ConSentry Customers
ConSentry customers include medium and large enterprises, education institutions, carriers and regulated utilities. The list below is a sample of some of the customers using ConSentry to deploy network access control and secure switching.

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An arm of the University of North Carolina, Fayetteville State University (FSU) is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in the state. Founded in 1867, FSU today serves some 6,300 students with 2,000 faculty and staff. .
Industry
Higher Education
Challenge
Segmenting students, staff and faculty and controlling malware
Solution
ConSentry LANShield Controllers in the adminstrative building and LANShield Switches with the dissolvable agent in the dorms for full network access control and user visibility.
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Mineola Union Free School District is a K-12 school system located in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. The district consists of five elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. www.mineola.k12.ny.us
Industry
K-12 Education
Challenge
Mineola School District needed to protect confidentiality of internal resources from unauthorized access and block specific websites campus-wide. In addition compliance with new regulations such as FERPA (Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) called for more internal controls.
Solution
The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Safeguard (powered by ConSentry Networks technology) enabled
network admission control (NAC), guest access, identity based network access and malware control, and since it is an overlay solution, OmniAccess SafeGuard causes minimal disruption and modification of existing infrastructure.
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The Mount Pleasant Independent School District is a K-12 school system located in Titus County, Texas that encompasses about 5,000 students and 900 employees spread across eight sites. www.mpisd.net
Industry
K-12 Education
Challenge
Wanted to network access control to separate student and teacher access on the LAN and to monitor and control how network resources were used.
Solution
The ConSentry LANShield
platform enabled identity-based control of applications, users and threats in a single platform.
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The Council of the public schools of the East of Ontario (CEPEO)
serves more than 11 000 pupils in 36 elementary schools, secondary and centers of education for adults. www.cepeo.on.ca
Industry
K-12 Education
Challenge
Differentiated network access control for students versus faculty.
Solution
The ConSentry LANShield Controller enabled role-based provisioning so CEPEO could provide different network access controls for faculty versus students.
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As the second largest electric cooperative in Texas, CoServ Electric provides services to more than 100,000 residential, commercial and industrial members in parts of Denton, Collin, Tarrant, Wise, Cooke and Grayson counties. www.coserv.com
Industry
Energy/Utilities
Challenge
Preventing unauthorized access to the LAN
Solution
The ConSentry LANShield Controller enabled network access control and secure guest access without requiring CoServ to upgrade its switching infrastructure.
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The United Illuminating Company was formed in 1899 when the Bridgeport Electric Company merged with the New Haven Electric Company. UI is a regional distribution utility providing electricity and energy-related services to more than 320,000 customers in the Greater New Haven and Greater Bridgeport areas. www.uinet.com
Industry
Energy/Utilities
Challenge
Provide guests access to the Internet without jeopardizing company information systems
Solution
ConSentry network access control enabled role-based provisioning so UI could provide differentiated access controls for employees versus guests. Guests would have access to the Internet only.
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Alliance Imaging is the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic medical imaging services.
Alliance partners with hospitals and healthcare providers for Fixed Site Imaging Centers, Shared Mobile Services, and cancer services with a focus on Radiation Therapy. www.allianceimaging.com
Industry
Healthcare
Challenge
A need to maintain security across disparate hospital networks, with full tracking and logging for auditing purposes.
Solution
ConSentry LANShield Controller in main facilities and LANShield Switch in remote locations for full network access control.
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Bosley Medical Group is a world leader in hair loss and medical hair restoration having performed almost 200,000 hair transplant procedures on men and women from 60 different nations who suffered from hair loss and progressive baldness. www.bosley.com
Industry
Healthcare
Challenge
Anyone on the LAN could reach any and all servers on the company’s wide open network.
Solution
The LANShield Controller provides role-based network access control and works transparently in this heterogeneous switch environment.
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Mercy Medical Center is a thriving hospital in Baltimore MD, recognized nationally for its quality patient care, state-of-the-art facilities, and outstanding medical staff. www.mdmercy.com
Industry
Healthcare
Challenge
Separate doctors, nurses, administrative staff, and visitors and network access control for each user group.
Solution
ConSentry LANShield provides enables identity-based control in a single platform, with admission control, full user visibility, and complete tracking.
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Omneon Video Networks is the leading provider of cost-effective and flexible networked media servers for broadcast and video. www.omneon.com
Industry
High Technology
Challenge
Preventing unauthorized access to the LAN.
Solution
The ConSentry LANShield Controller enabled network access control without requiring Omneon to upgrade its switching infrastructure or install desktop agents.
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Telefónica is a world leader in the telecommunication sector, with presence in Europe, Africa and Latin America. www.telefonica.com
Industry
Service Provider
Challenge
Network Admission Control plus differentiated user access controls to resources and applications
Solution
The ConSentry LANShield Controller enabled network access control without requiring Telefonica to upgrade its switching infrastructure. In addition, Telefonica will enable role-based provisioning differentiating what their employees and contractors will have access to by role.
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Santander is the largest bank in the Euro Zone by market capitalization and one of the largest worldwide. Founded in 1857, Santander has 809,000 million euros in assets and 961,000 million euros in managed funds, over 66 million customers, 129,000 employees, 10,200 offices and a presence in 40 countries. www.gruposantander.com
Industry
Financial Services/Banking
Challenges
Granular control of user access to resources and applications
Solution
ConSentry’s LANShield Controlller delivered through a managed LAN service by Telefonica provides granular network access control tied to users, providing employees, contractors, and guests with access to only required resources and applications.
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Texas Credit Union League is the official state trade association serving credit unions in Texas. www.tcul.coop
Industry
Financial Services/Banking
Challenges
No way to control access on the LAN. A need to match “external” security by “securing the LAN itself."
Solution
ConSentry provided a simple, cost-effective way to implement network access control and limit who can come onto the LAN and what users could do on the LAN.
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Established in 1972,Town North Bank is one of the largest independent banks in North Dallas Texas. www.tnboline.com
Industry
Financial Services/Banking
Challenges
Needed a cost effective way to limit user access to customer records in support of PCI compliance
Solution
ConSentry provided a simple, cost-effective way to implement NAC and role-based LAN segmentation without the complexity of VLANs and ACLs.
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Continental Airlines is the world's sixth-largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 151 domestic and 133 international destinations, more than any other carrier in the world. www.continental.com
Industry
Transportation
Challenges
Massive roaming user community,
thousands of employees that don't have a PC but access the LAN through shared kiosk terminals.
Solution
ConSentry’s LANShield Controller enabled Continental to deliver location-independent, roaming network access control profiles for employees and contractors. With ConSentry, users can access only their required applications and resources, no matter which kiosk or computer they use.
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest daily newspaper in the state of Nevada with a daily circulation of more than 160,000 and a Sunday circulation of more than 224,000. www.lvrj.com
Industry
Media/Publishing
Challenges
Roaming user community, differentiated access rights for employee groups
Solution
ConSentry’s LANShield Controller enabled LVRJ to deliver network access control profiles that follow the reporters and sales reps. A subsequent deployment of LANShield Switches has extended the network access control deployment, so users can reach only the applications and resources needed for their job responsibilities, regardless of location.
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