Great Bay Software's Beacon Endpoint Profiler Named Best Endpoint Security Product of 2008
Network Products Guide Selects Beacon for Its Proven Endpoint Identity, Network Provisioning and Automated Monitoring Capabilities
GREENLAND, NH--(Marketwire - August 5, 2008) - Great Bay Software, the innovator of Endpoint
Profiling for enterprise networks, today announced that Network Products
Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication on technologies and
solutions, has named Beacon Endpoint Profiler™ winner of the 2008 Best
Products and Services Award in the "Best Endpoint Security" Category. This
respected annual award honors products and services that represent the
rapidly changing needs and interests of technology end-users. As part of
the tech-industry's leading global awards program, this year's Best
Products and Services were nominated from all over the world.
Great Bay Software's flagship software product, Beacon Endpoint Profiler,
allows network administrators to locate, map and secure thousands of
difficult-to-track endpoint devices such as IP phones, printers and
biomedical devices -- a crucial step in the successful installation of NAC
systems. Further, Beacon Endpoint Profiler provides automated endpoint
behavior management, alerting administrators to any unauthorized use of
networked ports and devices.
"Increased end-user awareness and ongoing advances in technology are
helping shape better products and services," said Rake Narang,
editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide. "Beacon Endpoint Profiler is
consistently providing improvements in endpoint profiling, security and
lifecycle management."
"These awards go to the best technology products every year, and we are
honored that our Beacon Endpoint Profiler has gained the Network Products
Guide readers' trust," said Steve Pettit, president of Great Bay Software.
"We're looking forward to continuing our execution in providing solutions
to compelling customer challenges, such as endpoint identity, provisioning
and monitoring in support of network authentication and Network Access
Control (NAC)."
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About Great Bay Software
Great Bay Software, Inc. is a leading software development firm
specializing in Enterprise Endpoint discovery, identity, and
administration. The companies flagship product the Beacon Endpoint
Profiler™ has applications including the enabling and extending of NAC
and 802.1X, providing a comprehensive inventory of all network attached
endpoints, and supporting Compliance initiatives mandated in today's
business climate. For more information on the Beacon System from Great Bay
Software, please visit www.greatbaysoftware.com or call 800.503.1715.