Great Bay Software Announces Availability of New Sponsored Guest Access Software Application

Great Bay Software, the innovator of Endpoint Profiling for enterprise networks, today announced the availability of its newest software application, Sponsored Guest Access (SGA). SGA is an easily implemented, customizable application that empowers IT administrators to configure and monitor network security parameters for guest users, contract employees, and devices requiring temporary or specialized network access in a NAC or 802.1X network.

As more organizations deploy Network Access Control (NAC) and 802.1X security solutions, the need for a guest user security policy and enforcement application has become more crucial. And as the business operations model continues to include contractors, temporary employees, telecommuters, guest users and other non-traditional workers, the risk of data exposure is greater than ever. Unlike other guest access solutions, Great Bay Software's SGA addresses these challenges specifically for either NAC or 802.1X and the unique challenges of guest sponsorship in these secure environments. SGA allows enterprise IT security administrators to set up customizable parameters for each user, including time limits, Acceptable Use Policy, and account type.

Advanced features of Great Bay's SGA include:

--  Authorization for company employees to securely create guest accounts
--  Interoperable with major NAC vendor solutions, including Cisco,
    Juniper, Symantec, and ID Engines
--  Ability to manage the concepts of time and user permissions
--  Optional implementation of an Acceptable Use Policy
--  Integration with 802.1X authentication
--  Assists in the administration of PXE Boot and remote imaging systems
    in an authenticated network.
    

When used in conjunction with Great Bay's award-winning, flagship software product, Beacon Endpoint Profiler™, SGA empowers NAC Appliance and 802.1X administrators to ensure the efficient operation of NAC or 802.1X environments by providing reports on guest user network behavior along with an ongoing contextual inventory of all appliances and ports, including non-Windows and non-NAC/EAP devices.

"The release of SGA is an important facet in our continuing strategy of providing Enterprise IT administrators with the information and systems to materially reduce the risk and cost associated with deploying and managing authenticated and NAC-enabled networks," said Steve Pettit, president of Great Bay Software. "We're most proud of the fact that this product was customer driven, in that the requirements, features, and architecture of the system were almost entirely driven by the requests of our install base. We listened and we delivered a solution in an area that is adjacent to our market, but was easily within reach because of our core technology."

About Great Bay Software

Great Bay Software, Inc. is a leading software development firm specializing in Enterprise Endpoint discovery, identity, and administration. The company's flagship product the Beacon Endpoint Profiler™ has applications including the enabling and extending of NAC and 802.1X, providing a comprehensive inventory of all network attached endpoints, and supporting Compliance initiatives mandated in today's business climate. For more information on the Beacon System from Great Bay Software, please visit www.greatbaysoftware.com or call 800.503.1715.

Contacts: Bob Durkee Great Bay Software (603) 866-1134 Bdurkee@greatbaysoftware.com Michelle Saturley BridgeView Marketing (603) 809-2748 michelle@bridgeviewmarketing.com