Northwest Mississippi Community College Secures Campus Networks with Mirage Networks' NAC Solution.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Mirage Networks([R]), Inc., developer of award-winning, patented network access control (NAC) technology, announced today that Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC) has chosen Mirage Endpoint Control to protect its network from threats and policy violations that can negatively impact operational costs and productivity. NWCC is deploying Mirage to ensure that all endpoints are policy compliant before gaining network access. Mirage's solution forces endpoints to authenticate, then scans each device to ensure that operating system patches, anti-virus software, anti-spyware, and host-based firewalls are present and up-to-date.

"With more than 6,000 students on three campuses, we faced a formidable challenge to protect our networks from devices we couldn't reasonably manage," said Chuck Adams, Northwest Mississippi Community College Network Administrator. "Mirage Endpoint Control was exceptionally easy to deploy, and frees our IT staff to focus on projects instead of problems."

The Mirage Endpoint Control solution monitors all network devices both before and after users attempt to log onto the network, combining pre-admission authentication and compliance checks with post-admission behavioral monitoring. The process delivers a comprehensive, full-cycle NAC solution.

"NWCC is a perfect example of how networks with unmanaged endpoints can be secured elegantly and easily," said Greg Stock, president and CEO, Mirage Networks. "Mirage Endpoint Control is effective in any network infrastructure, requires no agent software, and deploys out of band while delivering the effectiveness of an inline solution. These attributes make Mirage the easiest way to deploy NAC for any organization."

About Northwest Mississippi Community College

Northwest offers the first two years of more than 50 courses of study for academic transfer to a four-year college or university and more than 40 career and technical programs conveniently located at one or more of our locations. NWCC prepares students for rewarding occupations.

Northwest has an enrollment of over 6,000 located on three campuses: Senatobia, DeSoto Center, and Lafayette-Yalobusha Center. NWCC provides housing for over 900 full-time students who live in eight residence halls on the Senatobia campus.

About Mirage Networks

Mirage Networks, Inc., based in Austin, Texas, is the leading provider of network access control (NAC) solutions, including both pre- and post-admission security. The company's patented technology gives organizations control over unknown, out-of-policy, and infected devices resulting in increased network uptime, policy compliance and reduced operational costs. Mirage's NAC appliances work in all network environments, deploy out-of-band and require neither signatures nor agents to enforce policies and terminate zero day threats. Mirage Networks' Endpoint Control is a consistent winner of industry awards and recognition. Learn more at http://www.miragenetworks.com

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