NAC

Cloud

Pulse Secure adds new features, extends firewall integrations in Pulse Policy Secure 9.0

July 24, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure adds new features, extends firewall integrations in Pulse Policy Secure 9.0
New features in Pulse Policy Secure include the improvement of Pulse Profiler, the addition of MacOS device support and improved vulnerability assessment capabilities, but from a channel point of view, the most important thing like is likely the deepening of integrations with the major firewall vendors.

Cloud

Pulse Secure Access solutions now certified for Microsoft Azure cloud

June 25, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure Access solutions now certified for Microsoft Azure cloud
Pulse Secure’s flagship access joins their vADC in the Azure cloud, broadening their hybrid cloud strategy which already had a fuller AWS presence.

Partnerships

Pulse Secure, Fortinet announce technology, go-to-market integration

March 28, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure, Fortinet announce technology, go-to-market integration
The deal goes beyond the technology integration and makes Pulse Secure and Fortinet strategic partners. The go-to-market element will see the two companies proactively identify a cadre of strong mutual partners, and use them to drive the solution to market.

Mobility

Pulse Secure combines VPN, NAC and EMM in new central policy manager

May 7, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pulse Secure combines VPN, NAC and EMM in new central policy manager
The Juniper spinoff previously had separate box-by-box management for the broad range of capabilities it offered, and being able to do everything now through one pane of glass becomes a competitive advantage.