PERFIGO CLEANMACHINES SCANS, BLOCKS, QUARANTINES COMPUTERS.

Colleges and universities around the country have been facing their busiest season with the return of students. Network personnel bear the heaviest burdens as students and faculty bring personal computers, many of which are infected with worms and viruses, onto the campus computer network. Perfigo has helped hundreds of colleges and universities evaluate and clean these devices before granting access, generating excitement among customers over the cost savings and trouble ticket reductions they have already realized.

A study reported in June that up to 80 percent of all spam is relayed through home computers contaminated with infections and connected to broadband accounts. Students returning to campuses can bring these contaminated devices onto the network, where they infect the rest of the network. Without Perfigo's CleanMachines solution, one infected machine can wreak havoc on campus networks, causing long lines at IT support desks and crippling periods of network downtime.

"Last year our network was virtually unusable for days, but we had no such problems this fall," said Craig Jeske, network and systems administrator at the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse. "Perfigo CleanMachines helped find a whole pile of computers with issues -- infected with spyware, out-of-date antivirus software, unpatched operating systems ... the usual -- that would have been ignored without Perfigo. Everyone has been very happy with the network performance this year."

"The beginning of semesters is typically an incredibly busy time for us as most students return with infected computers and have neglected to install important Microsoft(R) Windows(R) updates," said Deborah Gelch, CIO at Lasell College. "Just detecting these infected and vulnerable computers is not enough -- we had to simplify the repair process or risk generating even more work for our ITeam Help Desk. With Perfigo installed this year, we're enjoying a much smoother back-to-school process with virtually no worm or virus incidents."

"Last year, when students moved in, we had to physically fix every computer in order to make it safe to access the network," said Stuart Hilbert, network administrator at Anderson University. "And beyond that, we had to clean up lingering or new viruses, and we never got caught up. It was a losing battle. This year is a different story. We're two weeks into the new school year, and we're literally getting no calls at all pertaining to virus problems. Perfigo CleanMachines has surpassed my wildest dreams."

"Colleges and universities benefit greatly from the Perfigo solution," said Rohit Khetrapal, president of Perfigo. "CleanMachines helps network teams ensure that only compliant devices are allowed access, and, more importantly, shifts the burden from administrators to end users with a simple and seamless self-remediation process. It's a win-win because network administrators maintain healthy networks and face fewer support calls, while users can clean their own devices so they can gain access quicker than they if they'd had to wait for support staff. We've heard from lots of happy customers in recent weeks."

How CleanMachines Works

With CleanMachines on the campus network, incoming computers are verified by the Perfigo system concerning whether the user is known or unknown, what access the user is authorized, and what type of security policies must be applied to the user's role. Next, the device is scanned for compliance with security policies, such as anti-virus software; if non-compliant, the device is quarantined, where the user accesses tools to clean the device. Once the machine is cleaned, it is re-scanned, and if compliant, given access based on privileges determined by the user role.

About Perfigo, Inc.

Perfigo, Inc. is an innovative provider of network security and control solutions. By combining user authentication, device management, and security policy enforcement into one easy-to-manage software solution, customers gain unprecedented control over who is on the network, which assets they're allowed to access, and what security prerequisites must be fulfilled prior to access. Perfigo, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and is privately funded.

For more information, visit http://www.perfigo.com or call 925/447-5300,