Canada Press Release

Impulse Point Expands Into Canada

SafeConnect™ NAC Now Available through Dell Channel in Canada

ROUND ROCK, TX – April 12, 2010– Impulse Point, provider of the most scalable network access control (NAC) solution for large enterprise networks, announces that SafeConnect is now available in Canada through the Dell Direct and PartnerDirect Sales Distribution Channels.

As a strategic member of Impulse Point’s PartnerConnect Program, Dell provides its partners and customers throughout the U.S. and now Canada, the ability to quickly integrate a highly-scalable network access control (NAC) solution into vendor-diverse environments without the need to upgrade or manipulate their existing network infrastructure.

“Our customers are looking for endpoint security management products that are easy-to-install and maintain, and don’t require network changes or upgrades. SafeConnect has a proven track record due to its unique ability to easily integrate into large-scale multi-vendor networks,” said Brian Herzig, Vice President of Impulse Point. “Impulse Point and Dell share similar philosophies when it comes to Simplifying IT. Both companies are committed to innovating business efficiencies by helping reduce the cost and complexity of technology deployment. “

Jenny Ireland, Regional Sales Manager for Impulse Point Canada, added “We are very excited that SafeConnect has expanded into the Canadian market. The combined benefits of our SafeConnect solution delivered on Dell’s Enterprise Server or Virtualized Appliance Platforms, is a true win-win for our clients. ”

SafeConnect™ offers an easy to implement and support endpoint policy management solution that allows organizations to control access to their networks based on an end user’s compliance with security policies, while seamlessly connecting to their existing multi-vendor infrastructure. Although not required, SafeConnect is also compatible with 802.1x, providing the flexibility to quarantine users at the router, switch, or endpoint device.

The SafeConnect™ network access control solution provides the following capabilities:

• Prevents unauthorized user access to wired, wireless, and VPN networks.
• Ensures users maintain compliance with anti-virus, anti-spyware, Microsoft security patches, P2P file sharing software, power management, and customer-specific endpoint security policies through real-time continuous security posture validation and enforcement (pre- and post-admission control).
• Automates the isolation of non-compliant devices at Layer2 and provides individualized remediation guidance independent of network switch hardware.
• Enables flexible identity-based policy management for students, employees, vendors, and guests.
• Allows the organization to send on-demand broadcast messages for emergency or informational communications by network location or policy group.

SafeConnect™ is supported by the NAC industry’s only Managed Support Service offering. Impulse Point provides continuous proactive monitoring and support that includes hardware server and software problem determination and resolution, as well as upgrade protection to future software functional releases.