iPolicy Networks Expands Sales in Texas with M & S Technologies

Texas network security VAR appointed as Premium Channel Partner to promote Intrusion Prevention Firewall to mid-large enterprise market

FREMONT, Calif. —October 11, 2005—iPolicy Networks, inventor of the Intrusion Prevention Firewall for real-time network protection, announced today that it has signed a Premier Channel Partner agreement with M&S Technologies, a leading network security reseller and system integrator in Texas. With this agreement, M&S Technologies has added the complete suite of iPolicy Networks’ Intrusion Prevention Firewall systems to its exclusive list of security products.

“M&S Technologies is pleased to partner with iPolicy Networks because it offers one of the most differentiated security solutions that protects enterprise networks against unauthorized access, intrusions, worms, Spyware and viruses, all in a single, attractively priced appliance that is very easy to install and manage,” said Mark Miller, Managing Director of M&S Technologies. “iPolicy Networks’ range of Fast Ethernet to Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Intrusion Prevention Firewalls with one of the most comprehensive unified management enable consistent security enforcement and compliance to regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley and HIPAA for our clients.”

Under the terms of the agreement, iPolicy Networks and M&S Technologies will together provide comprehensive network security solutions to M&S Technologies’ extensive base of mid to large size enterprise customers. As a security centric VAR, M&S specializes in securing the critical components of enterprises including network infrastructure, converged networks/voice-over-IP, enterprise applications , E-Commerce infrastructure and applications, and wireless networks. M&S’s security practices also help customers implement solutions for regulatory compliance such as HIPAA, SOX and GLBA.

Network security challenges are ever increasing as new viruses are unleashed daily, hackers are developing more damaging worms, objectionable content on the Internet is rising, and new security vulnerabilities continue to be uncovered. The iPolicy Intrusion Prevention Firewall (IPF) leverages its unique Single Pass Architecture™ (SPA) to deliver high performance throughput from 140Mbps to 4Gbps while concurrently running multiple security applications to protect against all of these Internet threats. iPolicy Security Manager (ISM) enables customers to manage security in a consistent manner across multi-location networks through a central management console. Customers can easily segment, configure, administer, report and audit across their networks enabling unified security for consistent, global enforcement and regulatory compliance.

“Our partnership with M&S Technologies marks an important step for iPolicy Networks in Texas,” said Kevin Kirksey, vice president, North America Sales of iPolicy Networks. “As we continue to grow and expand our reach and reseller network, we will work closely with our partners to provide the best security solutions to mid and large sized enterprises especially in the higher education, banking & financial services, and local and state government sectors.”

iPolicy Intrusion Prevention Firewall version 2.0 - state of the art Intrusion Prevention technology
Shipped with over 2500 attack and vulnerability signatures in twenty six categories, the iPolicy Intrusion Prevention Firewall blocks attacks, stop worms, isolate infected hosts, etc. in real time. New protection mechanisms and many new signatures were added in Release 2.0 to specifically block spyware and access to sites that distribute spyware. In addition, Release 2.0 enables customers to safely fine tune their IPS configuration based on actual protocols and traffic characteristics by first using the product in IPS simulation mode. iPolicy Security Manager’s central console arms network administrators with easy to set up and understand graphical monitoring and reporting tools that help administrator measure their security posture and distinguish serious threats and attacks from routine “background” activity, such as port scans. iPolicy Networks allows customers to generate reports with the eIQ Network Security Analyzer (NSA), a popular Syslog-based report generation and monitoring tool that can integrate inputs from a variety of network and network security devices. (For more information on iPolicy version 2.0 see press release dated June 2, 2005 - iPolicy Intrusion Prevention Firewall Release 2.0 Debuts New GUI for Enterprise Security. Milestone release greatly simplifies security configuration and management with new graphical user interface, enhances protection against worms and spyware and adds deployment flexibility.)

About M&S Technologies
M & S' Security Practice incorporates industry best practices and methodologies to create plans, processes and policies that enable organizations to manage and control their information security risk by assessing their current security environment and developing a capability to respond to and recover from disruptive security threats. M & S specializes in securing the critical components of your environment including Network Infrastructure, Converged Networks/ Voice-over-IP, Enterprise Applications, E-Commerce Infrastructure and Applications and Wireless Networks. M&S can be reached at sales@mandstech.com and +1-800-321-2221. For more information please visit www.mandstech.com.

About iPolicy Networks
iPolicy Networks is the inventor of the world's first Intrusion Prevention Firewall delivering real-time, consistent security enforcement for enterprises, carriers and managed security service providers. The iPolicy Intrusion Prevention Firewall supports multiple security functions built on iPolicy’s Single Pass Architecture™ that enables superior performance even under heavy traffic loads. The Intrusion Prevention Firewall protects data networks from a wide range of security threats, e.g. intrusions, worms, Spyware and objectionable internet content while offering a significant reduction in TCO. Complemented by the iPolicy Security Manager (ISM), the solution allows customers to configure, manage, monitor, and report on security across their entire global network, enabling consistent security enforcement and helping with compliance to regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, and European Data Privacy Directive.

For more information, please visit http://www.ipolicynetworks.com or call +1.510.687.3000.