Press Release
Meetinghouse, Roving Planet Align to Provide Enterprises with Comprehensive WLAN Authentication Security Platform
Meetinghouse's AEGIS Client Interoperates with Roving Planet's Central Site Director(tm) to support all network authentication methods
PORTSMOUTH, NH - August 3, 2004 - Meetinghouse, a leading developer of standards-based network authentication software for wired and wireless local-area networks, today announced that it has joined forces with Roving Planet, the leading provider of scalable security and management solutions for solutions that address the major challenges of securely deploying and managing enterprise-class wireless LANs, to offer enterprise customerss a comprehensive wireless network authentication security platform.
One of the key security challenges faced by today's enterprise wireless network administrators is the ability to support the variety of users and devices that require different methods of authentication across the network. Recognizing this critical problem, Meetinghouse and Roving Planet have developed a security platform that supports every authentication method used by enterprises today, including 802.1X, web portal logins, wWindows logins, WPA and MAC authentication.
The companies are providing this platform by integrating their two, interoperable flagship products including Meetinghouse's AEGIS Client 802.1X security software and Roving Planet's Central Site Director (CSD), a comprehensive, software-based multi-layer security WLAN management and control solution platform designed for enterprises.
About Roving Planet
Roving Planet delivers a scalable modular software platform that addresses the major challenges of securely deploying and managing enterprise-class wireless LANs. Roving Planet ensures consistent WLAN performance with security at multiple levels, better operational efficiency, and unparalleled depth of monitoring and audit trail. Roving Planet helps its enterprise customers to cost effectively and securely accommodate internal and external users and business critical applications running on their wireless networks as they grow from dozens or hundreds of access point at one or two locations to thousands of access points spread across multiple locations. Roving Planet is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado and works with major systems integrators and wireless solution providers throughout the country. Additional information about Roving Planet and its products can be found at www.rovingplanet.com.
About Meetinghouse
Meetinghouse is the leading supplier of advanced 802.1X and EAP-based network security solutions for providing mutual authentication on wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi networks. Meetinghouse supports a wide selection of operating system platforms and authentication methods to provide enterprises with maximum flexibility forEndpoint Security and Integrity. The company markets to both enterprises and global hardware OEMs, and is at the forefront of standards-based 802.1X wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi authentication technologies. Meetinghouse’s 802.1X API and OEM Toolkits enable leading networking companies to rapidly support and deploy 802.1X, WPA, EAP, and Cisco Compatible Extensions enabled products.
Contacts: Mark Samber +1 603 430 7710