Napera Networks Helps Customers Take Control of Wireless Network Access With Strong Wi-Fi Integration in New Version of

SEATTLE, WA, Sep 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
Providing secure wireless access for customers, contractors, or employees
is now achievable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Napera Networks
(www.napera.com) today launched a new version of its network access
control solution, featuring strong Wi-Fi integration. The Napera N24
works with new or existing 802.11 deployments for secure, user-based
wireless access for both employees and guest users. Other new features in
this version include expanded health checks and automated remediation for
Mac OS X computers.

With this launch, Napera extends its capabilities for computer health
check, identity enforcement and access control to wireless environments,
ensuring only healthy computers and authorized users access the Internet
or corporate network from Wi-Fi access points. Companies can now use a
single wireless access point for both guests and employees, managing
health and authentication requirements and controlling network access.
Guest access is automatically limited to the Internet or specific
printers.

"We chose a wireless infrastructure to keep costs and administration
simplified, but we were not enabling all guests to use our wireless access
due to security concerns around the health of those computers and the
inability to limit guest access to the Internet," said Ben Oliver,
Executive Administrator, Starfire Sports, a non-profit organization
dedicated to providing world-class soccer facilities for all youth.
"Napera has removed the complexity and security issues by adding a layer
of security and control to our Wi-Fi deployment and enabling us to easily
manage both guest and employee access with a single solution."

Security is the number one concern for SMEs wanting to deploy or expand
wireless networking, according to industry experts. The Napera solution
works with existing or new Wi-Fi access points, and wireless user
authentication integrates with Active Directory or the local Napera
database. Napera supports 802.11 wireless access points with WPA/WPA2
Enterprise authentication, which is a powerful, standards-based security
technology for Wi-Fi networks. With this integration, Napera greatly
simplifies the configuration of WPA/WPA2 with Active Directory,
eliminating the need for any back-end server configuration or complexity.

For Macintosh computers, Napera now provides automated alerts and
remediation support for firewall and software updates, ensuring the system
is compliant with health requirements before being allowed network access.
Napera directly uses the NAP agent in Windows-based computers but
developed its own Mac OS X health agent to provide health enforcement
across both Windows and Mac devices.

This latest release is part of an aggressive roadmap Napera is delivering
to provide a complete portfolio of complementary network security products
and services for the SME market. The company is currently on a two to
three month innovation cycle, delivering incremental releases that provide
new features and a seamless upgrade for customers.

"We are taking a dynamic approach to our product development and roadmap,
working closely with our partners and customers to anticipate the market's
needs and help companies solve their security challenges," said Todd
Hooper, Founder and CEO of Napera Networks. "You could call this the Web
2.0 approach to network security, as the product is continually refined
and improved in line with a clear product vision."

The Napera solution is available through Napera's worldwide channel of
value added resellers, system integrators and other strategic partners.
All current Napera customers will receive the upgrade as part of their
MyNapera.com subscription. The Napera N24 appliance is available for
$3,495.00, which includes the first year subscription to the MyNapera.com
online service and one-year hardware and software maintenance.

About Napera Networks

Napera Networks helps small and medium-sized enterprises succeed at
network security. Napera offers a line of integrated network access
control products and Web services that ensure only healthy computers and
authorized users access the network. With Napera, IT professionals can
confidently allow worker mobility, wireless networking, and guest
Internet and printer access, while keeping the network safe and secure.
Napera is the only network access control solution that is purpose-built
for the SME but with enterprise-class performance and security. For more
information, go to www.napera.com.

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