Meetinghouse and Partners Demonstrate Endpoint Integrity Solution at Interop Las Vegas.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Interoperability Demonstration with Wave Systems and Check Point Software Illustrates Value of Trusted Computing Trusted Computing (also abbreviated TC) is a technology developed and promoted by the Trusted Computing Group. The term is taken from the field of trusted systems and has a specialized meaning. Group's Trusted Network Connect Trusted Network Connect or TNC is an open architecture for Network Access Control, promulgated by the Trusted Network Connect Work Group (TNC-WG) of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). Architecture 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 worldwide leader in endpoint security today announced its support for the new specification, released on May 1st, from the Trusted Computing Group's (TCG (Trusted Computing Group, Beaverton, OR, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org) The successor to the Trusted Computer Platform Alliance (TCPA), announced in 2003 by founding members AMD, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. ) Trusted Network Connect (TNC (hardware) TNC - A threaded version of a BNC. ). Meetinghouse's AEGIS SecureConnect (ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there ) client solution fully supports this new specification. The TNC architecture provides a standards-based secure network access solution. Meetinghouse will demonstrate its AEGIS SecureConnect's support for TNC with two leading security technology vendors, Wave Systems (WAVX - NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on ) and Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP-NASDAQ) at Interop Las Vegas 2006. Wave Systems, a leader in developing Trusted Computing applications, and Meetinghouse will demonstrate the interoperability of Wave's Embassy Trust Suite with AEGIS SecureConnect in the TCG Booth #2140 in the exhibition hall. Wave Systems' Embassy Trust Suite is a core set of TCG-compliant applications and infrastructure services that increase the security of PCs and networks in an intuitive manner. These demonstrations display the three vendors' commitment to standards-based solutions for secure network access and management. "We are excited to be demonstrating TNC endpoint security functionality on our flagship enterprise access client with Wave Systems and Check Point. Our ability to work seamlessly with critical integrity checking applications helps enterprise IT managers secure their networks by leveraging existing solutions from the best of breed vendors in the security market," noted Anthony Delli Colli, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Meetinghouse. "We have been committed to the TNC architecture and these interoperability demonstrations clearly show how customers benefit from open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced solutions to their most complex network access control issues." AEGIS SecureConnect with support for TNC standards will be available for first customer ship at the end of the third quarter, 2006. Meetinghouse/Wave Systems Interoperability Demonstration At Interop Las Vegas 2006, Wave Systems and Meetinghouse Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. will demonstrate network endpoint security and access control capabilities implementing the Trusted Network Connect (TNC) architecture. The demonstration of secure network access uses Wave's Embassy(R) Endpoint Enforcer and Meetinghouse's AEGIS SecureConnect for a PC equipped with a Trusted Platform Module In computing, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is both the name of a published specification detailing a microcontroller that can store secured information, as well as the general name of implementations of that specification, often called "TPM chip" or "TPM Security Device" (Dell). (TPM (1) See TP monitor. (2) (Transactions Per Minute) The number of transactions processed within one minute. See TPS. (3) (Trusted Platform M ) security chip. The Embassy Endpoint Enforcer provides the hardware-secured statistics that are used by Meetinghouse's ASC to ensure the PC is authorized and in a proper state to access a network. "We're collaborating with Meetinghouse to demonstrate the interoperability of the TNC implementations, and the importance of continually developing new policies and standards," noted Brian Berger, Executive Vice President of Marketing & Sales at Wave Systems. TNC is an open and non-proprietary security architecture from the Trusted Computing Group See TCG. (TCG) to improve the security through device integrity (i.e., enforcing the device's compliance with established security policies), before a network connection is established. Developed by TCG's TNC subgroup, with has more than 60 networking and technology industry companies, the TNC has created open specifications to enable a market for solutions that support interoperability between vendors. Wave's and Meetinghouse's products, based on the TNC specifications aim to reduce security problems, lower support costs and reduce downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. caused by poorly configured or infected client systems. In addition, by aligning their products with the TNC standard, Meetinghouse and Wave are providing interoperable, scalable network security solutions that leverage the existing infrastructure. Meetinghouse and Check Point Interoperability Demonstration Meetinghouse will also demonstrate the interoperability of AEGIS SecureConnect with Check Point's Integrity solution in a TNC architecture. Meetinghouse's ASC is a complimentary product to Check Point's end point security software. The combination of the two products means an administrator can check not only the credentials of a user attempting network access, but also verify they are accessing the network from a secure end point which is free from worms, trojan horses It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome.
"An open standards architecture is essential for customers who are continually adapting to changes within their network environment," said Amir Ben-Efraim, director of business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "We are pleased to work with Meetinghouse to provide flexible solutions for our mutual customers as well as provide them with the confidence that endpoints accessing their networks are compliant and secure." To see our interoperability testing in action, visit our demonstration at the Meetinghouse Booth (#1115). To learn more about Check Point, please visit their web site at www.CheckPoint.com. Meetinghouse Supports Lowering Network Security Costs Through Standards-based Solutions Meetinghouse's goal in supporting the TNC architecture is to enable enterprise customers to leverage their existing network infrastructure investments as they deploy an 802.1X solution for securing access to the network. An open standards model will lower the total cost of ownership of the network. In addition, a standards-based solution provides a foundation that will allow for additional enhancements and upgrades from new vendors as the ever-changing nature of the traditional network continues to evolve in the future. About Wave Systems Consumers and businesses are demanding a computing environment that is more trusted, private, safe and secure. Wave is a leader in delivering trusted computing applications and services with advanced products, infrastructure and solutions across multiple trusted platforms from a variety of vendors. Wave holds a portfolio of significant fundamental patents in security and e-commerce applications and employs some of the world's leading security systems architects and engineers. For more information about Wave, visit http://www.wave.com. About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is a leader in securing the Internet. It is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall 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. markets. Through its NGX NGX Natural Gas Exchange Inc. (Canada) NGX Next Generation X platform, the company delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of perimeter, internal, Web, and endpoint security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company's ZoneAlarm product line is the highest rated personal computer security suite, comprised of award-winning endpoint security solutions that protect millions of PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for ), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of more than 2,200 Check Point partners in 88 countries and its customers include 100% of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes. To learn more about Check Point, please visit their web site at www.CheckPoint.com. About the Trusted Computing Group (Interop Booth #2041) TCG's efforts have resulted in the deployment of some 40 million trusted PCs with an estimated 250 million to be shipped by 2010.* Extending trust beyond the PC, the organization has developed its Trusted Network Connect specification for network access control and assurance of endpoint integrity to protect networks. A trusted server specification was released last year, with servers shipping, and the group is finalizing specifications for trusted storage and more secure mobile phones. More information and the organization's specifications and work groups are available at the Trusted Computing Group's website, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org. TNC information is available at https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/news/events/interop_2006/ About Meetinghouse (Interop Booth #1115) Meetinghouse is the leading supplier of advanced standards-based 802.1X network security solutions for providing mutual authentication Mutual authentication or two-way authentication refers to two parties authenticating each other suitably. In technology terms, it refers to a client or user authenticating themselves to a server and that server authenticating itself to the user in such a way that both on wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi networks. Meetinghouse supports a wide selection of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. methods to provide enterprises with maximum flexibility for Endpoint Security. For additional information, visit www.mtghouse.com. |
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