D-Link has announced that it has joined the partner ecosystem supporting Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) technology.
Network Access Protection is a policy enforcement technology built into the Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn” operating systems that allows customers to better protect network assets from unhealthy computers by enforcing compliance with network health policies. Microsoft's Network Access Protection technology is publicly available with Windows Vista, and available to select partners and customers with Beta 2 of the future version of Windows Server, code-named “Longhorn”.
“Microsoft is pleased that D-Link will be supporting Network Access Protection,” said Mike Schutz, Group Product Manager – Security and Access, Microsoft Corp. “D-Link xStack Switch series, including DES-3500, DES-3800, DGS-3400 and DGS-3600 series, working with Network Access Protection will benefit customers by enabling the latest protection technology. "
"Comprehensive endpoint security is what CIO's are looking for today." said K. R. Naik, Chairman Managing Director, D-Link India, "By integrating Microsoft NAP into D-Link's solution, our customers will benefit from enhanced network access security policies."
D-Link's Network Access Protection solution supports Network Access Protection by bridging Network Access Protection clients and the Network Access Protection servers.
xStack series is D-Link's business-class switch solution designed to meet the market requirements for speed, manageability and security. In the past two years, D-Link xStack series have made significant strides in the enterprise and telco markets, and gained worldwide recognition.
Stack series ranges from 10/100 to Gigabit, and L2 to L3 managed switches, providing a total business-class solution. All xStack series are equipped with comprehensive security control, and advanced quality of service (QoS) functions. The user-friendly management interface of the xStack series also alleviates the burden of network administrators. D-Link's alliance with Microsoft adds to xStack's already rich feature set. Moving forward, D-Link will also integrate NetDefend security products with Microsoft NAP, which will further enhance D-Link's security solution from the endpoint desktop to the network gateway. With Microsoft NAP support, D-Link xStack Switch will grant each network host access only if it complies with IT security policies such as up-to-date anti-virus signatures and operating system patches. |
