AEGIS Client Provides 802.1X/WPA Security for Novell Networks; Enables standards-based secure wired and wireless connection policies for network administrators.PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Meetinghouse meet·ing·house n. A building used for public meetings and especially for Protestant or Quaker religious services. Noun 1. meetinghouse - a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g. , a leading developer of standards-based secure network access software for wired and wireless local-area networks today announced further interoperability enhancements to the AEGIS Client (Windows XP/2000) to provide 802.1X- and WPA-based security for the Novell NetWare environment. Novell users gain three key benefits from these new improvements: 1) Secure wireless connection to Novell 2) A single sign-on capability that is integrated with the Novell Client 3) A layer of additional 802.1X security when used in purely wired network environments AEGIS Client implements 802.1X and WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. to provide port access control to the Novell network. Once port access control (authentication) has been granted, Novell normal login (Context- and Tree-based), as well as LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. Contextless Login, is supported. Contextless Login is used by many large enterprises to ease the burden of dealing with constantly changing networks and user relationships. Meetinghouse's AEGIS Client provides seamless interoperability to the single sign-on login process when enterprise users access the Novell domain. Novell NetWare support is especially important to the healthcare industry where Novell is often the solution of choice, and helps meet the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when (HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, ). AEGIS Client enables healthcare providers to leverage the benefits of 802.1X security and their Novell networks to meet the HIPPA Hip´pa n. 1. (Zool.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; - called also bait bug ltname>. See Illust. under Anomura. patient privacy requirements. "Meetinghouse is committed to providing Layer-2 secure network access solutions for Novell NetWare enterprise customers," said Anthony Delli Colli, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Meetinghouse. "AEGIS Client's 802.1X and WPA support for Novell provides significant new security options for network administrators who manage both wired and wireless networks." Software Required AEGIS Client for Windows XP or Windows 2000 require version 2.2.3.0 or greater. Novell Client requires version 4.90.0.0 SP1a or greater. To access a free 30-day evaluation copy of AEGIS Client, visit the Meetinghouse Download Center at: http://www.mtghouse.com/rg_user/index.shtml. About Meetinghouse Meetinghouse is a recognized leader in standards-based wired and wireless LAN security One issue with corporate wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. . AEGIS Client and AEGIS Server provide 802.1X/WPA security to the enterprise across Windows, CE, Mac, Unix, Linux, and Palm operating systems. The AEGIS solution provides an unsurpassed choice of EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) A protocol that acts as a framework and transport for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start and end messages, but then carries any number of third-party messages between the client (supplicant) and access control methods to provide the maximum in implementation flexibility. AEGIS Client provides laptop and handheld users with easy roaming across the wireless LAN (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) on a wide range of operating systems. AEGIS Server offers the enterprise a cost-effective, easy-to-configure AAA/RADIUS solution for 802.1X/WPA networks. AEGIS API and Toolkits enable world-leading developers to gain fast and easy support for 802.1X, WPA, EAP, and the Cisco Compatible Extension (CCX) Program. For additional information, visit the company website at www.mtghouse.com or phone 1.603.430.7710. |
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