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Great Bay Software Is Reed Smith's Vendor of Choice for Global Deployment of Endpoint Profiling
Great Bay Software's Endpoint Profiling Solution Reduces 802.1X Implementation Costs and Deployment Time for One of the World's Largest Law Firms
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GREENLAND, NH -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 20, 2007 -- Great Bay Software, Inc., an innovator of
802.1X-enabled Endpoint Profiling security solutions for enterprise
networks, has been selected as the vendor of choice to enable the global
deployment and securing of the authenticated-enabled network at Reed Smith
LLP, one of the 15 largest law firms in the world. Great Bay, a software
company located in Greenland, NH, was selected on the strength of its
award-winning product, Beacon Endpoint Profiler, which enables network
administrators to identify all network-attached endpoints by location and
type, a critical item in the deployment of 802.1X. In addition, Beacon will
provide Reed Smith with a detailed, contextual view of all network-attached
endpoints, strengthening the law firm's efforts to provide secure access
for employees and guests.
"Beacon is providing the Reed Smith IT team with the tools and information
required to streamline our deployment of 802.1X and efficiently manage
adds, moves, and changes," said Tim O'Donnell, network engineer at Reed
Smith. "Beacon was positioned prior to the deployment, and provides us with
the ability to dynamically monitor and manage the state of the
authenticated LAN edge for changes and security events on an ongoing
basis."
The IT team at Reed Smith selected Great Bay's Beacon Endpoint Profiler to
deploy a secure, scalable IT system that will facilitate the balance
between secure and collaborative computing for partners, staff, and guests
spread out across 22 major cities and eight countries. "We strive to
strengthen our security infrastructure while still offering a collaborative
computing environment," said Frank Hervert, network services manager at
Reed Smith. "We knew we wanted to construct an authentication- and
policy-enabled solution to allow for this. Beacon has reduced our
implementation costs and will save our staff a significant amount of time
managing our authentication-enabled network."
Beacon will deliver unprecedented network visibility and monitoring
capabilities for Reed Smith, giving the international firm the tools it
needs to secure its network and all appliances, such as IP phones,
uninterruptible power supplies, HVAC systems and wireless devices. "At Reed
Smith, the mandate was the creation of a system to provide endpoint
visibility on a global basis and to simplify the management of the
authenticated network. The policy and authentication system at Reed Smith
needed to provide network access for all users regardless of their
location, while providing the appropriate security levels for their
geographically dispersed groups," said Steve Pettit, president of Great Bay
Software. "Our deliverable in this project was to ensure that the costs
never came close to outweighing the benefits of deploying and managing the
authenticated network."
About Great Bay Software
Great Bay Software, Inc. is a leading software development firm
specializing in the facilitation of network-based authentication and secure
network access. The company's innovative Endpoint Profiling technology
provides enterprise customers with the products, services and solutions
required to enable 802.1X, Network Admission Control and Trusted Endpoint
Solutions, both of which are being rapidly introduced by many of the top
security manufacturers in the world. For more information on the Beacon
System from Great Bay Software, please visit www.greatbaysoftware.com or
call 800.503.1715.
About Reed Smith
Reed Smith represents many of the world's leading companies in complex
litigation and other high-stakes disputes, cross-border and other strategic
transactions, and crucial regulatory matters. With lawyers from coast to
coast in the United States, as well as in the United Kingdom, continental
Europe, and the Middle East, the firm is known for its experience across a
broad array of industry sectors. Reed Smith counsels 28 of the top 30 U.S.
banks and nine of the world's 10 largest pharmaceutical companies. Its
shipping practice has been designated among the most preeminent in the
world, and its advertising law practice is regarded as among the legal
industry's finest. For additional information please visit
www.reedsmith.com.