Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks unifies the security of wired and wireless networks, providing visibility and control over users, devices and applications. It enables granular policy controls to help users comply with policies and compliance obligations in heterogeneous endpoint environments. Intelligence is enhanced with an extensible, flexible and secure protocol-based communication capability, allowing devices to talk to one another.

Extreme Networks addresses a wide range of customers with wired and wireless network infrastructures. Extreme has an outstanding Wi-Fi portfolio itself, as well as perhaps the best Wi-Fi analytics tool. To complement its products, Extreme Networks provides a complete selection of professional services and custom offerings, including network design, enhanced visibility into flows and applications, voice and security testing, network kit implementation as well as technical assistance on a 24x7 basis to a global footprint.

Extreme Networks integrates into the customer's security ecosystem for identity mapping and distributed threat response. It is also integrated with major third party ecosystems for private cloud orchestration, mobile device management (MDM), enterprise mobility management (EMM), content filter and firewall solutions. Both agent-based and agentless assessment options are available.

A persistent or dissolvable agent can be installed on the client end system for assessment. This can be downloaded via a captive portal website or installed via a software distribution system such as group policy or system center configuration manager.

It uses a rules-based architecture to automate various use cases across the network. Based on various inputs such as device, user, location, time, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) membership, RADIUS information and more, Extreme Networks can provide flexible access and control. In addition to a built-in rules engine, integration with third party vendors automates and orchestrates various workflows spanning to security systems and virtual infrastructures. Extreme has revamped its customer service and has a best-in-class technical assistance center (TAC).