solutions that enable small and medium enterprises to build safe, secure and healthy networks. Napera solutions defend against unauthorized access and prevent the spread of malicious software. Our products are easy to deploy, use, and support. For smaller enterprises, Napera makes network health easy.

Napera is currently shipping NAP support in their Napera N24 network access control appliance.

NetMotion Wireless’ Mobility XE is an award-winning Mobile VPN solution that maximizes the productivity of mobile workforces. Mobility XE software provides secure, remote access to network resources, information and applications from virtually anywhere. Designed for wireless and mobile environments, Mobility XE lets users sustain application sessions as they roam among available networks and move in and out of coverage areas. Mobility XE also improves application responsiveness, particularly over wireless networks, and provides highly-centralized management tools that give IT managers greater control and flexibility without adding complexity. This software-only solution is highly scalable and easy to deploy and maintain. For more information visit www.netmotionwireless.com.

The Nevis Networks, Inc., LANenforcer family of ASIC-based security appliances delivers a powerful, breakthrough, comprehensive solution for enterprise LAN security. LANenforcer integrates industry leading security features, including user based access control, endpoint integrity, deep-inspection threat defense, and pervasive visibility into user activity, to ensure data integrity and network availability. LANenforcer works in conjunction with Microsoft's Network Access Protection to ensure that endpoints comply with corporate integrity and configuration policies prior to granting access to the LAN, whether these endpoints are members of the corporate domain, or are third parties such as guests or contractors. LANenforcer provides an 802.1X policy enforcement point that grants normal user access to compliant endpoints and can isolate out-of-compliance endpoints, restricting their access to a quarantine network containing Microsoft Quarantine Servers for remediation. Normal access policies can be determined based on Active Directory user group memberships, with default policies for guests and others without domain accounts.

Nortel has teamed with Microsoft to support the Microsoft NAP program through high-performance, interoperable network designs based on industry standards. Nortel specializes in protecting IP multimedia communications with a layered approach to network defense. As part of NAP, Nortel will provide critical access technology based on the award-winning Nortel VPN Gateway and Secure Routing Technology portfolios. Nortel's VPN solutions include products that ensure end-users are compliant with the broader enterprise security policies, with the ability to deny or restrict network access accordingly or to force end-user compliance with subscription-styled updates. Nortel helps enterprises and service providers control critical business processes by building standards-compliant, open security solutions that integrate into today's IT environment and adapt to tomorrow's security threats. Nortel solutions actively respond to even unforeseen security threats by building resiliency and adaptability into every solution and network plan.

Nortel is currently shipping NAP support in their Nortel Secure Network Access Switch (SNAS) 4050 product.

OPSWAT is a leading manufacturer of endpoint security development tools, specializing in antivirus, anti-spyware firewall, and browser security integration software development kits which cover the majority of endpoint security products. OPSWAT customers include security technology companies, system integrators, and corporations seeking to manage endpoint security applications. OPSWAT is pleased to partner with Microsoft in the NAP initiative. OPSWAT was founded in 2002; the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional operation offices in Herzliya, Israel.

Panda Software's unique TruPrevent Technologies, the most intelligent technologies to combat unknown viruses and intruders, offer unrivalled preventive protection for all types of clients: from the largest corporations through small and medium-sized companies to home users. Panda Software is one of the world's leading developers of IT security solutions, with offices in 50 countries. It is an established pacesetter for the sector in innovation and expansion and is unequalled in terms of satisfying customers' needs for the most advanced technologies, products, and services to keep IT resources free from viruses and other threats at the lowest possible Total Cost of Ownership.

phion Information Technologies is the leading European provider for connectivity and security solutions. The holistic and convergent concept of phion's netfence communication protection architecture allows customers to implement secure and available communication structures throughout the company. The powerful and leading-edge combination of traffic intelligence, comprehensive security functionalities and a unique management concept guarantees business continuity and company-wide protection against misuse and attacks internally and externally. phion technology significantly reduces the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and allows companies to deploy IT resources that have been released for other business-critical functions. The seamless interoperation of phion netfence with Network Access Protection offers an integrated solution that greatly leverages the value added of the resulting technology. Customers can now benefit from higher levels of performance, stronger multi-layered security and a powerful and flexible architectural model that enables the readily interoperation of existing and new technologies. For more information visit www.phion.com.

PortWise delivers a comprehensive, integrated, and completely secure software platform for identity and access management. Microsoft Network Access Protection and PortWise provide customers with the power to enforce network access health requirements regardless of enforcement mechanism, client agent configuration, or remediation services and infrastructure. Organizations can confidently create secure connections to employees for remote access, to business partners for online relationships, and to customers for secure transactions. In a world ridden with identity theft and corporate espionage, PortWise protects over 400 organizations and 6 million users worldwide.

The ProCurve Networking business unit of HP delivers enterprise networking solutions comprising wired and wireless LAN and WAN networking products and services, and security through the ProCurve ProActive Defense. The ProCurve Adaptive EDGE Architecture strategy is the industry’s only comprehensive and inclusive network design strategy that is adaptable, scalable and completely interoperable for achieving command from the center with control to the network edge. ProCurve was positioned in the challenger quadrant in research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.’s 2006 Magic Quadrant Report for Global Campus LANs.

RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet, the Company leads the way in strong authentication and encryption, bringing trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform. RSA Security's portfolio of award-winning identity and access management solutions helps businesses to establish who's who online—and what they can do. RSA SecurID two-factor authentication is designed to provide a fast, simple and highly reliable way to verify a user's identity before granting access to protected resources. By bringing a high level of certainty to user authentication, RSA SecurID two-factor authentication helps reduce the risks of e-business and creates new opportunities for growth. Equally important, RSA SecurID authentication provides a strong foundation for your entire e-security infrastructure. With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity, leadership and proven technologies, we serve more than 20,000 customers around the globe and interoperate with over 1,000 technology and integration partners. For more information, please visit www.rsasecurity.com.

Ruijie Networks is a leading global provider of entire network solutions through continued technical and product innovations. Founded in 2000 and with seven years of high-speed development, Ruijie Networks has become one of the three main network suppliers in China. Ruijie Networks supply our enterprise, government and telecom customers with a comprehensive set of products including switches, routers, LAN wireless, storage area networks, and network security products. For more information, visit www.ruijie.cn.

Safend is committed to continuously innovating end-point security technology, helping organizations enhance productivity without sacrificing information security. Safend's flagship product, Safend Protector, is simple-to-manage, kernel-level software that shields desktops and laptops from any potential local-access malware introduction or data leakage by controlling access to physical ports (such as USB, FireWire, and PCMCIA), wireless ports (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IrDA) and removable media (such as CD/DVD drives, flash drives, zip drives). Safend Protector was developed to help organizations seal up one of the most significant vulnerabilities in their network security strategy with anti-tampering features that make modifying or removing the software virtually impossible for end users. Safend gives organizations the visibility and control they need to securely adopt new technologies while adhering to increasingly demanding data privacy standards. We are pleased to integrate our product with Microsoft Network Access Protection technology. Safend has received funding from Intel and Walden Israel, has been selected as a member of the 2005 Red Herring Top 100 Europe, and has received accolades from leading analyst research groups such as IDC Research. Safend is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Since the foundation in 1969, Samsung’s Electronics Corporation has been delivering quality products to generations of customers. Samsung Electronics has shown an outstanding track record of entering a new market, overcoming obstacles and taking a leadership position in the market. Boasting some of the world’s best technological resources, Samsung Electronics has attained a leadership position in CDMA handset, D-RAM chip, S-RAM chip, TFT LCD and computer monitor markets. As the world’s fastest-growing brand, Samsung’s innovation can be seen across all its product categories. Building upon Samsung's excellent reputation of providing quality products, Samsung Enterprise Network Business (SENB) promises to offer enterprise customers reliable and quality networking products. Samsung's expansive array of businesses in different industries makes it easier to integrate enterprise networking technology with cutting-edge technologies used in other parts of Samsung. Most importantly, SENB provides a true long-term partnership in line with Samsung's world-wide reputation for innovation, dependability, support and quality. Please visit us to find out more at http://www.samsungen.com.

Securify's identity-aware solutions monitor and verify network access and user behavior for critical business systems and networks. Our appliances provide continuous visibility to fill critical gaps in planning and audit discovery, identity and access management and insider risk mitigation. Securify solutions uniquely address both application access verification and network access with the ease and context of a network-based solution. We offer robust integration with identity stores for in-depth discovery and behavior verification. Today, Securify continuously monitors and verifies 'who, what, where, and when' across millions of users on the most sensitive networks in the world, including Visa, Guardian Life, the largest Federal agencies and all branches of the Department of Defense. Our patented, award-winning solutions are the only monitoring and verification appliances to achieve Common Criteria EAL3 certification. For more information, please visit www.securify.com.

Shavlik Technologies helps information technology managers and administrators manage computer system security, including assessment, security scanning, and remediation of security vulnerabilities due to missing patches, weak accounts, and passwords. Shavlik's security solutions include Shavlik HFNetChkPro, the industry standard for security patch management, and Shavlik EnterpriseInspector, a powerful network inspection tool. Founded in 1993, Shavlik licenses its industry-leading technology to partners, including BindView, ENDFORCE, Marimba, Mobile Automation, NetIQ, Quest Software, and Symantec.

Siemens Communications offers its customers a broad portfolio of communication products and services and is a leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. The company's portfolio ranges from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures and complementary services for enterprises, carriers and service providers. Siemens Communications is headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. For more information, visit www.usa.siemens.com/communications.

SignaCert delivers software and services that provide true 100% enterprise integrity verification. Our Enterprise Trust Services enable business and government to measure, validate, and maintain the state of their enterprise infrastructure using a known, trusted reference.

Founded in 2003, SkyRecon Systems is the first European vendor of distributed behavioral security software solutions. Our mission is to ensure that each member of staff of our clients enjoys the continuity of work at his/her personal computer. Our products preserve the integrity of the data and the reliability of the applications on each PC. SkyRecon Systems thus allows every organization to protect itself efficiently against the denials of service and the theft or the destruction of critical information caused by viruses, piracy actions or hardware failures. SkyRecon Systems is an innovating company. Our technology relies on state-of-the-art research on kernel programming and artificial intelligence. This work led to the deposit of two patents, the support of the French National Agency for Innovation (ANVAR) and numerous European awards. In 2006, SkyRecon Systems signed a strategic partnership with Microsoft to support SkyRecon's engineering, sales and marketing activities. The head office of SkyRecon Systems is in Paris, France.

SoftRun is the leading provider of Patch Management System (its brand name is Inciter) in Korea and serving patch management service to hundreds of local corporations including big companies such as SK Telecom, POSCO, Kookmin Bank and LG. Inciter helps corporate IT managers to control or enforce their security policy consistently in an automated way, and the main functions consist of Security Enforcement System (SPES), Install Management (IM) and Patch Management (PM). SoftRun is currently delivering Window security updates to huge Internet users in Korea via various online channels like game sites, and is pleased to integrate our Inciter with Microsoft NAP for further collaboration. SoftRun has received awards and recognitions from many local organizations, and was recently named to "the 200 candidates for the 100 Asia startups" of Red Herring magazine. SoftRun is making efforts to realize the vision of "Asia Best by 2007."

Soliton Systems is a leading network products developer, integrator and reseller in Japan. Our product development team is currently specializing in enterprise network security. Our Soliton Smart Security products provide integrated solutions for PC desktop security, network access security, quarantine, and asset management for small- to large-scale enterprise networks. Network managers have seamless access to asset management to authenticate using our integrated management console. Soliton Smart Security databases are located in an extended schema of Microsoft Active Directory, which provides flexible configurations. Soliton Systems headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan. For more information, access http://www.soliton.co.jp (Japanese), http://www.solitonsys.com (English), or http://www.soliton.com.cn (Chinese).

Sophos is a trusted, global provider of integrated security software, protecting businesses against viruses and spam, and enforcing corporate messaging policies. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Sophos sells and supports its products in more than 150 countries through a global network of partners and subsidiaries. The company has offices in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Singapore. Over 25 million users from organizations of all sizes already benefit from its software and first-class support. Sophos's vision, commitment to research and development, and rigorous attention to quality have taken the company from strength to strength. As a result, Sophos continues to grow rapidly.

St. Bernard Software is a global provider of essential security solutions that help small and mid-sized businesses and organizations protect their security infrastructure from internal and external threats. St. Bernard Software's security offerings are easy to use, affordable, and scaleable. St. Bernard gives organizations the flexibility to manage their networks in the most effective means possible by providing solutions to help create and manage policies specifically suited for an organization's unique requirements. UpdateEXPERT enforces software security policies and provides a superior way of managing hotfixes, patches, and service packs. SecurityEXPERT is a policy-based system vulnerability management tool that combines system settings and patch management functionality, enabling IT managers to easily harden systems against vulnerabilities. Used in combination, these products help enforce an organization's software security policy while hardening systems against unknown threats.

StillSecure delivers network security solutions that protect IT business infrastructure. The integrated StillSecure suite provides preventative defense, enables compliance with regulatory information security policies, and actively blocks network attacks. StillSecure manages and reduces risk from network attack and noncompliance for some of the largest organizations in the healthcare, government, financial services, and education sectors.

Symantec is a global leader in information security, providing a broad range of software, appliances, and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a Global Managed Partner. As a key security partner of Microsoft's, Symantec is actively engaged in joint technology, sales, and marketing programs, both in the consumer and enterprise markets worldwide. Symantec's comprehensive range of security solutions helps Microsoft customers protect, detect, defend, and recover their Windows–based systems from today's blended security threats. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries.

Symantec is now shipping a SHA and SHV for Symantec NAC with Symantec Network Access Control 11.0.

TippingPoint is a leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth application protection, infrastructure protection, and performance protection for service providers, corporate enterprises, government agencies, financial institutions, and academic institutions. Application protection capabilities help provide fast, accurate, reliable protection from internal and external cyber attacks. Through its infrastructure protection capabilities, UnityOne helps protects routers, switches, DNS, and other critical infrastructure from targeted attacks and traffic anomalies. UnityOne performance protection capabilities help customers to throttle non-mission critical applications that hijack valuable bandwidth and IT resources, thereby aligning network resources and business-critical application performance. TippingPoint's innovative approach offers customers unmatched network-based security with unrivaled economics, ultra-high performance, scalability and reliability.

Trapeze Networks™ is a leading provider of scalable wireless LAN systems that deliver the broadest range of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. Used by some of world's largest businesses, the Trapeze wireless LAN Mobility System™ enables workers to roam securely over any Ethernet network and reduces the total cost of ownership. This in combination with Microsoft's Network Access Protection technology, offers customers a comprehensive solution for secure mobility. Trapeze lets businesses extend productivity-enhancing applications and revenue-generating services to where the work gets done. By providing secure user mobility, automated wireless planning and management, and easy integration with wired networks, Trapeze introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time.

Trend Micro, Inc. is a global leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services. The company led the migration of virus protection from the desktop to the network server and the Internet gateway, and is today pioneering antivirus technologies at the network layer. Recognized for its reputation for technological vision and innovation, Trend Micro focuses on helping customers prevent and minimize the impact of network viruses and mixed-threat attacks through its award-winning Trend Micro Enterprise Protection Strategy, which systematically coordinates tools, services, and policies. Citing its strategy and vision, the Gartner Group has hailed Trend Micro as a visionary malicious-code management supplier for several consecutive years. Trend Micro is a transnational company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and has worldwide operations and representation in over 30 countries. The company's stock trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and on the NASDAQ.

Trust Digital is a leading enterprise mobile security software provider that protects enterprise data at the Mobile Edge™—securing the edge of the enterprise computing environment where PCs, mobile devices, and peripherals access proprietary corporate information. Trust Digital's centralized software solution protects vulnerable corporate data, helping to relieve corporate and regulatory liability. Trust Digital is the only solution provider that employs a "discover, decide, and secure" cycle to address the dynamic nature of the mobile edge threats. The partnership of Trust Digital's offering with the Microsoft Network Access Protection platform allows Trust Digital to mitigate the risk that mobile devices present to enterprises.

UNETsystem provides security solutions including 802.1X wireless LAN security, Network Access Control, Public Key Infrastructure and Network Behavior Analysis solutions. Managed Security and Security Outsourcing services are also a major business area. UNETsystem developed the first Korea Network Access Control solution and is the leading provider of this area in Korea. UNETsystem, established in 2003 and located in Seoul, has four technology patents about Network Access Control and Network Behavior Analysis technologies. UNETsystem is providing security services for many customers including government agencies, public organizations, financial institutions, telecommunications, logistics, IT companies, cooperatives and business partners. UNETsystem recently developed an integration module for Microsoft NAP to accelerate the interoperability of Microsoft NAP.

UNETsystem is currently shipping Linux and Macintosh NAP clients and UNET SHA, a universal SHA and SHV.

VeriSign Inc (NASDAQ: VRSN) operates intelligent infrastructure services that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the world’s voice and data networks. Every day, we process as many as 18 billion Internet interactions and support over 100 million phone calls. We also provide the services that help over 3,000 enterprises and 500,000 Web sites to operate securely, reliably, and efficiently. VeriSign is a global enterprise with offices throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Latin America, and North America, supported by a widespread international network of data centers and operations centers. As next-generation networks emerge, VeriSign will be there, deploying the intelligent infrastructure services necessary for everything from RFID supply chains, to inter-enterprise voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to the seamless delivery of mobile content. Whether you’re a carrier looking to rapidly deploy new services, a Fortune 500 enterprise needing comprehensive, proactive security services, or an organization looking to evolve its trading-partner network, we can help. We’re VeriSign. Where it all comes together.™

Vision Power is a developer of security solutions for Windows PCs, with its focus on anti-malware software. Its PC-Ziggy™ AntiMalware and AntiSpy enable corporate and individuals to effectively block and thoroughly remove threats from a wide range of malware. And its security-utility software like PC diag and optimization software offer handy and multi-purpose tools for administrative and maintenance uses. Located in Seoul, Korea, Vision Power helps worldwide partners to enhance their security and protection.

WatchGuard is a leading provider of network security solutions for small- to mid-sized enterprises worldwide, delivering integrated products and services that are robust as well as easy to buy, deploy and manage. The company's Firebox X line of expandable integrated security appliances is designed to be fully upgradeable as an organization grows and to deliver the industry's best combination of security, performance, intuitive interface and value. WatchGuard Intelligent Layered Security architecture protects against emerging threats effectively and efficiently and provides the flexibility to integrate additional security functionality and services offered through WatchGuard. Every WatchGuard product comes with an initial LiveSecurity Service subscription to help customers stay on top of security with vulnerability alerts, software updates, expert security instruction and superior customer care.

Wave’s trusted computing solutions include strong authentication, data protection, password management and enterprise-wide trust management services. Wave's EMBASSY software uses the Trusted Platform Module to extend the integrity of Microsoft NAP through hardware-based authentication, protection, and validation of NAP components and measurements. For more information about Wave, visit http://www.wave.com.

Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) is a global leader in employee Internet management solutions. Websense products increase employee Internet productivity and help secure organizations from emerging Internet threats by providing a proactive, critical security component that complements traditional security solutions. Websense delivers flexible, integrated policy enforcement at the Internet gateway, on the network, and at the desktop. Websense provides solutions trusted by more than 23,600 customers and nearly 18.5 million employees worldwide.