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Blue Ridge Networks High Assurance VPN Appliance Integrates Hifn Security Processor

Posted on: Monday, 8 November 2004, 09:00 CST

LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Network security and flow classification market leader Hifn(TM) , announced today that the Blue Ridge Networks(TM) BorderGuard(TM) 5000 product suite features Hifn's HIPP 7855 security processor. The BorderGuard 5000 series builds upon the BorderGuard reputation for ironclad security and reliability.

The BorderGuard 5000 family offers a wide range of capacity models while preserving backwards compatibility with previous models of the highly regarded BorderGuard VPN product line. The BorderGuard 5000 offers strong cryptographic performance measured in hundreds of megabits per second. Gigabit Ethernet interfaces provide for physical layer compatibility where high-speed VPN features are required.

Like previous BorderGuard models, the BorderGuard 5000 includes an embedded RSA(R) public-key infrastructure (PKI) that will generate, exchange, and use digital certificates for all BorderGuard VPN authentication. Each BorderGuard has a unique non-replicable RSA public-key identity that provides VPN connection authentication far stronger than the shared secret authentication offered by other VPN products. Since the PKI is built in, there is no need for an expensive stand-alone PKI or digital certificate service.

"We are extremely pleased with Hifn's efforts around the HIPP 7855 -- especially when it comes to its implementation of the Advanced Encryption Standard, AES-256," said Tom Gilbert, Chief Technology Officer for Blue Ridge Networks. "Hifn's pioneering AES-256 work allows Blue Ridge Networks to lead the way in offering Defense and Civilian Agencies, as well as commercial customers, superb throughput and ultimate security over other VPN providers."

"AES-256 represents the state of the art algorithm where the highest level of security is paramount," says Glenn Haley, product line manager of Hifn, Inc. "Hifn's HIPP 7855 delivers full throughput and efficient acceleration of AES-256 in Blue Ridge's BorderGuard 5000."

Hifn's HIPP product family is backed by a suite of software options, including Hifn's Security Platform (HSP), which helps enable FIPS 140-2 compliance. Both HSP and Hifn's Software Development Kit (SDK) help customers reduce design cycle times and take products to market faster.

In production today, the HIPP 7855 is packaged in a 480-pin BGA configuration. The power requirement is 1.5 V core and 3.3V I/O, with 2.6W typical power consumption.

About Blue Ridge Networks

Blue Ridge Networks, headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, develops secure communications solutions for wireless and wired environments. The company was responsible for the industry's first commercial virtual private network and has widespread deployments across commercial and government sectors. The Blue Ridge Networks BorderGuard product suite has been deployed globally and in demanding applications such as wireless LAN, extranets, site-to-site and remote access VPN, and thin client computing. The company has achieved several Government Agency certifications, including: FIPS 140 Level 2, Common Criteria, HIPAA compliance, and the Department of Defense SPOCK validation. The company was recently named to Deloitte's Virginia Fast 50 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for the United States and Canada. For more information, please visit http://www.blueridgenetworks.com/

About Hifn

Hifn, of Los Gatos, California makes integrated circuits and software for network infrastructure developers. Hifn combines network processing, security, compression, content search and flow classification technology into solutions for complex packet management. Most of the major network equipment manufacturers use Hifn's patented technology to improve network packet processing.

Hifn was founded in 1996 and is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the HIFN symbol. For more information, contact: Hifn, 750 University Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Phone: 408-399-3500. Fax: 408-399-3501. Web: http://www.hifn.com/.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT NOTICE

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the Company's future financial performance. These forward-looking statements related to revenue growth, expense reduction, product development, potential impact of design wins, prospects for economic recovery, gross margins and operating margins are subject to the risks set forth below and actual results could vary. The specific risks include: dependency on a small number of customers, customer demand and customer ordering patterns. Orders from Hifn's customers may be below the company's current expectations. Additional risks include: risks associated with the success of Hifn's ongoing technology development efforts; Hifn's ability to successfully integrate new technology into products in a cost-effective manner; Hifn's ability to effectively control expenses; the timing of Hifn's new product introductions; intense competition in the network and storage equipment industries; and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of Hifn's new products. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in Hifn's SEC reports. Hifn undertakes no duty to update these disclosures.

Hi/fn and LZS are registered trademarks of Hi/fn(R), Inc. Hifn, FlowThrough, and MeterFlow are trademarks of Hi/fn, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Hifn

CONTACT: Brian Sparks of Hifn, Inc., +1-408-399-3520, bsparks@hifn.com

Web site: http://www.hifn.com/http://www.blueridgenetworks.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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