Bluesocket® Introduces Enhanced Guest Services for Wireless Networks; First-of-its-Kind Comprehensive WLAN Functionality Provides Differentiated Guest Access

Business Wire, Oct 10, 2005

BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Bluesocket(R), Inc., (www.bluesocket.com) the leader in open wireless security and management solutions, today announced significant enhancements to its line of BlueSecure Controllers that greatly enhance guest services for wireless networks. With this new functionality, Bluesocket customers will be able to have guests authenticated and behavior controlled through policy enforcement on the network, with an easy-to-use interface that allows secure guest access to the network.

The Enhanced Guest Services represent a comprehensive method for guest access to corporate networks. The traditional method for a guest to gain access to a wireless LAN network (WLAN) requires the IT department to set up an account for the user and provide either only Internet access or carte blanche access to the company's network. This is not only very labor intensive for the IT administrator, but it also poses a security threat, as guests could potentially gain entry to sensitive information that they should not access.

As part of the Enhanced Guest Services, Bluesocket is introducing key advancements in providing secure WLAN access for guests on a network:

--Reception Console - This easy-to-use, "one-click" interface allows a security guard or receptionist to provide a guest with a randomized username and password required for network log in which is valid only for a limited amount of time.

--Batch Mode - This unique functionality allows for the creation of a group of pre-printed guest accounts that can be handed out by a security guard or receptionist, for example, upon entry into a building. As with the Reception Console, these pre-set guest accounts, with randomized usernames and passwords, provide certain access to the network, creating a "trusted guest."

--Delayed Account Activation - Accounts can be set to be active once the first log in occurs. For example, a guest can be given a 24-hour account and it only becomes active once that person first uses the password.

--Variable Account Termination - An account can also be terminated at a certain point in the future. For example, a guest might no longer have access after 5:00 p.m. when the company closes.

"The introduction of the Enhanced Guest Services gives our customers an easier way to manage guests on their network," said Ralph Calistri, CEO of Bluesocket. "No other vendor compares to Bluesocket in providing trust and simplicity when it comes to guest access on a WLAN. With these enhancements, we also are continuing in our commitment to open APIs and in providing our customers with the simplest and most secure way to allow for differentiated guest access on a wireless network."

About Bluesocket, Inc.

Founded in 1999, Bluesocket is the leader in open wireless security and management solutions. Its extensive WLAN product portfolio delivers trust and simplicity to increasingly complex wireless networks. Thousands of BlueSecure Controllers are deployed by leading enterprises including Harvard University, Honeywell, Universal Health Services, Toyota, Parker Hannifin and others who require a higher quality of WLAN service. Bluesocket's long-standing expertise in wireless and security has attracted a large customer base that spans enterprise, education, healthcare, government, library and public access markets. Bluesocket customers can profit from their wireless networks by protecting existing investments, maximizing ROI, and increasing their competitive edge. For more information, please visit http://www.bluesocket.com.

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