NAC has a future

The Magic Quadrant for Network Access Control report says the NAC market is still growing Security: Network Access Control Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Dell Windows Vista in a Hybrid IT Environment Windows Vista offers a new way to deliver manageable IT services that are planned for security service-level agreements (SLAs), while helping to lower the cost of ownership, management, and deployment. Spotlight Story NAC has a future By Tim Greene Like a lot of businesses, NAC vendors will be facing tough times over the next few years, but there are glimmers of hope for even the startups, according to a new report by Gartner. Read full story Tim Greene is senior editor at Network World. Related News: Editor's note: Starting April 6 the Security: Network Access Control Alert will become the Cloud Security Alert to address this growing technology and it's impact on security. We hope you will enjoy this new and improved version. We thank you for reading Network World newsletters. If you wish to update your newsletter subscriptions, please click here. Bradford Networks prepares for growth On an optimistic note, Bradford Networks has hired a president and chief operating officer in the person of Gregg Bjork. ConSentry lands more funding Even in these hard economic times ConSentry Networks has managed to land another round of funding - this one for $9.4 million. ConSentry's new correlation features help spot trouble Recently, ConSentry added more analysis tools to management software for its intelligent switches that make them more of a general troubleshooting tool than just NAC devices. NAC deemed a money-making business There have been two acquisitions over the past weeks that involved NAC vendors. NAC market continues to evolve The NAC market continues to evolve, including the necessary and sometimes painful process of consolidation. 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