SignaCert Announces Enterprise Trust Service Interoperability With Microsoft Network Access Protection.SignaCert Integrity Verification Software Integrated With Microsoft Network See MSN. Microsoft Network - The Microsoft Network Access Protection SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- SignaCert today announced the interoperability of its Enterprise Trust Service with Microsoft Network Access Protection, allowing enterprises to measure and verify the integrity of software on devices across IT systems, ensuring greater reliability, manageability, security, and regulatory compliance. The SignaCert Enterprise Trust Service is the only global subscription-based reference service and appliance that proves enterprise systems and endpoints are deployed and configured as intended over their lifetime. SignaCert will be demonstrating at RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. , booth #2325, the ability to scan and verify a network endpoint against a trusted reference. More specifically, this verification process can be used to monitor and control the endpoint for things like compliance, and for network access control, which is being demonstrated with Microsoft Network Access Protection. Network Access Protection is a policy enforcement technology built into the Windows Vista The current version of Windows for the desktop. It was released in late 2006 for businesses and early 2007 for consumers. Vista adds numerous features, including improved security and advanced multimedia capabilities. and Windows Server (code-named "Longhorn The code name for the Windows Vista operating system. After the client version was renamed "Vista" in 2005, Longhorn referred to the server version until it was officially named Windows Server 2008 in May of 2007. See Windows Vista. ") operating systems that allows customers to better protect network assets from unhealthy computers by enforcing compliance with network health policies. Microsoft Network Access Protection technology is publicly available with trial versions of Windows Vista, and available to select partners and customers with Beta 2 of the future version of Windows Server "Longhorn." "Traditional approaches to managing and securing IT systems aren't working for customers, and the industry recognizes that," said Wyatt Starnes, 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. of SignaCert. "Having a measurable baseline of verified norms gives organizations a new way to assure their systems are healthy. We're excited to see industry partners like Microsoft helping to reset the way we manage dynamic, connected heterogeneous software environments to make them more available, more secure and more accountable." SignaCert's database of authentic data contains a wide range of signatures for enterprise-focused software. SignaCert continuously and proactively works with IT industry vendors like Microsoft to ensure the broadest software coverage. Participation is open to all OS, application and infrastructure vendors and is gaining support from other technology companies and organizations. "When it comes to security, reliability, manageability and compliance, the global services and technology companies we work with are paramount to the success of our mutual enterprise customers," said Mike Schutz, group product manager of Security and Access Products at Microsoft Corp. "Software companies such as SignaCert offer broad expertise in Microsoft technologies to help customers ensure that the Microsoft software they are using is measured and verified, and exists in its desired state." SignaCert enables fine-grain endpoint measurement and validation to a trusted reference, serving all modes of 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). including NAP, NAC See network access control. , TNC (hardware) TNC - A threaded version of a BNC. , UAC (User Account Control) The management of user accounts in Windows Vista. Because malware has greater control of the computer when it is running in administrator mode, UAC was designed to enable more users to run their computers as a standard user rather than as and others. Our Enterprise Trust Services enable business and government to measure, validate, and maintain the state of their enterprise infrastructure using a known, trusted reference. For more information, visit www.signacert.com. If you are attending RSA, please visit SignaCert at the Microsoft Partner Pavilion, located at booth #1009, for additional information. About SignaCert SignaCert is a software company that enables trust-based computing for enterprises. Founded by Wyatt Starnes in 2004, SignaCert is readying a suite of groundbreaking products for delivery to the market. For more information, visit www.signacert.com. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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