BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - November 28, 2007) - Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (
NYSE:
HHS),
announces the results of its benchmark study focused on best practices in
protecting network access. Network Access Control (NAC) is widely debated
but still not quite defined. The new Aberdeen Benchmark Report "Who's Got
the NAC? -- Best Practices in Protecting Network Access" identifies the
objectives that companies sought to achieve from NAC implementation and how
Best-in-Class companies, those that are achieving the best results
according to key performance criteria, are getting superior results.
The research queried close to 400 companies on what they believe a NAC
solution should provide and the results of their current network protection
strategies. This report offers a comprehensive view of what organizations
look for in a NAC solution and reveals the strategies, capabilities and
technology enablers that Best-in-Class companies use to attain their
success.
"The good news is that many companies have effectively stopped unauthorized
access and dramatically reduced infections, downtime and data loss," says
Research Director, Carol Baroudi, IT Security Practice, Aberdeen. "The bad
news is that other organizations are still unable to get management support
and funding to do what they know needs to be done and feel like there's
nothing they can do about it until some large-scale misfortune happens."
This study is made available to the public by the following underwriters:
SOPHOS Integralis, Cadre Information Security, Netstore and The Herjavec
Group. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4143.
About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market
intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more
than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely
positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating
demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment
analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets,
corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that drive decisions.
As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in
context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's
analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of
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Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role
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Contact Information: Media Contact:
Carol Baroudi
Aberdeen Harte-Hanks
(617) 854-5287
carol.baroudi@aberdeen.com