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24 Nov, 2008

NAP the Unsung Hero of Vista

I thought I’d give my own two cents following Todd’s post on why he loves Vista. I, too, have been using Vista for two years now, and since I switched to a new Sony Vaio, Vista is great.

However, some of Vista’s most powerful features for businesses are not receiving the attention they deserve, as Microsoft focuses most of its energy on consumer and “I’m a PC” campaigns. One feature that I believe is truly the unsung hero of Vista is Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP).
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23 Sep, 2008

Microsoft NAP Leading the NAC Pack

It didn’t surprise us when Forrester Research put Microsoft NAP as the frontrunner in the Network Access Control market (The Forrester Wave: Network Access Control, Q3 2008). “Microsoft’s NAP technology is a relative newcomer but has become the de facto standard…,” said Rob Whiteley in his report. While Cisco and others might be able to claim more direct revenue from NAC products as of now, I believe Microsoft has the technology and framework that positions it for success.
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