Endpoint Security

These are products that support measures taken to implement security of network endpoints. These measures include, but are not limited to, client-side products such as personal firewalls or access control. Also, this category includes endpoint security products that logically extend to the management and administration of these or other endpoint security measures. Manages, assesses or controls security at the endpoint (may use agents or be agentless). Centrally managed (network-centric), Centralized reporting and alerting.

OmniAccess 3500 NLG

Company: Alcatel-Lucent
Pricing: per user NLG Card: $250; per user software: $10 per month, Gateway Server: $5,000 ($16,000 user max)
The OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian (NLG) is designed to provide IT managers with visibility into assets when they are off the corporate network. With its always-on capabilities, the NLG will enable IT personnel to manage, patch, enforce policy, track and locate, and disable the laptop from a centralized web-based ...
 

ZENworks

Company: Novell
Pricing: MSRP starting at $69.00 (Current Promotion $37)
ZENworks Endpoint Security Management v3.5 is targeted to protect against lost or stolen equipment, third parties or outsourcers, malicious insiders, hacked systems and malicious code.
 

SAC and SDC

Company: Lumension
Pricing: SAC: $19.70/seat SDC: $20.60/seat
The management interface for these products enables applications, users, groups, devices and just about anything else in the enterprise to be selected, detailed audits to be run, or for reports to be made.
 

EndPointSecurity

Company: GFI
Pricing: $750 for 25 computers
EndPointSecurity installs a small footprint agent on the machine. At only 1.2 MB in size running in the background, this is the smallest of the agents in this month's group review.
 

Endpoint Security and Control

Company: Sophos, Inc.
Pricing: 100 users: $4,300
The Sophos Endpoint Security and Control is a subset of the Sophos Network Access Control Advanced.
 

OfficeScan Client/Server Ed.

Company: Trend Micro.
Pricing: starts at $16.80 per seat
OfficeScan Client/Server Edition is a well-rounded network security product for the network endpoints.
 

Endpoint Protection

Company: Symantec Corp.
Pricing: $51.60/seat
This product is a group of protection mechanisms bundled into one application, which includes the popular Symantec Anti-Virus and the Network Access Control client as well.
 

StormShield

Company: SkyRecon
Pricing: $37,50-$129.40
StormShield Security Suite offers integrated system and data protection in a single product.
 

Protector

Company: Safend
Pricing: $13-$32 per seat depending on size of organization (perpetual license)
This tool detects and allows restriction of devices by device type, model or even specific device serial number.
 

Security for Enterprise

Company: Panda Security
Pricing: from $17.29 per license per year
This suite fits in the category of network traffic protection. It also uses a tiered architecture, which seems very confusing at first, but becomes easier to understand over time.