D-Link Announces Support For Microsoft Network Access Protection Technology

D-Link Announces Support For Microsoft Network Access Protection Technology

D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced that it has joined the partner ecosystem supporting Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) technology. Network Access Protection is a policy enforcement technology built into the Windows Vista and Windows Server “Longhorn” operating systems that allows customers to better protect network assets from unhealthy computers by enforcing compliance with network health policies.

Microsoft’s Network Access Protection technology is publicly available with Windows Vista, and available to select partners and customers with Beta 2 of the future version of Windows Server, code-named “Longhorn”. D-Link’s Network Access Protection solution supports Network Access Protection by bridging Network Access Protection clients and the Network Access Protection servers.

“Microsoft is pleased that D-Link will be supporting Network Access Protection,” said Mike Schutz, Group Product Manager – Security and Access, Microsoft Corp. “D-Link xStack Switch series, including DES-3500, DES-3800 and DGS-3600 series, working with Network Access Protection will benefit customers by enabling the latest protection technology.” xStack series is D-Link’s business-class switch solution designed to meet the market requirements for speed, manageability and security. In the past two years, D-Link xStack series have made significant strides in the enterprise and telco markets, and gained worldwide recognition.

xStack series range from 10/100 to Gigabit, and L2 to L3 managed switches, providing a total business-class solution. All xStack series are equipped with comprehensive security control, and advanced quality of service (QoS) functions. The user-friendly management interface of the xStack series also alleviates the burden of network administrators.

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