Bradford Networks' NAC Secures 1 Million Users During Back-To-School Rush

CONCORD, New Hampshire, September 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Unique Pre-Registration Capability Reduces Demand on Help Desk Staff By
Checking Student Computers Before They Arrive on Campus

Bradford Networks, a leading provider of comprehensive network access
control (NAC) solutions, announced today that its Campus Manager solution
secured the fall move-in of more than 1 million students and faculty at
campuses worldwide, double the number from the previous fall.

Fueling Bradford's impressive growth was more than 100 new customers
deploying NAC for the first time plus growth at campuses that expanded their
NAC solutions to include more students, faculty, and staff and secure new
wireless deployments.

"We installed Campus Manager during summer break and were looking forward
to a better experience than in years past," said David Wolford, Information
Specialist, University of Alabama at Birmingham. "Campus Manager exceeded all
expectations and everyone, from our help desk technicians to senior IT
management, enjoyed the best move-in weekend we've ever had."

In addition, many institutions took advantage of Bradford's unique
pre-registration capability to reduce the load their IT staffs during the
rush. Campus Manager gives IT staff the flexibility to secure student
computers before they arrive on campus by checking for malware, operating
system updates, and peer-to-peer software.

"This year we provided our students the ability to register and secure
their machines remotely through Campus Manager before they set foot on
campus," said Paul MacAnanny, Technical Services Manager, at Saint Joseph
College, West Hartford, CT. "We gave new and returning students the
opportunity to scan and remediate from home as early as July. This allowed
students to be aware of the requirements and prepare their machines over the
summer months lessening computer set-up time and frustration on move-in
weekend. Our help desk team physically handled 60 percent fewer laptops this
year, freeing them to work other IT tasks."

Bradford first delivered Campus Manager in 2002 and has been a leader in
providing out-of-band NAC solutions that leverage existing network
infrastructure to enforce security policies at the edge of the network.

"Automation is fundamental to streamlining the process of network access
control. Pre-registration and self-remediation are central to our approach of
providing 'set-it-and-forget-it' NAC solutions," said Mike Gadoury, Bradford
Networks founder and CEO. "Customers are demanding solutions that protect
their networks, and do so with as little human intervention as possible."

About Bradford Networks

Bradford Networks is dedicated to solving the network access control
challenges facing colleges, universities, and K-12 schools by delivering
innovative NAC solutions for wired, wireless and VPN networks. Bradford's
out-of-band NAC appliances leverage existing network infrastructures and
investments to deliver automated access control services. Privately held,
Bradford Networks is located in Concord, NH. For more information, call 
+1-603-228-5300 or visit www.bradfordnetworks.com.

Contacts:   Jerry Skurla
                Bradford Networks
                +1-603-228-5300 x5319
                jskurla@bradfordnetworks.com

                Steven Webster
                Birnbach Communications
                +1-617-512-8635
                swebster@birnbachcom.com



Web site: http://www.bradfordnetworks.com