San Francisco and Mountain View, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InfoExpress, a network security Independent Software Vendor (ISV) with innovative Network Access Control (NAC) solutions, announced today at the RSA Conference 2012 that the United States Patent Office has awarded the Company seven significant patents relating to NAC.
U.S. Patent Numbers 8,117,645, 8,112,788, 8,108,909, 8,051,460 and 7,523,484, entitled "Systems and Methods of Controlling Network Access," are directed to InfoExpress’ CyberGatekeeper NAC solution for out-of-band NAC enforcement.
U.S. Patent numbers 7,890,658 and 7,590,733, entitled, "Dynamic Address Assignment for Access Control on DHCP Networks," are directed to InfoExpress’ CyberGatekeeper NAC solution using DHCP enforcement.
"The NAC patents describe reconfiguring network access points to control access to the network based on an endpoint security assessment," said Stacey Lum, CEO of InfoExpress. "By using out-of-band enforcement, organizations with distributed locations can implement NAC as affordably as those situated at a single site."
About InfoExpress CyberGatekeeper
The CyberGatekeeper family of NAC products restricts unauthorized devices and gives authorized devices appropriate access to the network. The CyberGatekeeper solution is fully scalable and interoperates smoothly with a wide range of network equipment and endpoint devices. The CyberGatekeeper appliance, now available as a virtual or physical server, can easily be deployed and is the ideal choice to support mobile devices and the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) trend. With the explosion of mobile and unmanaged devices, NAC is a critical component in protecting today’s networks.
About InfoExpress
InfoExpress Network Access Control (NAC) solutions protect enterprise networks and the endpoints connecting to them. The company has provided innovative NAC solutions since 2000 that customers use to stay ahead of trends, such as the consumerization of IT and Bring-Your-Own-Device. At the core of InfoExpress solution is the award winning CyberGatekeeper Family of Network Access Control products, which ensures endpoints are safe and compliant with security policies by performing real-time audits and quarantining of all network-attached endpoints. InfoExpress products have received numerous awards for innovation. The privately held company has been profitable for 13 consecutive years and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. For more information, please visit www.infoexpress.com.