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Network Utilities Announces Universal 802. lx Client For Enterprise WLAN and Hotspot Access in UK
Strong Security Protects User Credentials and Data; Can be Private-Labeled
by Hotspot Providers and WISPs Who Need to Offer Secure, 802.1 x-based
Access
Network Utilities today announced the commercial release in UK of Odyssey
Client, a universal-access Client, based on the IEEE security standard
802.lx, that lets enterprise and hotspot users securely and anonymously
connect over a wireless link to a network.
Odyssey Client is available as a stand-alone, or can be private-labeled or
integrated into an existing connection manager by hotspot providers and
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) who wish to provide a universal
802.lx client for their enterprise customers.
The product has been developed by Funk Software of Cambridge,
Massachusetts - for whom Network Utilities is the Master Distributor in the
UK.
Michele Lewington, Managing Director of Network Utilities said: “For many
organisations, the 802.lx protocol has emerged already as the WLAN security
standard for the enterprise and now they are demanding the same strong level
of security for their workers when those same people connect from airports,
coffee shops, and other wireless hotspot locations. By implementing Odyssey
Client, Hotspot providers and WISPs can meet the security requirements of
these enterprise customers and add new 802.lx services to their offerings.”
Odyssey Client supports multiple strong WLAN security methods, protecting
users against wireless snooping and cryptographic attack on credentials and
data. It runs on Windows XP, 2000, 98, and Me.
A secure, easy-to-implement WLAN client for the enterprise, Odyssey Client
also is ideally suited to hotspot providers and WISPs who need to enable
secure and anonymous access over the public Internet for their enterprise
customers. With Odyssey Client, these providers can:
Provide secure access from any hotspot, while permitting users to connect
with their usual corporate credentials. Odyssey Client’s innovative security
protocol EAP-TTLS fully protects user credentials over the link, and
prevents known wireless security hazards such as dictionary attack on
password.
Provide a universal 802.lx client to their enterprise customers, for a
single user experience in the enterprise and while roaming - A universal
client, for use both at the enterprise and hotspot, it provides a consistent
user experience and significantly eases the WLAN access roll-out and support
process.
Easily deploy Odyssey Client across all enterprise users - Odyssey Client’s
auto-install feature lets providers set connection settings, and then
automatically push them to their enterprise customers, for rapid deployment
and minimal support impact.
Provide users’ identity privacy and locational privacy Odyssey Client fully
protects users’ identities between the client node and the trusted provider,
to protect their locational privacy against surveillance, undesired
acquisition of marketing information and other intrusions from monitoring
and eavesdropping.
Protect confidential customer lists Because Odyssey Client protects
credentials and identity, providers can comfortably provide access via a
number of smaller hotspot operators without concern for the privacy of their
customer lists.
Easily customize with corporate identity, to create branded presence on
customers’ desktop.
Integrate 802.lx functionality into an existing client, to provide 802.lx
capability within a client which already performs other functions, such as
dial or VPN access.
“We don’t believe 802.lx will supplant browser-based user authentication at
the hotspot,” said Joe Ryan, Vice President of Funk Software. “Instead, the
two authentication methods will likely coexist, allowing providers to
accommodate casual, on-demand users with no security requirements, while
adding new 802.lx services to satisfy their enterprise customers’
requirements for secure, anonymous access to the corporate network over the
public Internet.”
Odyssey Client is compatible with a wide variety of 802.lx wireless adapter
cards, including those from Agere, Avaya, Cisco, Enterasys, Intermec, and
others. It runs on Windows XP, 2000, 98, and Me. For full security, Odyssey
Client requires an EAP-TTLS- or EAP-TLS compatible RADIUS server, such as
Odyssey Server from Network Utilities.
Pricing and Availability
Odyssey Client vl.0 is available in UK immediately from Network Utilities
and costs just £37.50 per license. Quantity discounts and private-label
licensing are available.
About Network Utilities
Network Utilities is a privately owned company, which was formed in 1989 as
a Software House to primarily focus on the development of network
communications tools. This subsequently provided a sound basis for strategic
alliances with developers of similar products requiring a UK presence and
resulted in Network Utilities forging partnership arrangements with several
international software manufacturers. Since 1992 Network Utilities has been
committed to providing and supporting a ‘best of breed’ range of products
for the management and security of the enterprise network. Its extended
portfolio now also addresses Internet security and solutions for the service
provider. Network Utilities (Systems) Ltd is headquartered at Liberty House,
158a Ewell Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 6HE, UK, Tel: +44 (0)20 8390 9911. For
more information about the company, please visit the Network Utilities web
site at http://www.netutils.com
About Funk Software
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Funk Software develops Odyssey an
end-to-end 802.1 x WLAN security solution that can be easily and widely
deployed on enterprise networks. It is also the leading provider of
commercial AAA solutions for wireless operator, service provider, and
enterprise networks. In use on thousands of public and private networks
worldwide, the Steel-Belted Radius family of products delivers a AAA
solution on the scale required by the largest carriers and service
providers. And scales easily to meet the centralized authentication needs of
the enterprise. The Steel-Belted Radius family of RADIUS/AAA solutions
includes Steel-Belted Radius/Service Provider Edition, Steel-Belted Radius
Concurrency Server, Steel-Belted Radius Port Allocation System, Steel-Belted
Radius Mobile lB Module, and Steel-Belted Radius/Enterprise Edition.
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