IPOLICY NETWORKS EXPANDS CHANNEL PARTNER PROGRAM, ADDS NEW PARTNERS ACROSS THE U.S. TO MEET GROWING DEMAND

Building Upon Market, Sales and Product Momentum of Past Year, iPolicy Launches Aggressive Channel Recruitment Program

FREMONT, Calif., September 25, 2006 –iPolicy Networks, provider of next-generation network security solutions, today announced the addition of several new channel partners to its Premier Channel Partner Program, including well-known regional and nationwide network security firms such as Business Vitals, Micro Works, ETC Support, Intelli-Tech and PPM Associates, Inc. This rapid expansion and growth of the indirect sales channel reflects the overall momentum of iPolicy in market demand, sales and market leadership.

“With constantly evolving threats, the network security market must keep up with customer demand for rapid product innovation that can stay one step ahead of hackers, worms, viruses and other malware,” said Eric Maiwald, senior analyst, Burton Group. “Resellers need to provide their customers with products that respond to the latest security threats and incorporate the latest methodologies and approaches to security such as iPolicy Networks’ innovative Single Pass Architecture and advanced multi-security virtualization.”

iPolicy Networks’ products provide innovative, industry-leading features and capabilities that address a wide range of current and emerging threats while maintaining high network performance, and offer an attractive price/performance ratio for  mid-to-large size enterprises, government, educational and financial institutions. iPolicy partners are assigned a field sales manager and channel manager who provide in-depth training and sales support. Pre-sales engineers are available to provide additional support as required to supplement the partner’s own technical resources. 

“We are very impressed with iPolicy’s Intrusion Prevention Firewall appliances and have implemented them as the foundation for our managed security services,” said Phil Canders, vice president of professional services at Business Vitals. “We can attest to the high level of security they provide to any organization that relies on their network to conduct business.”

“The goal of Micro Works Computer Center is to offer our customers the industry’s highest value of hardware, software and services,” said Carrie Wieland, vice president of sales for the company. “Our decision to join the iPolicy Partner Program is completely in line with this objective.”

New iPolicy Premier Partners include:

• Business Vitals (www.businessvitals.com), headquartered in Columbia, SC, serves client operations throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Business Vitals provides managed security services based upon the iPolicy platform, IT risk management and professional services to the Fortune 1000 and start-ups across a wide variety of industries.
  
• ETC (www.etcsupport.com), based in Woodbridge, CT, serves clients in the healthcare, finance and education industries nationwide.  ETC maintains two core lines of practice: communications and network infrastructures, which serves carriers and other service providers as well as corporate and education clients; and privacy consulting to assist organizations in meeting the regulatory and other requirements to protect patient and consumer data.
  
• Intelli-Tech (www.intelli-tech.com), a woman-owned business, is an award-winning single source, value-added reseller of computer hardware, software and IT services.  Intelli-Tech has been providing corporate, government and educational institutions with technology solutions since 1992. 
  
• Micro Works Computer Center (www.itlmicroworks.com), based in Burlington, MA, is an IT hardware, software and services provider that has served the private sector and government market for more than 20 years.  They provide a wide array of IT services, ranging from network administration, firewalls, switches and routers to high-end storage and security.
  
• PPM Associates, Inc. (www.ppma.com) offers a full line of security products and services, including vulnerability assessment and protection, e-mail spam and virus protection, government regulatory compliance, database management and protection, and managed security services.  PPMA is based in Reading, MA, covering New England and New York, with additional sales offices in California and Florida.

“Organizations today face increasing security threats and potential data breaches and they look to innovative vendors like iPolicy and our partners for ways to mitigate these risks,” said Peter Moulds, vice president of worldwide sales for iPolicy Networks. “With our visionary technology and an attractive partner program, we are committed to working with our partners to provide next-generation integrated security solutions for customers across the globe. Through the addition of industry veteran Jon Pringle as director of channel sales, as well as additional sales and marketing resources, we plan to build one of the strongest channels in the industry.”  

iPolicy recently announced a record-breaking year with significant growth in installed base, revenues, and partnerships, as well as expansion of the product line (see: http://www.ipolicynetworks.com/news/press/2006-502-interop.html). iPolicy Networks also recently received validation by industry consultant firm Miercom as the most scalable and reliable network security solution in the industry for adaptive threat prevention, garnering CertifiedSecure and PerformanceVerified certifications from Miercom. The test report validated iPolicy Networks solution scalability for two types of deployments – (a) a multi-location enterprise network with over 500 iPolicy appliances, each with firewall, intrusion prevention and URL filtering active and (b) a network-based security with 1800 Security Domains (virtual security devices).

For additional information on the iPolicy Premier Channel Partner Program, visit http://www.ipolicynetworks.com/partners/premier.html

About iPolicy Networks – Aim for a Zero-Threat Network™
iPolicy Networks provides next-generation integrated security solutions for organizations aiming for a Zero-Threat Network. iPolicy Networks’ Intrusion Prevention Firewall appliances utilize a deep-packet inspection-based Single Pass Architecture™ that enables mid-to-large size organizations to protect against a wide range of current and emerging threats while maintaining high network performance. Its scalable policy-based management solution significantly lowers TCO of managing distributed security while providing consistent security enforcement across geographically dispersed or virtualized networks. Headquartered in Fremont, California, iPolicy Networks’ customers include some of the world's largest network service providers and leading enterprises, government, financial services and educational organizations. For more information visit www.ipolicynetworks.com or call 1.510.687.3000.
 

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