GREENLAND, NH–( EMWNews – April 8, 2008) – Great Bay Software, the innovator of Endpoint

Profiling for enterprise networks, today announced the availability of its

newest software application, Sponsored Guest Access (SGA). SGA is an easily

implemented, customizable application that empowers IT administrators to

configure and monitor network security parameters for guest users, contract

employees, and devices requiring temporary or specialized network access in

a NAC or 802.1X network.

As more organizations deploy Network Access Control (NAC) and 802.1X

security solutions, the need for a guest user security policy and

enforcement application has become more crucial. And as the business

operations model continues to include contractors, temporary employees,

telecommuters, guest users and other non-traditional workers, the risk of

data exposure is greater than ever. Unlike other guest access solutions,

Great Bay Software’s SGA addresses these challenges specifically for either

NAC or 802.1X and the unique challenges of guest sponsorship in these

secure environments. SGA allows enterprise IT security administrators to

set up customizable parameters for each user, including time limits,

Acceptable Use Policy, and account type.

Advanced features of Great Bay’s SGA include:

--  Authorization for company employees to securely create guest accounts

--  Interoperable with major NAC vendor solutions, including Cisco,

    Juniper, Symantec, and ID Engines

--  Ability to manage the concepts of time and user permissions

--  Optional implementation of an Acceptable Use Policy

--  Integration with 802.1X authentication

--  Assists in the administration of PXE Boot and remote imaging systems

    in an authenticated network.

    

When used in conjunction with Great Bay’s award-winning, flagship software

product, Beacon Endpoint Profiler™, SGA empowers NAC Appliance and 802.1X

administrators to ensure the efficient operation of NAC or 802.1X

environments by providing reports on guest user network behavior along with

an ongoing contextual inventory of all appliances and ports, including

non-Windows and non-NAC/EAP devices.

“The release of SGA is an important facet in our continuing strategy of

providing Enterprise IT administrators with the information and systems to

materially reduce the risk and cost associated with deploying and managing

authenticated and NAC-enabled networks,” said Steve Pettit, president of

Great Bay Software. “We’re most proud of the fact that this product was

customer driven, in that the requirements, features, and architecture of

the system were almost entirely driven by the requests of our install base.

We listened and we delivered a solution in an area that is adjacent to our

market, but was easily within reach because of our core technology.”

About Great Bay Software

Great Bay Software, Inc. is a leading software development firm

specializing in Enterprise Endpoint discovery, identity, and

administration. The company’s flagship product the Beacon Endpoint

Profiler™ has applications including the enabling and extending of NAC and

802.1X, providing a comprehensive inventory of all network attached

endpoints, and supporting Compliance initiatives mandated in today’s

business climate. For more information on the Beacon System from Great Bay

Software, please visit www.greatbaysoftware.com or call 800.503.1715.