Bradford Networks Announces Record Growth in FY2008.NAC See network access control. Pioneer Broadens US and International Customer Base, Poised for Further Gains in Growing Market CONCORD, N.H. -- Bradford Networks, an award-winning provider of comprehensive network access control (NAC) solutions, today announced record growth across new markets and geographies. During fiscal 2008, Bradford's sales increased nearly 80 percent over the previous year. Bradford added 120 new accounts to its global customer base in the education, healthcare, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , energy and government sectors. New U.S. customers include Overstock.com, California Credit Union, Pioneer Natural Resources, Texas A&M, and Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is adjacent to the city limits of Malibu. . Internationally, Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology, Norsun, Ardal Energi, Royal Thai Air Force The Royal Thai Air Force (Thai: กองทัพอากาศไทย, Kong Thab Akat Thai) is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. , India Department of Atomic Energy, University of London-Royal Holloway, and the University of Derby The University of Derby is a university in the city of Derby, England. It also has a campus in Buxton, Derbyshire. The main campus is on Kedleston Road, Allestree in the north-west of Derby close to the A38 opposite Markeaton Park. were among the organizations that selected Bradford's out-of band appliances. New customers enjoyed increased security, improved network efficiencies, and measureable ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . Columbia University Medical Center Columbia University Medical Center is the name of the medical complex associated with Columbia University, and covers several blocks (primarily between 165th and 168th Streets from the Henry Hudson Parkway to Audubon Avenue) in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. slashed help desk calls by 66 percent during its NAC pilot and has experienced similar results in its production deployment. An expanded channel network, including 23 new security VARs and network integrators, fueled Bradford's growth in the U.S. and across the globe. New international partners include Satisnet (UK), Accuetrust (Canada), Secure Source (Malaysia), Quantiq (Singapore and Indonesia), Blue Zebra (Thailand), and Advens (France). Channel publication CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) recognized Bradford for the second year in a row as a CRN Emerging Vendor and a CRN Top Emerging Security Vendor. Bradford's excellence was recognized by both industry analysts and publications. NAC Director earned SC Magazine's NAC Innovator of the Year award and was selected as a Best New Technology Finalist in the Healthcare Innovation Awards by attendees at the Healthcare IT Summit. Bradford received a Positive rating in Gartner Inc.'s MarketScope for Network Access Control, 2008 (by Lawrence Orans, John Pescatore, and Mark Nicolett, published March 25, 2008). New products attracted enterprises to Bradford's advanced NAC offerings, including new fully redundant and high-performance appliances to meet the demands of larger and more complex environments, such as expanding wireless networks. In April 2008 Bradford announced NAC Director Guest Contractor Services (GCS GCS Glasgow Coma Scale GCS Guilford County Schools (North Carolina) GCS Ground Control Station GCS Grand Central Station GCS Ground Control System GCS Ground Combat Systems GCS Group Communication Systems ) to address the universal need of organizations to manage guests, contractors, and strategic business partners accessing corporate networks. The easily installed solution secures unmanaged laptops and PDAs and provides a simple upgrade path to complete NAC capabilities. In June Bradford closed $8 million of Series B funding, led by Updata Partners with participation from Bradford's Series A investor, Windspeed Ventures. The capital will be used to enter new markets, expand its award-winning product portfolio, and add development, support, professional services and marketing staff at its new development facility in Westford, MA. "Bradford set company records in FY 2008 and we are well positioned to build on this in FY2009," said Mike Gadoury, Bradford Networks founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Our proven track record of providing customers with pragmatic solutions to real-world security challenges puts Bradford in a unique position to further accelerate growth in the coming year." About Bradford Networks Bradford Networks develops advanced network access control solutions for wireless, wired and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. networks. Bradford's patent-pending, award-winning, out-of-band appliances leverage existing network infrastructure to automatically enforce NAC policy at the network edge, making networks more secure and efficient. Privately held, Bradford Networks is located in Concord, NH. For more information, call (603) 228-5300 or visit www.bradfordnetworks.com. About the MarketScope The MarketScope is copyrighted March 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability mer·chant·a·ble adj. Suitable for buying and selling; marketable. mer  chant·a·bil or fitness
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