[Packetfence-announce] ANN: PacketFence ZEN 3.1 Released!

[Francois G. <fga...@in...>]

PacketFence Zero Effort NAC (ZEN) consists of a fully installed and 
preconfigured version of PacketFence 3.1.0 inside a VMWare image. The 
ZEN edition of PacketFence allows you to rapidly get PacketFence running 
in your network environment.

=== What is PacketFence ? ===

PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source network 
access control (NAC) system. Boosting an impressive feature set including:

  * Registration and remediation through a captive portal
  * Detection of abnormal network activities using Snort IDS
  * Proactive vulnerability scans using Nessus
  * Isolation of problematic devices
  * 802.1X for wired and wireless networks
  * Wireless integration for all provided features
  * Supports complex and heterogeneous environments
  * VoIP / IP Telephony support and more!

A set of screenshots is available from 
http://www.packetfence.org/tour/screenshots.html and a set of videos is 
available from http://www.packetfence.org/tour/videos.html

=== Changes Since Previous ZEN Release ===
  * Update of PacketFence to version 3.1.0
  * Update of the OS packages

=== Changes in PacketFence ===
  * See the Release News : 
http://www.packetfence.org/news/2011/article/packetfence-310-released.html


=== Getting PacketFence ZEN Edition ===

PacketFence ZEN is free software and is distributed under the GNU GPL. 
As such, you are free to download and try it by either getting the new 
release from:

http://www.packetfence.org/download/vmware_appliance_zen.html

Documentation about the installation and configuration of PacketFence is 
available from:

http://www.packetfence.org/documentation/

=== How Can I Help ? ===

PacketFence is a collaborative effort in order to create the best Free 
and Open Source NAC solution. There are multiple ways you can contribute 
to the project:

  * Documentation reviews, enhancements and translations
  * Feature requests or by sharing your ideas
  * Participate in the discussion on mailing lists 
(http://www.packetfence.org/support/community.html)
  * Patches for bugs or enhancements
  * Provide new translations of remediation pages

=== Getting Support ===

For any questions, do not hesitate to contact us by writing to 
su...@in...

You can also fill our online form 
(http://www.inverse.ca/about/contact.html) and a representative from 
Inverse will contact you.

Inverse offers professional services to organizations willing to secure 
their wired and wireless networks with the PacketFence solution.

-- 
Francois Gaudreault, ing. jr
fga...@in...  ::  +1.514.447.4918 (x130) ::  www.inverse.ca
Inverse inc. :: Leaders behind SOGo (www.sogo.nu) and PacketFence (www.packetfence.org)