BURLINGTON, Mass. and Westminster, Colo. - December 14, 2005 - Bluesocket®, Inc., a leader in open wireless security and management solutions, and Access Distribution, a leading value-added distributor of complex computing solutions, today announced a distribution agreement in which Access Distribution will distribute Bluesocket's comprehensive open wireless security and management solutions to authorized value-added resellers in the U.S. and Canada.
Under the agreement, Access Distribution will offer the full suite of Bluesocket Wireless LAN products, including the family of BlueSecureTM Controllers, the BlueSecure Access Points, BlueSecure Intrusion Protection System for centralized and distributed RF sensing along with Bluesocket's BlueViewTM Centralized Management System, which address the challenges associated with deploying WLAN technology, and the Bluesocket Wireless LANPlannerTM. Bluesocket's solutions provide a simple, secure and centrally managed Wireless LAN infrastructure.
"As more and more organizations deploy wireless LANs, the need to effectively manage and secure these networks is of paramount importance to IT managers," said Grant Hunter, Vice President, Enterprise Solutions Group, Access Distribution. "In response to this need, we are continuing to add market-leading technologies, such as Bluesockets's wireless LAN products, to our vendor portfolio to ensure that resellers are providing best-of-breed solutions that protect business infrastructures, secure networks, and facilitate secure access to data and applications."
"We are very excited about our partnership with Access Distribution" said Ralph Calistri, Chief Executive Officer, Bluesocket. "Working with Access Distribution and their extensive reseller network will open up new channel opportunities for Bluesocket to offer our unmatched wireless security and management solutions to a broader market."
The Access Distribution Network Security Practice, part of the Enterprise Solutions Group, offers a full range of network security resources, expertise and technology from top channel vendors. Access Distribution's dedicated team of more than 20 security specialists work with solution providers to assess and address end-user customers' needs.
About Bluesocket
Founded in 1999, Bluesocket is the leader in open wireless security and management solutions. Its extensive WLAN product portfolio delivers trust and simplicity to increasingly complex wireless networks. Thousands of BlueSecure Controllers are deployed by leading enterprises including Harvard University, Honeywell, Universal Health Services, Toyota, Parker Hannifin and others who require a higher quality of WLAN service. Bluesocket's long-standing expertise in wireless and security has attracted a large customer base that spans enterprise, education, healthcare, government, library and public access markets. Bluesocket combines the leading security solution for wireless voice and data networks with the simplicity of operations required by today's network managers. For more information, please visit http://www.bluesocket.com.
Bluesocket, the Bluesocket logo, BlueView and BlueSecure are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bluesocket, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective companies.
About Access Distribution
Access Distribution, a General Electric company, is a premier value-added technical distributor of complex computer products, solutions and services. With headquarters in Westminster, Colo., its breadth and depth of service and expertise offers its partners industry-leading support as they take complex computer solutions to market. Access Distribution provides innovative solutions to increase its partners' profitability and competitive advantage as it focuses on leading technologies and services in the areas of network security, storage, enterprise applications software and the Sun Microsystems, Inc. systems platform.
Access Distribution has service, logistics and sales offices throughout the U.S. and Canada, and also has operations in Europe. For additional information and press announcements, please visit our web site at http://www.geaccess.com or, to contact us by phone, call (800) 733-9333.
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