Premier Alliances - Impulse Point

Impulse Point Solution

Impulse Point's Safe•Connect™ Network Access Control (NAC) Solution enables organizations to automate the enforcement and remediation of endpoint security acceptable use policies. Safe•Connect non-intrusively connects to an organization's existing network infrastructure and requires no manipulation of Layer 2 switches, wireless access points, or VPN devices; no network changes or forklift upgrades; and fewer points of integration. Safe•Connect functions as a true "out-of-line" network device and provides continuous/real-time (pre- and post-admission) policy enforcement across wired, wireless, and VPN networks with no performance bottlenecks, maintenance-driven network outages, or points of failure.

The Foundry Networks and Impulse Point Joint Solution

Scalable and Cost Effective

The Safe•Connect Network Access Control system leverages Foundry's IronShield Security Architecture to deliver the industry's most scalable NAC enterprise solution.  A single Safe•Connect NAC policy enforcer can support 10,000 end users. Multiple Safe•Connect Policy Enforcers can be clustered to support tens of thousands of devices in a single-image enterprise view.  Fewer hardware requirements, plug-and-play network integration, and reduced deployment and support risks result in the NAC industry's lowest Total Cost of Ownership and fastest path to ROI.

Foundry-Ready

Safe•Connect's OpenNAC architecture utilizes Foundry sFlow, Policy Based Routing, and 802.1x capabilities in conjunction with Impulse Point's I-LAN host-based Layer 2 quarantine technology to offer the industry's broadest range of device containment alternatives.  The Safe•Connect NAC system can be easily connected (in an out-of-line fashion) to an existing network with Foundry Network devices or can be cost effectively bundled with a dedicated Foundry Layer 3 switch.

Easy to Deploy and Maintain

The Safe•Connect solution can be installed in hours instead of the days or weeks required by other competing NAC alternatives, and it is supported by the NAC industry's only proactive remote managed support service. Impulse Point offers an 802.1x Service Module for Foundry to help design, prototype, and deploy Foundry 802.1x wired and wireless network devices in conjunction with Safe•Connect.

Together Foundry Networks and Impulse Point bring you these combined benefits:

• Uniquely designed to meet the evolving needs of large, distributed enterprises
• Highly scalable, flexible, and cost effective
• Strong Higher Education, Government and Healthcare industry expertise
• Non-intrusive implementation approach that will enhance customer SLA objectives
• Easy to install, manage, upgrade, and support (Low Risk)
• Superior Total Cost of Ownership and ROI
• Industry-leading IEEE 802.3af PoE Class 3 port capacity in a compact form factor that is ideal for enterprise VoIP and video deployments
• Advanced security solutions that deliver dynamic, real-time protection from network and host-based attacks
• Industry-leading standards-based open solutions enabling best-of-breed network deployments