Extreme Networks Hunts Pokemon Go

Everyone is looking for Pokemon these days, thanks to the stellar popularity of Pokemon Go. Now networking vendor Extreme Networks is getting in on the game, albeit from a very different perspective.

In a bid to help organizations, identify and potentially limit the risks of Pokemon Go on their networks, Extreme Networks on Monday announced a customized application fingerprint. The fingerprint runs on the Extreme Analytics platform and can help network administrators to identify potential Pokemon Go activity.

“Today with Extreme Analytics, you have the ability to help contain the viral entity of Pokemon Go,” Mike Leibovitz, Director of Product Strategy for Extreme Networks said in a video. “Here at Extreme Networks we’re helping our customers say Pokemon No.”

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How To Find Pokemon Go on Your Network

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.