United Kingdom College Secures both Wired and Wireless Networks

AUSTIN, Texas (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) December 22, 2008 -- Mirage Networks, developer of patented, full-cycle Network Access Control (NAC) technology, today announced that North Lindsey College, the largest provider of post-16 education and training in North Lincolnshire, has selected Mirage Networks’ NAC solution to secure the wired and wireless networks across campus. The college is protecting their students by deploying full-cycle NAC from Mirage Networks using the MAX-500 appliance.

Our students bring all kinds of devices to our campus daily and gain access to our wired and wireless networks

Mirage's policy enforcement allows every authorized endpoint onto the network, but continuously monitors them to ensure they follow pre-set user guidelines. This gives students the freedom to access the network as needed, and also gives our IT administrators the peace of mind that there will be no network disruptions due to non-compliant endpoints.

We are pleased to have North Lindsey College join our list of education customers around the globe

The unpredictable environments of college campuses present unique challenges to the IT staffs and their budgets. Mirage's full-cycle NAC solution was designed for this exact purpose – to account for all the network craziness and still ensure compliance and network uptime.

“Our students bring all kinds of devices to our campus daily and gain access to our wired and wireless networks,” said Keith Urry, Senior Network and ICT Security Officer at North Lindsey College. “Mirage’s policy enforcement allows every authorized endpoint onto the network, but continuously monitors them to ensure they follow pre-set user guidelines. This gives students the freedom to access the network as needed, and also gives our IT administrators the peace of mind that there will be no network disruptions due to non-compliant endpoints.”

Mirage’s NAC solution enables maximum network performance by controlling network access, isolating non-compliant and threatening endpoints, and providing self-remediation capabilities. Mirage’s network-based solution is the easiest NAC solution to deploy, as it requires no agent software, deploys virtually inline, and works in any network environment.

“We are pleased to have North Lindsey College join our list of education customers around the globe,” said Peter Ruijters, vice president of EMEA and India for Mirage Networks. “The unpredictable environments of college campuses present unique challenges to the IT staffs and their budgets. Mirage’s full-cycle NAC solution was designed for this exact purpose – to account for all the network craziness and still ensure compliance and network uptime.”

Mirage solutions are made available through Authorized ChannelFirst Partners and can also be delivered as a managed service.

About North Lindsey College

North Lindsey College is the largest provider of post-16 education and training in North Lincolnshire, offering a huge range of full-time, part-time and work based learning courses at a range of levels and is located in Scunthorpe, United Kingdom. It is also an associate college of the University of Lincoln providing a wide range of further education and higher education courses. The college is made up of 20 departments and the course types range from introductory vocational courses all the way up to Degrees. Learn more at www.northlindsey.ac.uk.

About Mirage Networks

Mirage Networks, Inc. is the leading provider of Network Access Control (NAC) solutions. Mirage’s patented technology gives organizations control of all network devices, increases network uptime, ensures policy compliance, and reduces operational costs. Mirage’s NAC appliances work in all network environments, deploy virtually inline, and require neither signatures nor agents to enforce policy and terminate zero-day threats. Mirage Networks is a consistent winner of industry awards and recognition. Learn more at www.miragenetworks.com or visit the Mirage CTO Blog at www.mirageblog.com.

© 2008, Mirage Networks, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Mirage Networks, its product and program names, and design marks are trademarks of Mirage Networks, Inc.

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