Secure Computing and Network Appliance Deliver Fast, Cost Effective And Optimized Internet Use Solution
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NetCache 3.4 With SmartFilter Shipping Today
SAN JOSE, and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporations and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) now have an affordable and scaleable solution to meet their Internet performance needs. Secure Computing Corporation (Nasdaq: SCUR) and Network Appliance (Nasdaq: NTAP) today announced that SmartFilter(TM), the leading URL filtering and Internet bandwidth management tool, has been incorporated into NetCache(TM) 3.4 architecture. This solution, available today from Network Appliance, provides organizations with a fast, cost-effective way to administer corporate Internet/Intranet access policies.
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"The Internet is a valuable business tool for any organization, but it also has the potential to be a drain on employee productivity and enterprise resources," said Carr Biggerstaff, senior vice-president marketing and business development at Secure Computing. "SmartFilter allows organizations to better manage employee productivity, preserve network bandwidth and reduce legal liability by intelligently managing Internet access. Together, NetCache and SmartFilter give customers a high performance and scalable filtering solution."
Organizations using the NetCache 3.4 solution will be able to grow their network infrastructure while managing mission-critical data to better drive their business objectives. The integration of SmartFilter with NetCache 3.4 extends Network Appliance's position as the leading provider of dedicated cache appliances for building an Intranet and Internet infrastructure. "In the e-commerce age, competitiveness is more important than ever, and both enterprises and ISPs must optimize all of their investments and offer value-added services in order to succeed," said Larry Kubo, vice-president of marketing at Network Appliance. "By closely integrating SmartFilter with NetCache, customers now have a scalable, cost-effective solution that increases network performance while managing access to sensitive information."
The NetCache Solution
NetCache 3.4 is incorporated into the Network Appliance(TM) complete line of caching appliances. Additional features include wide-area network (WAN) performance enhancements that optimize data transmission enabling NetCache to speed up both cached and uncached data.
Network Appliance -- NetCache solutions, including SmartFilter, are available directly from Network Appliance (new sales inquiries call 800-443-4537; current customers call 888-2-NETAPP).
About Network Appliance
Network Appliance, a veteran in network file serving and caching, has been providing data access solutions since 1992. Major corporations and ISPs, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola and Texas Instruments have deployed Network Appliance solutions. NetCache appliances and NetApp(R) filers deliver fast, simple, reliable and cost-effective access to network-stored data and enable simultaneous shared file services for UNIX(R), Windows(R) and the World Wide Web.
The company pioneered the concept of the "network appliance," an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated, specialized products that perform a single function. Network Appliance filers and NetCache appliances are based on the Company's innovative data access software known as Data ONTAP and standards-compliant hardware. More information is available at netapp.com.
About Secure Computing
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Secure Computing Corporation provides enterprise-wide network security solutions to a worldwide partner and customer base in financial services, telecom, aerospace, manufacturing, hi-tech, service providers and government agencies. More information is available over the Internet at www.securecomputing.com or by calling: in the U.S., 800-379-4944 or 408-918-6100; in Europe, 44-1753-826000; in Asia/Pacific, 61-2-9844-5440.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the anticipated delivery of Secure Computing's SmartFilter Internet filtering software as integrated with NetCache 3.4 and the expected benefits of such relationship, and such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are competitive pressures, technical difficulties, changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Secure Computing's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONTACT: Cyndi Nguyen of Secure Computing Corporation, 408-918-6121, or cyndi_nguyen@securecomputing.com; or Adam Trunkey of Network Appliance, Inc., 408-822-6314, or atrunkey@netapp.com
Quote for referenced ticker symbols: SCUR, NTAP
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