Cloudpath Networks Builds Momentum As The Standard For Educational Organizations Looking For Secure And Automated BYOD Onboarding

ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EDUCAUSE (BOOTH #355) -- Cloudpath Networks (www.cloudpath.net), the industry leader for secure and automated BYOD onboarding, continues to demonstrate its leadership as the top choice for educational institutions looking to embrace and streamline enrollment for campus-wide BYOD. Today at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, it announced Boston area's Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as its latest education customer. It also announced that Fairfax County School District of Virginia, one of the largest K-12 public school systems in the country, won the 2013 Governor's Technology Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Education for its "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) initiative that is powered by Cloudpath.

"No BYOD environment is more challenging than education, where security, scalability and sustainability are critical. Cloudpath's clients in education are at the forefront of the BYOD movement and recognized leaders in the industry," said Kevin Koster, founder and CEO of Cloudpath. "We are happy to provide them with the tools to onboard millions of personal Wi-Fi devices annually, without IT involvement," he said.

Cloudpath Leads Education and Helps Manage BYOD Demand

Cloudpath serves hundreds of higher education and K-12 institutions, representing millions of personally owned Wi-Fi devices, with its secure BYOD automated onboarding platform. Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), a Boston-area college with more than 5,500 students that bring an average of five technology devices each, knew it needed to address the growing challenge of providing access and managing large numbers of personal devices across its network.

"Today's students are accustomed to quality mobile access that is easy to use and provides a quality experience for both personal and educational needs," said Frank Sweetser, manager of network operations at WPI. "Our commitment to student and faculty satisfaction led us to create a comprehensive Wi-Fi-enabled campus that has Cloudpath as the gateway to the network. The end users love it for its ease-of-use in connecting to the network, while our network administrators have the security and automation they need to effectively manage large numbers of devices."

In addition, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) was named the winner of a 2013 Governor's Technology Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Education for its "Bring Your Own Device" initiative (http://www.sungazette.net/mclean-greatfalls-vienna-oakton/news/school-system-picks-up-state-award-for-use-of-technology/article_b4604e90-1bb1-11e3-a45a-001a4bcf887a.html). FCPS leveraged Cloudpath as a cornerstone for its BYOD initiative that encourages students to bring their own devices to campus – including laptops, netbooks, tablets and smart phones. The intent is to increase student access to online digital instructional resources in the classroom for enhanced learning and collaboration.

Cloudpath provides secure, automated BYOD onboarding solutions that embrace the continuous change in security, authentication and device configuration – coupled with adaptive administrative workflow – to streamline the entire enrollment/user lifecycle process. Its XpressConnect ES supports Microsoft Active Directory integration and guest sponsorship, as well as new authentication capabilities via social media, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Google and other external sources that support OAuth. It automates device WPA2-Enterprise configuration and supports corporate security policies and network segregation. It also automates EAP-TLS deployment for Windows, Mac, Ubuntu, iOS and Android devices using onboard PKI or a Microsoft CA. It offers an easy, secure solution for BYOD onboarding for any device, anywhere, anytime.

For more information about Cloudpath, its products and how it is automating BYOD onboarding at educational institutions everywhere, please contact Ann Warren at [email protected].

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About Cloudpath Networks
Cloudpath Networks, Inc. provides software solutions and services that simplify the adoption of standards-based security, including WPA2-Enterprise and 802.1X, in diverse BYOD environments.  Cloudpath pioneered and continues to lead the automated, self-service provisioning model for deploying and maintaining standards-based security across a wide array of user-owned and IT-owned device types in a scalable, sustainable manner. From educational institutions, to enterprises, to government, to service providers, the Cloudpath XpressConnect solutions have been proven worldwide to bring simplicity to secure networks; simplicity in form and function.  To learn more, visit (www.cloudpath.net).

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