NAC Leader Grows Worldwide Customer Base and Expands Product Line
Concord, N.H. – In sharp contrast to the overall economy, Bradford Networks today announced that sales of its comprehensive network access control (NAC) solutions for 2008 were up 87 percent over 2007.
New Network Security Customers
More than 120 new customers in energy, healthcare, financial services, education and government invested in Bradford’s NAC Director and Campus Manager solutions to make their wireless, wired, and VPN networks more secure and efficient. New North American customers include Enbridge Gas Distribution, Health Policy Institute of Ohio, United States Naval Academy, University of Tennessee, and Mount Holyoke College.
Internationally Transfreight Automotive Logistics, Kuwait Finance House, University of the Arts London, University of Limerick, University of Portsmouth, Kings College London, and University of Nottingham Malaysia were among the organizations that selected Bradford’s out-of-band appliances.
“Increasing security is a funded and critical initiative for us. It is imperative for our organization to provide a highly secure network,” said Mark MacDonald, Project Manager of Technical Services, Enbridge Gas Distribution, Toronto. “By utilizing our existing network switches, we are able to control a broad range of users and their devices province-wide. Bradford’s easily adaptable appliances provide advanced security with minimal disruption.”
“Organizations continue to be careful about spending, but they must address network security even if they are not making bandwidth or network upgrades,” observed Mike Gadoury, Bradford Networks founder and CEO. The new Conficker/Downadup worm, the worst virus in years, is just one example of the relentless threats IT departments must address.
“Increased regulation will impact many industries, further increasing the workload on stretched IT departments,” said Gadoury. “Bradford solutions increase automation and integrate with existing systems to significantly reduce administrative loads.”
2008 New Product Offerings
New products introduced in 2008 included Guest/Contractor Services, which secures and manages the increasing volume of freelancers and contractors flooding into the workforce as companies restructure their businesses. Three additional solutions – User Visibility and Control, Device Profile and Control, and Behavior Monitoring and Control – give IT teams visibility into who and what are on the network, where they are connected and what they are doing. All four solutions provide detailed audit trails for PCI, HIPAA, GLBA, FISMA, SOX, and UK GSi Code of Connection (CoCo) compliance reporting.
Industry Awards
During 2008, Bradford continued to garner industry accolades, including:
- SC Magazine named Bradford NAC Innovator of the Year for the second straight year
- The September 2008 Forrester Wave: Network Access Control, Q3 2008 cited Bradford as a Leader, the top category in the extensive report
- Campus Technology named Bradford a 2008 Campus Technology Innovator for Network Security
- CRN placed Bradford on its 40 Top Emerging Security Vendors.
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2009
About Bradford Networks
Bradford Networks offers the best solution to enable secure network access for corporate issued and personal mobile devices. The company’s flexible Network Sentry platform is the first network security offering that can automatically identify and profile all devices and all users on a network, providing complete visibility and control. Unlike vendor-specific network security products, Network Sentry provides a view across all brands of network equipment and connecting devices eliminating the network blind spots that can introduce risk.