I guess with NAC, someone is sneaking it in?

So now Bradford Networks has joined Forescout in putting out the pre-RSA what a great year press release. Again without giving specific numbers, Bradford claims 30% revenue growth year over year. They also claim to have added “more than 150” new customers.

Do you think that has anything to do with the fact that Forescout said they added 150 new customers exactly last year? Is it a case of mine is bigger than yours in the NAC space.

What I find really puzzling is that when you speak to the analysts it was a rather flat year for NAC, especially the stand alone appliances that Bradford and Forescout sell.  So with both of them claiming record numbers, without giving out actual numbers, what should we believe?

Is someone sneaking NAC into the network and not telling us? Are we seeing NAC hype? Unheard of I know. But what the hay, it gives me a chance to write about NAC a little bit, so what is a few record years among friends.