Cohort Partners with ForeScout Technologies to Distribute Best-of-Breed NAC Solution to the UKCohort Selects ForeScout for Clientless, Out-of-Band Technology |
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CUPERTINO, Calif. and London, UK—March 6, 2007 —ForeScout Technologies, a provider of clientless network access control (NAC) for Fortune 500 enterprises and government organisations, today announced that it has formalised a distribution agreement with Cohort Technology, a distribution start-up pioneered by industry entrepreneur Grahame Smee. Smee has vast experience in several high tech distribution companies with a focus on identifying best-of-breed emerging technologies and exposing them to enterprise customers. With several opportunities already in the works, Cohort's distribution channel will significantly bolster ForeScout's presence within the United Kingdom.
"NAC is one of the hottest technologies to emerge in recent years" said Grahame Smee, founder and Managing Director of Cohort Technology. "I have spent countless hours researching and reviewing market dynamics to determine what customers are looking for when it comes to NAC. The market is demanding solutions that are flexible and easily deployed. This can only come from a solution that is clientless and deploys out of band. ForeScout has demonstrated exceptional strength in these areas, which is why we have selected CounterACT for distribution." "ForeScout is honoured to be working with Grahame Smee, a proven leader in technology distribution, and his new venture; Cohort Technology," stated Gord Boyce, global vice president of sales and marketing for ForeScout Technologies. "Customers have voiced their requirements for a NAC solution that works with existing infrastructure and does not add additional management overhead. CounterACT has successfully demonstrated its ability to seamlessly integrate with a customer's current environment providing clientless deep interrogation of connecting endpoints without increasing management overhead." About CounterACT ForeScout's CounterACT is the only non-disruptive clientless network access control solution to deliver End Point X-Ray™ and Fast Pass™, eliminating the usual mandatory "quarantine upon connection" phase, allowing users to quickly become productive. All security checks include deep interrogation for bullet-proof security, but are immediate, transparent and hassle-free to the users. CounterACT also enables extensive policy enforcement options to custom-fit network access control, and interrogates everything that enters the network, which means laptops, PDA's, printers and desktops are all scanned by ForeScout's clientless solution, which requires no endpoint software installation or downloads. Finally, CounterACT ensures no disruption to the network or normal business operations because it is not deployed inline, which means there is no need to upgrade or install new gear, and both the network and endpoints remain untouched. About Cohort Cohort Technology is a service orientated technology distributor, with focus in security, IP voice and storage markets. A pro-active and educated approach to partner sales is combined with a best-of-breed product selection policy. Services offered under the IPfixIT brand offers a broad range of technical services to assist and accelerate product adoption and sales. |
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About ForeScout Technologies, Inc.
ForeScout is the leading provider of access control and compliance solutions. With top-tier customers from every vertical, ForeScout has perfected the art of providing strong access control without disrupting network operations or needlessly punishing end users. ForeScout's flagship product, CounterACT, protects over 500 of the world's most secure enterprises and military installations with global deployments spanning 37 countries. The CounterACT family of products provides a path to complete security policy enforcement and is fast and easy for administrators to deploy, manage and maintain. For more about the company and its products, visit www.forescout.com. |
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Michael Wiedower, Security Analyst, Marquette University
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