Juniper Networks Enhances Comprehensive Standards-based Access Control Solution

(Product News, 8 Aug 2008)

Juniper Networks Inc. has launched the next generation of its comprehensive, standards-based Unified Access Control (UAC) 2.2 software, Infranet Controller 4500 (IC 4500) and Infranet Controller 6500 (IC 6500) hardened, centralized policy management servers.

Juniper's enhanced Access Control Solution with the new UAC and Infranet Controllers delivers improved scalability and performance and provides centralized access policy management via the newly announced Juniper Networks Network and Security Manager (NSM). This enables high-performance businesses to simplify rollout, deployment and provisioning of secure network access and to attain comprehensive network visibility with broad enforcement capabilities across the most diverse and complex environments—a significant advance in network access control (NAC) that enables enterprises to increase security while reducing cost and maximizing IT efficiencies.

Juniper Networks UAC 2.2 delivers centralized policy management when deployed with Juniper Networks NSM and Secure Access SSL VPN appliances, enabling customers to deliver uniform remote and local access control policy implementation and enforcement across the distributed network.

The IC 6500 delivers double the capacity of the previous generation Infranet Controllers with support for up to 30,000 simultaneous endpoint devices in a single multi-unit cluster.

Juniper Networks UAC 2.2 is based on open industry standards, including those defined by the Trusted Network Connect (TNC) Work Group of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). It supports the TNC Statement of Health (SOH) standard protocol, which extends UAC support to the Microsoft Windows Statement of Health (SOH) and Embedded NAP Agents, allowing customers to interoperate with Juniper Networks UAC through the Microsoft Windows Vista and/or Windows XP (SP3) clients. This allows customers to leverage existing network infrastructure and components, ensuring cost-effective and flexible access control and simplified deployment for organizations of all sizes.

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