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- ConSentry Networks Michelle McLean, 408-956-2100 mmclean@consentry.com or Engage PR for ConSentry Networks Chelsea Irwin, 510-748-8200 ext. 203 cirwin@engagepr.com ConSentry Networks announced today that Zilliant, the leading provider of price optimization and management software for business to business (B2B) companies, has selected ConSentry's LANShield(TM) platform to protect sensitive data with identity-based access control. To accommodate the
high demand for its software solutions, Zilliant uses contracting partners to help with large customer implementations. Zilliant will leverage ConSentry to restrict contractor access and reap the following benefits:
-- Identity-based access control protects sensitive data from the inside and requires no changes to network design or user behavior
-- Securely segregates contractors, visitors, and consultants using their own laptops for both wireless and wired access to the LAN
-- Eliminates conflict of interest situations by controlling access to proprietary information of competing customers
-- Proactively enforces all access policies while protecting the LAN from malware and other threats
-- Provides comprehensive audit trail that ties user identity to device, role, application, and destination to provide business context
"Our partners and contractors must access the right information on our LAN to make customer implementations successful, but it's critical that we protect our unique intellectual property," said John Austin, network IT director for Zilliant. "The IT team wanted to be proactive - rather than reactive - in restricting who accesses what on the LAN, and ConSentry made it easy. The ConSentry solution meets our business requirement to protect IP and avoid conflict of interest among competing clients."
In addition, ConSentry's platform fits in transparently with Zilliant's existing network, giving Zilliant an easy-to-implement solution. With ConSentry, Zilliant can authenticate users both passively and actively, do a posture check for the presence of operational antivirus software, and contain or block harmful traffic proactively.
"Competitive business models depend on network openness for outsourcing and collaboration with partners, resulting in more third-party users needing access to the LAN," said Joe Golden, CEO of ConSentry. "The ConSentry platform enables customers to take advantage of today's more flexible business practices without compromising the integrity and availability of their sensitive corporate information."
Tags and Keywords
LANShield platform, network access control, identity-based access control, user and application security, Intelligent Switching
About Zilliant
Zilliant is the leading provider of price optimization and price management applications for manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, and industrial service companies. Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite (ZPPS) uses existing transactional data to improve decisions across all facets of price analysis, setting and execution. ZPPS applications combine powerful price segmentation and optimization science with easy-to-use business applications that help companies achieve the best pricing possible on every deal, increasing profits by tens of millions of dollars. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Zilliant is a privately held company. Investors include Austin Ventures, Cardinal Ventures, JP Morgan Partners, and Trellis Partners. For more information contact Zilliant at 877.893.1085 or visit www.zilliant.com.
About ConSentry Networks
The ConSentry Networks Intelligent Switching architecture delivers native user and application control at the LAN access edge. With this technology, ConSentry's award-winning LANShield product family enables IT managers to improve the visibility, control, and performance of users and applications and radically simplify LAN deployment and operations. ConSentry is backed by blue-chip venture capital firms Accel Partners, DAG Ventures, INVESCO Private Capital, and Sequoia Capital and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
ConSentry Networks, the ConSentry Networks logo, and LANShield are trademarks of ConSentry Networks Inc., for use in the United States and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.
ConSentry's LANShield Platform Provides Identity-Based Access
Control to Limit Contractor Access
