CONCORD, New Hampshire, February 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- NAC Director Earns Further Recognition for Comprehensive NAC Solution

Bradford Networks, a leading provider of comprehensive network access control (NAC) solutions, was named an SC Magazine Awards Europe Best Network Security finalist for Bradford's NAC Director solution -- an out-of-band, agent-based network access control appliance that leverages existing network assets to enforce NAC policy.

The SC Awards Europe salute solutions that meet the challenges in today's business environment. It is widely considered the most prestigious awards program in the information security industry and stand out as a benchmark of achievement. In their 13th year, the awards have a long-standing tradition of promoting excellence.

The 2008 Awards presentation will be held on 22 April at the Hurlingham Club in London. For more information on the SC Awards Europe visit www.scmagazine.com/uk/awards.

"This selection is a great honor for Bradford Networks and validates the benefits of NAC Director's out of band architecture," said Mike Gadoury, Bradford Networks founder and CEO. "The security, flexibility, and scalability of Bradford's NAC technology is attractive to customers and resellers in a wide range of industries."

In the past four months, Bradford Networks technology has been recognized for its leadership, earning Best New Technology finalist in the Healthcare Innovation Awards at the Healthcare IT Summit, finalist in the 2008 Global Product Excellence Awards, and SC Magazine Innovator of the Year.

Bradford Networks has pioneered advanced NAC solutions since 2002 and expanded its product line with the release of NAC Director in 2007. Bradford's NAC technology helps solve network access control challenges facing education, healthcare, financial services, government and other organizations by securing wireless, wired, and VPN networks.

About Bradford Networks

Bradford Networks develops advanced network access control solutions for wireless, wired and VPN networks. Bradford's award-winning, out-of-band appliances leverage existing network infrastructure to automatically enforce NAC policy at the network edge making networks more secure and efficient. Privately held, Bradford Networks is located in Concord, NH. For more information, call +1-603-228-5300 or visit www.bradfordnetworks.com.

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine, a monthly global publication of Haymarket Media Group, has provided IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and an extensive collection of product reviews. SC Magazine gives its readers the knowledge they need on IT security strategies, best practices, government regulations and current information security tools. By offering a consolidated view of the IT security space through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content, SC Magazine enables IT security professionals to make informed security decisions for their companies.

Web site: http://www.bradfordnetworks.com http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/awards

Jerry Skurla of Bradford Networks, +1-603-228-5300, ext. 5319, jskurla@bradfordnetworks.com; or Steven Webster of Birnbach Communications, +1-617-512-8635, swebster@birnbachcom.com