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Comprehensive Business Systems, Comware, NH&A, Rsignia To Offer Email Security Gateway Powered By SpammerTrap

BOCA RATON, Fla., June 17 /PRNewswire/ — SECNAP(R) Network Security Corporation has formed strategic channel partnerships with security solutions providers Comprehensive Business Systems, Comware, NH&A and Rsignia. These value-added resellers (VARs) will be offering the Email Security Gateway Powered by SpammerTrap(R), an innovative line of appliance-based and hosted spam solutions available exclusively from SECNAP.

Comprehensive Business Systems is a full-service systems firm that designs, provides, installs and supports management information systems; based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Comprehensive can be reached at (954) 327-7442. Dallas-based Comware provides network security solutions ranging from intrusion detection and prevention to Internet filtering to the most current anti-virus remedies, and can be reached at (877) 405-0832. A leading provider of anti-virus, firewalls and security solutions readily available for evaluation or full implementation, NH&A (Norman Hirsch & Associates) can be contacted at (561) 622-2283 in Juno Beach, Fla. Rsignia provides high-quality, high-performance network IT security solutions, network/ infrastructure equipment, management appliances and power systems to federal agencies and large commercial customers; headquartered near Baltimore, Md., Rsignia can be reached at (410) 290-9697.

"Our channel program is extremely important to us, and we are proud to offer our acclaimed email security solutions through these world-class VARs," said Michael Scheidell, SECNAP president and chief technology officer. "We look forward to great shared success."

Using a unique combination of software, databases, filters and firewall, the Email Security Gateway Powered by SpammerTrap performs more than 4,000 tests at lightning speed to ensure that only valid, spam-free email is delivered. The SpammerTrap appliance was dubbed the ‘King of Spam Filters’ by SC Magazine in May, and a ‘Hot Product’ at the XChange Solution Provider conference in March.

About SECNAP

SECNAP Network Security is a leading provider of network and email security solutions for organizations ranging from small businesses to global enterprises. In addition to the ‘King of Spam Filters’ the company’s innovative offerings include the Network Security Solution Powered by HackerTrap(TM), a patent-pending managed security system recently recognized as an "exceptionally accurate and function-rich Intrusion Detection and Prevention solution" by Info Security Products Guide. SECNAP also offers expert vulnerability and risk assessments, compliance audits and penetration testing, and was voted a Technosium Hot Company in January. For more information, visit http://www.secnap.com/ .

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CONTACT: Gail Blount of SECNAP(R) Network Security Corporation, +1-561-999-5000, gblount@secnap.com

Web site: http://www.secnap.com/

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Fortinet® — the pioneer and leading
provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions — today announced it
has acquired IPLocks’ database security products and technologies as part
of a strategy to broaden Fortinet’s network security portfolio.
Specifically, Fortinet has purchased IPLocks’ vulnerability assessment
tool, source code and related physical assets, as well as a broad license
to IPLocks’ database monitoring and auditing tools. The financial terms of
the deal are confidential.

IPLocks is a privately-held company that provides database security and
compliance solutions to help guard against common database attacks, monitor
database usage, alert on suspicious activities and identify fraudulent or
malicious events. The tools assist enterprises in protecting internal data
as well as meeting regulatory compliance requirements, such as Payment Card
Industry Data Security (PCI DSS) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and data privacy
laws. Ideally suited for corporations with highly-sensitive data security
requirements, customers of IPLocks solutions include large banks, insurance
companies, audit firms and e-commerce organizations.

In acquiring IPLocks’ database security tools, Fortinet has enriched its
security product portfolio to address a growing need to protect database
applications, which are becoming a target of internal and external attack
by cyber criminals looking to harvest personal and confidential data for
financial gain. At the same time, enterprises are increasingly using
database applications to house sensitive data and are looking for ways to
do so safely and within compliance. The confluence of these factors
presents an emerging market and a new revenue opportunity for Fortinet to
expand its network security business. Forrester Research estimates the
value of the database auditing and real-time protection market at
approximately $450 million and expects it to double by 2010 as enterprises
look to automate and secure even more of their enterprise databases.(1)

“A continued rise in high-profile data security breaches has highlighted
the significant financial, operational and reputational damage that can be
inflicted on an improperly protected enterprise,” said Ken Xie, founder,
president and CEO of Fortinet. “As we continue to innovate solutions for
securing networks and applications, we believe the IPLocks acquisition will
bring an even greater benefit to our customers by hardening the protection
of their databases for a security approach that penetrates more deeply into
the network — to the application level. By enriching our product portfolio
through this acquisition, we can offer customers this broader level of
protection quickly and efficiently.”

About Fortinet ( www.fortinet.com )

Fortinet is the pioneer and leading provider of ASIC-accelerated unified
threat management, or UTM, security systems, which are used by enterprises
and service providers to increase their security while reducing total
operating costs. Fortinet solutions were built from the ground up to
integrate multiple levels of security protection — including firewall,
antivirus, intrusion prevention, VPN, spyware prevention and anti-spam –
designed to help customers protect against network and content level
threats. Leveraging a custom ASIC and unified interface, Fortinet solutions
offer advanced security functionality that scales from remote office to
chassis-based solutions with integrated management and reporting. Fortinet
solutions have won multiple awards around the world and are the only
security products that are certified in seven programs by ICSA Labs:
firewall, antivirus, IPSec, SSL, network IPS and anti-Spyware. Fortinet is
privately held and based in Sunnyvale, California.

Copyright © 2008 Fortinet, Inc. All rights reserved. Fortinet is a
registered trademark of Fortinet, Inc. FortiGate, FortiOS, FortiAnalyzer,
FortiASIC, FortiCare, FortiManager, FortiWiFi, FortiGuard, FortiClient,
FortiReporter and other names are trademarks of Fortinet, Inc. in the
United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks referred to
herein are the property of their respective owners.

(1) Forrester: “The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Database Auditing and
Real-Time Protection, Q4 2007″ by Noel Yuhanna, October 2007

Media Contact:
Kim Nguyen
Fortinet, Inc.
+1 408 486 5458
knguyen@fortinet.com

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Radialpoint, the leading provider of managed Internet security and care services to the world’s largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs), announced today that Verizon, Bell Canada and Virgin Media have signed agreements to continue providing Radialpoint’s managed security services to their subscribers.

“Over the past several years, we have been working closely with our customers to keep their users safe online by taking the guesswork out of Internet protection. With our security services platform, leading ISPs have been reinforcing their brand at a key customer touch point by providing consumers with industry class protection and care,” said Hamnett Hill, CEO of Radialpoint. “The fact that these service providers are all signing multi-year contracts, and are expanding their existing services agreements, reflects their continued commitment to our innovative security service model designed to deliver maximum benefit with minimal effort to consumers.”

Verizon, which has been leveraging Radialpoint’s technology to help Americans tackle online threats since 2005, is providing 8.5 million subscribers with access to Radialpoint’s services. Most recently, Verizon launched Fraud Protection and PC Tune Up services to add new features to the Verizon Internet Security Suite. Verizon and Radialpoint also recently won the 2007 Spotlight Award from the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) for their online security awareness series - the Verizon Security Advisor tutorials - a monthly set of tutorials and tips designed to help Verizon customers make well-informed decisions about their online protection.

Bell Canada, Canada’s top ISP, has been a Radialpoint customer since 2002. Through the agreement with Bell Canada, more than 2 million subscribers have access to Radialpoint’s comprehensive security offerings, including anti-virus, firewall, anti-spyware, parental controls, fraud protection, and privacy manager. Bell Canada has consistently received high marks for its approach to online security:

- In a Parks Associates survey of home Internet users, Bell was ranked among the top five Canadian ISPs offering security protection. The ranking, which is based on customer service, as well as the ability to communicate new security threats and recommend actions to resolve these threats, was included in the recent research report, North American Broadband Market Update 2008.

- Bell was awarded the Online Safety Leadership Award by the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance (AOTA). The AOTA Leadership Award acknowledges companies and organizations from around the world that have excelled in offering online security through continued technical innovation, consumer education, and joining governments and law enforcement in the fight against online crime.

With its contract renewal, Virgin Media is extending a four-year relationship with Radialpoint. During the recent merger of ntl and Telewest, and subsequent rebranding to Virgin Media, Radialpoint’s managed services delivery and enablement model proved to be flexible and scalable, and helped to ensure continued customer protection and satisfaction. 3.5 million Virgin Media broadband customers currently have access to five of Radialpoint’s services through the partnership. Virgin Media is the largest residential ISP in the UK, and was voted “Best Consumer ISP” in 2007 by the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) for its good technical delivery and its investment in customer services.

About Radialpoint Security Services

Radialpoint Security Services (RPS) is a comprehensive home PC security solution delivered through Radialpoint’s Internet Service Provider (ISP) partners worldwide. RPS provides industry-leading Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Firewall and Fraud-Protection services at its core, with additional Parental Controls, PC Optimizer, Pop-Up/Ad Blocker, Privacy Manager, and Back-up services to complete the suite. Designed for the everyday user, RPS greatly simplifies the experience of accessing and using security, still the major barriers to consumer protection online. RPS significantly reduces the burden on user and their PCs by automating critical malware updates at 3 hour intervals, and imposing the minimum impact on computer speed and performance. With a larger base of better-protected subscribers, Radialpoint’s ISP partners enjoy lower support calls, higher customer satisfaction, and positive brand association.

About Radialpoint

Radialpoint is a leading provider of managed Internet security and care services for Internet service providers (ISPs). Its Value Added Services (VAS) are currently available to over 20 million broadband subscribers worldwide. Radialpoint’s Services and Managed VAS Platform enable ISPs to generate new revenue and significantly lower operational costs associated with supporting and bringing new Internet services to market. Radialpoint powers the branded security offerings of world-leading ISPs including Verizon, Virgin Media, AT&T/BellSouth, Bell Canada, TELUS, Videotron and ONO. Radialpoint is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Europe.

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Letters have been flowing in, so let’s get to the inbox and answer some questions.

Question: I read about Steve Jobs and his announcement of the new iPhones, but the article did not mention anything about getting them anywhere other than AT&T. I am tied to a long-term contract with another carrier. When are they going to be available at Sprint?

Answer:. You’re out of luck for another four years. (Can you believe Apple was so stupid?) Yup, in order to get a legal iPhone in the U.S., you have to sign up with AT&T. That has left out many corporate customers who have contracts with other carriers and won’t switch. You can always try a hacked iPhone, but you run the risk of it not working when Apple releases a patch. I have to believe that after sales have cooled at AT&T in a year or two, Apple will realize their blunder and try to renegotiate the deal. (Following Steve’s keynote, Apple’s stock dropped four bucks a share, so Wall Street seems to agree.)

However, keep in mind that competitors are not standing still. Look at the new BlackBerry phones coming out soon for example. (Google the “BlackBerry Thunder,” and start saving your money now.) You may not even want an iPhone by the time Apple wakes up that there are other carriers out there.

Question: Your column last week talked about AVG Free Edition (anti-virus) and how it had expired. Mine did not expire at the end of May and is still working, it appears. Should I upgrade to the new edition?

Answer: I believe the expiration is a ploy to expose consumers to the option of upgrading to the paid version, which disappoints me, because I believe the company should be more up-front offering the free and paid versions and let consumers clearly pick which one they need. As for the differences between 7.5 and 8.0, I don’t see a huge difference.

Question: You mentioned that I still will be able to buy a computer with Windows XP installed after the June 30 deadline for selling XP. I don’t even see them in stores now.

Answer: These won’t be in retail stores generally, though computer specialty stores will have them. These will be online retailers, like Dell, and you may have to do a little hunting. For example, Dell will offer “downgrade” rights to XP Pro on its XPS, Latitude and Vostro line for small business and enterprise customers, but you don’t have to have a business to order one. Just click on the small business tab on the Web site and order a PC.

HP will offer XP downgrade rights until July 2009, the company says.

In both cases, you will get media for both XP and Vista if you ask for media, so you can always “upgrade” to Vista if you choose. (Sometimes, you don’t get media at all, so it is best to ask for it. Instead they hide the restore partition on the hard disk itself, which is no fun when the hard disk goes bad.) So it is always a good idea to spend the extra $10 for the CDs or DVDs of the Windows media.

James Derk is owner of CyberDads, a computer repair firm, and tech columnist for Scripps Howard News Service. His e-mail address is jim@cyberdads.com.

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Leading Aviation Services Company Uses Webroot to Free Valuable Bandwidth and Increase Employee Productivity by Stopping More Than 100,000 Daily Spam Messages

BOULDER, Colo. — Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the Webroot[R] E-Mail Security SaaS (Software as a Service) solution has successfully protected Stevens Aviation, a leading aviation services company, from email security threats, including the elimination of more than 100,000 daily spam messages. The service has helped Stevens Aviation increase workforce productivity, reduce costs and free up resources.

"Stevens Aviation received more than 6 million spam e-mails each month which was hindering employee productivity and crippling our systems," said Kevin Hewitt, Network Administrator, Stevens Aviation. "After implementing Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS, our systems are performing better, our users have an email system that works for them and the entire shift was seamless. They just came to work one day and the spam was gone."

Prior to deploying Webroot E-mail Security SaaS, only about seven percent of Stevens Aviation’s daily e-mails were legitimate messages. The e-mail threats usurped the company’s network bandwidth and disrupted the productivity of its 550 employees. The company’s previous filtering system was so insufficient that employees often spent up to three hours each day wading through spam to find legitimate messages in their inboxes. The former system could only process 300,000 e-mails at a time, therefore missing any spam e-mails beyond that threshold.

Stevens Aviation turned to Webroot to help solve this problem and within a matter of hours and without the need for additional hardware or software, the company was able to leverage a suite of tools to manage their email communications and stop threats such as spam and viruses. Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS allows them to quickly and easily customize the company’s message-filtering settings, gain visibility into e-mail traffic at the group and individual levels through hourly reports, and send alerts to message senders or recipients. And using the Webroot Business Continuity service, all company emails sent and received are stored offsite and made accessible in real time via an easy-to-use Web interface in the event of an outage, ensuring resources are constantly active, even when disaster hits.

"In recent research, Webroot found that less than a third of the businesses we surveyed have e-mail security policies in place," said Mike Irwin, COO, Webroot. "And yet we’re seeing malware threats transported through unwanted e-mails increasing rapidly - largely because current filtering appliances and software are ineffective against them. Companies like Stevens Aviation are moving to security SaaS solutions because they are easy-to-manage, provide better protection and superior value to that of traditional gateway security."

Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS is the first perimeter security solution introduced by Webroot to provide businesses with enterprise-class protection without the cost or management requirements. Webroot security SaaS solutions deliver better protection, lower total cost of ownership and better value than perimeter security appliances or software. All Webroot enterprise security solutions, including Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS, are available exclusively through Webroot’s channel partners. Learn more online about Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS.

ABOUT WEBROOT

Webroot provides industry-leading security solutions to consumers, enterprises and small to medium-sized businesses worldwide. The Boulder, Colorado based company’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings, Webroot E-Mail Security SaaS and Webroot Web Security SaaS, provide better manageability, better value and better protection than any other e-mail security solution available. Webroot’s award-winning endpoint products, Webroot AntiSpyware Corporate Edition and Webroot AntiSpyware Corporate Edition with AntiVirus are comprehensive, centrally-managed solutions that aggressively block, detect and eradicate malware on desktops across the network. To find out more visit www.webroot.com or call 800.772.9383.

(c)2008 Webroot Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Webroot is a registered trademark or trademark of Webroot Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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Complimentary six-month subscription for HughesNet subscribers

GERMANTOWN, Md., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, today announced that it will begin offering all HughesNet(R) subscribers a complimentary six-month subscription to Identity Guard(R) Good Start(SM), an identity theft protection service provided by Intersections Inc., a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity management services operating around the globe.

According to the Federal Trade Commission 2006 Identity Theft Survey Report, 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of the adult population were victims of identify theft in 2005. (1)

"Modern criminals are getting smarter and it is not just our possessions they are after, it is our personal information," said Mark Wymer, Hughes vice president of marketing, North America. "Identity Guard gives HughesNet customers the power to proactively guard against identity theft and take steps toward ensuring they don’t join the millions of Americans who have fallen victim to this type of fraud. When coupled with the antivirus and spyware software we provide with HughesNet, our subscribers now have the means to protect the valuable data in their lives."

Identity Guard Good Start gives HughesNet customers greater peace of mind when conducting business online, with:

  -- Daily credit bureau monitoring;
  -- Personalized e-mail alerts when suspicious activity is detected; and
  -- Unlimited toll-free access to credit education and fraud specialists

"We selected Identity Guard because of their depth of expertise in providing top-of-line privacy protection services to consumers and are pleased to offer Intersections’ Identity Guard Good Start service at no cost for six months," continued Wymer.

HughesNet is available throughout the continental U.S., and currently serves over 400,000 consumers and small businesses in more than 26,000 zip codes underserved by cable and DSL. For more information about HughesNet consumer and small business broadband satellite services, please visit http://www.hughesnet.com/ or call 1-866-859-2268.

About Intersections Inc.

Intersections Inc. is a leading global provider of consumer and corporate identity risk management services. Its premier identity theft, privacy, and consumer solutions are designed to provide high value, revenue generating opportunities to its marketing partners, including leading financial institutions, Fortune 100 corporations and other businesses. Intersections also markets full identity theft protection solutions under its brand, Identity Guard(R). Intersections’ consumer identity theft protection

services actively safeguard more than 7 million consumers against identity theft.

To address the growing threat of corporate fraud, Intersections and its subsidiaries provide cutting edge identity risk management solutions including: pre-employment background screening; corporate brand protection; security breach remediation; and software and data management. To learn more about Intersections and its subsidiaries, please visit http://www.intersections.com/.

About Hughes Network Systems

Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is the global leader in providing broadband satellite networks and services for large enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes, bridging the best of satellite and terrestrial technologies. Its broadband satellite products are based on global standards approved by the TIA, ETSI and ITU standards organizations, including IPoS/DVB-S2, RSM-A, and GMR-1. To date, Hughes has shipped more than 1.5 million systems to customers in over 100 countries.

Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Hughes maintains sales and support offices worldwide. Hughes is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. . For additional information, please visit http://www.hughes.com/.

  (C)2008 Hughes Network Systems, LLC. Hughes and HughesNet are registered
  trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC.  Other trademarks are the
  property of their respective owners.

  (1) Federal Trade Commission 2006 Identity Theft Survey Report,
      November, 2007

CONTACT: Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems, Inc., +1-301-601-7330, jblake@hns.com; or Donna Armstrong of Brodeur, +1-202-775-2650, darmstrong@brodeur.com

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APC, a global leader in integrated
critical power and cooling services, today announced that APC was named a
2008 CRN Channel Champion in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)/Data
Center Power Management category. The CRN Channel Champion award program,
now in its 18th year, is sponsored by Everything Channel’s CRN, the number
one destination for technology vendors and marketers looking to reach the
$390 billion sellers of technology.

The CRN Channel Champions study measures overall Solution Provider
perceptions of vendor products and services. The survey is the largest and
broadest-based technology integrator market study in the industry. The
result is a premier resource used by VARs and technology integrators
throughout the industry to evaluate vendors and their programs.

The survey rated more than 100 vendors in 29 key product and service
categories. The categories included: Client & Server Processors; Client
Security Software (Firewall, Anti-Spam, Anti-Virus); Collaboration
Software; Data and Information Management; Enterprise Business Software
Suites; Enterprise Networking Hardware (excluding wireless LANs and Voice);
Enterprise Wireless LANs; External Data Backup; Flat Panel Displays 19-30″;
Flat Panel Displays 30″+ (includes Large Screen TVs); High Capacity Hard
Drives (300 GB & Above); Infrastructure Integration Software/SOA; Midrange
Servers ( > $25,000); Multifunction Printers; Network Security Appliances;
Network Security Software; Network Storage (SAN or NAS); Notebooks/Mobile
Computers; Projectors; (SIEM) Security Information and Event Management;
SMB (Small and Midsize) Wireless LANs; SMB (Small and Midsize) Business
Software Suites; SMB (Small and Midsize) Networking Hardware (excluding
wireless LANs and Voice); SMB Volume Servers ( < $25,000); Storage
Management Software; Systems and Network Management Software; UPS Data
Center Power Management; Voice-over-IP Technology; and Workgroup Color
Printers.

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition for the fifteenth consecutive
year, and are pleased that our partners recognize our continued commitment
to providing the best products, solutions, and programs to keep them
successful,” said Rob McKernan, vice president, North American Channels &
Alliances, APC. “APC continues to advance its programs to meet the
changing needs of our partners. Now more then ever our partners have the
opportunity to provide users with complete power and cooling solutions to
accommodate dynamic and changing needs within their IT environment.”

APC recently launched redesigned partner programs providing channel
partners with the opportunity to develop sales and engineering competencies
in power, cooling, security and environmental management. The newly
enhanced programs have four levels: Registered, Select, Premier and Elite.
The programs offer clear and differentiated paths allowing partners to
leverage pricing and promotional benefits, gain full access to APC’s
network of qualified and dedicated solution engineers, and ongoing support
and visibility to where the market is going and where partners can take
their business.

“For the last 18 years Solution Providers have come to rely on the CRN
Channel Champions study as a way to evaluate the leading technology vendors
in the Channel today. We congratulate the winners for delivering high
quality solutions that satisfy business partners,” said Robert C. DeMarzo,
senior vice president and editorial director, Everything Channel.

About APC

APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling
services, provides industry leading product, software and systems for home,
office, data center and factory floor applications. Backed by the
strength, experience, and wide network of Schneider Electric’s Critical
Power & Cooling Services, APC delivers well planned, flawlessly installed
and maintained solutions throughout their lifecycle. Through its
unparalleled commitment to innovation, APC delivers pioneering, energy
efficient solutions for critical technology and industrial applications.
In 2007, Schneider Electric acquired APC and combined it with MGE UPS
Systems to form Schneider Electric’s Critical Power & Cooling Services
Business Unit, which recorded 2007 revenue of $3.5 billion (EUR 2.4
billion) and employed 12,000 people worldwide. APC solutions include uninterruptible
power supplies (UPS) , precision cooling
units , racks , physical
security and design and management
software , including APC’s
InfraStruXure ® architecture, the industry’s most comprehensive
integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Schneider Electric,
with 120,000 employees and operations in 102 countries, had 2007 annual
sales of $25 billion (EUR 17.3 billion). For more information on APC,
please visit www.apc.com . All trademarks are the property of their owners.

About CRN ( www.crn.com )

CRN provides solution providers and technology integrators with the crucial
information and analysis they need to drive their company’s sales. As an
advocate for and voice of th