Funk Software's Odyssey(TM) Client Wireless LAN Access Client Now Part of HP's Enterprise Wireless Software Package
Tuesday January 28, 9:05 am ET
Solution Fully Meets Enterprise WLAN Security and Manageability Requirements
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Funk Software, Inc. announced today that Odyssey Client, Funk Software's wireless LAN access client, is now part of HP's notebook product portfolio targeted at large enterprise customers. With Odyssey Client, HP notebooks configured with integrated wireless LAN adapter cards are able to connect to the network with full protection of credentials and data privacy over the wireless link.
"We're very pleased HP selected Odyssey Client as part of their WLAN access solution," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software. "Odyssey represents a WLAN access solution ideally suited to the enterprise, fully meeting their security, manageability, and ease-of-deployment requirements."
Odyssey Client is a multi-platform, multi-protocol access client based on the IEEE security standard 802.1x. It lets WLAN users securely connect to the network, without danger of attack on connection credentials or data over the wireless link. It runs with equivalent functionality and security on Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP and Windows 2000 98, and Me, and supports the WLAN security protocols EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, EAP Cisco Wireless (a.k.a. LEAP), and EAP-MD-5. It runs on any 802.1x-compliant wireless adapter card, including HP's Wireless LAN MultiPort adapter cards, and lets a WLAN user securely connect to any 802.1x-compliant WLAN access point.
"Wireless LAN security is a major concern for our large enterprise notebook customers," said Kevin Frost, vice president of worldwide notebook marketing at HP Personal Systems Group. "By adding Funk Software's Odyssey Client software to our portfolio, HP is able to offer support for a range of industry security standards that give our customers the confidence to broadly deploy wireless networks."
An 802.1x-compliant RADIUS server which supports EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, and/or LEAP, such as Funk Software's Odyssey Server or Steel-Belted Radius, is also required. This total security package plays the crucial roles of controlling who gains access to the WLAN, ensuring that only authorized users can connect, and distributing encryption keys to the access point to enable it to set up the secure connection.
Availability
The HP version of the Odyssey client is available for download from www.hp.com and is also shipped standard with Wireless LAN MultiPort W200 option kits. The software is supported on all Compaq Evo notebooks configured with the Wireless LAN MultiPort running Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE.
About Funk Software
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Funk Software is the leading commercial developer of RADIUS/AAA and wireless LAN security solutions. Its market-leading Steel-Belted Radius family of commercial AAA solutions for wireless operator, service provider, and enterprise networks is in use on thousands of public and private networks worldwide, delivering a highly scalable AAA solution that meets the needs of the largest customers. The company also offers an end-to-end 802.1X WLAN security solution, Odyssey, that can be easily and widely deployed on enterprise networks. For more information, visit www.funk.com .
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Source: Funk Software, Inc.
Tuesday January 28, 9:05 am ET
Solution Fully Meets Enterprise WLAN Security and Manageability Requirements
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Funk Software, Inc. announced today that Odyssey Client, Funk Software's wireless LAN access client, is now part of HP's notebook product portfolio targeted at large enterprise customers. With Odyssey Client, HP notebooks configured with integrated wireless LAN adapter cards are able to connect to the network with full protection of credentials and data privacy over the wireless link.
"We're very pleased HP selected Odyssey Client as part of their WLAN access solution," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software. "Odyssey represents a WLAN access solution ideally suited to the enterprise, fully meeting their security, manageability, and ease-of-deployment requirements."
Odyssey Client is a multi-platform, multi-protocol access client based on the IEEE security standard 802.1x. It lets WLAN users securely connect to the network, without danger of attack on connection credentials or data over the wireless link. It runs with equivalent functionality and security on Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP and Windows 2000 98, and Me, and supports the WLAN security protocols EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, EAP Cisco Wireless (a.k.a. LEAP), and EAP-MD-5. It runs on any 802.1x-compliant wireless adapter card, including HP's Wireless LAN MultiPort adapter cards, and lets a WLAN user securely connect to any 802.1x-compliant WLAN access point.
"Wireless LAN security is a major concern for our large enterprise notebook customers," said Kevin Frost, vice president of worldwide notebook marketing at HP Personal Systems Group. "By adding Funk Software's Odyssey Client software to our portfolio, HP is able to offer support for a range of industry security standards that give our customers the confidence to broadly deploy wireless networks."
An 802.1x-compliant RADIUS server which supports EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, and/or LEAP, such as Funk Software's Odyssey Server or Steel-Belted Radius, is also required. This total security package plays the crucial roles of controlling who gains access to the WLAN, ensuring that only authorized users can connect, and distributing encryption keys to the access point to enable it to set up the secure connection.
Availability
The HP version of the Odyssey client is available for download from www.hp.com and is also shipped standard with Wireless LAN MultiPort W200 option kits. The software is supported on all Compaq Evo notebooks configured with the Wireless LAN MultiPort running Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE.
About Funk Software
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Funk Software is the leading commercial developer of RADIUS/AAA and wireless LAN security solutions. Its market-leading Steel-Belted Radius family of commercial AAA solutions for wireless operator, service provider, and enterprise networks is in use on thousands of public and private networks worldwide, delivering a highly scalable AAA solution that meets the needs of the largest customers. The company also offers an end-to-end 802.1X WLAN security solution, Odyssey, that can be easily and widely deployed on enterprise networks. For more information, visit www.funk.com .
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Source: Funk Software, Inc.
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