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Mazu Networks Strengthens Channel Program Through the Addition of Strategic Partners SiegeWorks and VANDIS

Posted on: Monday, 19 December 2005, 09:00 CST

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazu Networks, the leading provider of behavior-based network security solutions, today announced the addition of SiegeWorks and VANDIS to further strengthen the company's channel program. Together with these top industry technology solution providers and the company's existing strategic partners, Mazu Networks will address the growing market demand for Mazu Profiler, a Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) system.

"With the adoption of NBA systems as the new foundation of today's defense-in-depth security architecture, the demand for solutions providers who can help customers integrate Mazu Profiler with their current security products has increased dramatically," said Joe Gately, vice president, channels and alliances, Mazu Networks, Inc. "Responding to this market demand, Mazu Networks has extended its sales model to provide premier technology solutions providers such as SiegeWorks and VANDIS with the channel support needed to effectively address growing customer requests for internal network protection. Additionally, our partners gain a great opportunity to use Mazu Profiler to create high-value services for their customers."

For an organization to address the demands of today's intricate networks, they require a defense-in-depth strategy that provides protection at the perimeter, endpoint and internal network layer. Mazu Profiler provides internal visibility, protection and compliance controls that are missing from end point and perimeter solutions, thereby enabling true "defense-in-depth." Through the key partnerships with SiegeWorks and VANDIS, Mazu Networks will address the increasing market demand to provide an integrated solution that will enable enterprises to defeat the complex security challenges presented by modern networks.

"The addition of Mazu Profiler to our portfolio of leading security products enables us to provide customers with a complete defense-in-depth architecture," said Gordon Shevlin, executive vice president, SiegeWorks. "With NBA as the foundation of this new security strategy, we can provide our customers with an integrated solution that provides the needed perimeter, endpoint and internal network protection to contend with the increasing number and sophistication of Internet attacks that are wreaking havoc on corporate networks worldwide."

Mazu Profiler analyzes network traffic and behavior to provide enterprises with the intelligence required to operate internal networks more securely. By examining all internal traffic and analyzing anomalous behavior, Mazu Profiler provides security, network and audit teams with: visibility into how the network is used; protection from worms and insider breaches and compliance assistance through the audit and enforcement of internal controls.

"Through the partnership with Mazu Networks we gain a solid solution that enables us to provide our clients with a product that protects them at the internal network layer, regardless of the size or complexity of their infrastructure," said Andy Segal, president, VANDIS. "Having the ability to offer customers a NBA system targeted to their specific security needs greatly enhances the value we can provide. As such, Mazu Profiler will help us fill the critical holes that we are seeing in many of our customers' existing security architectures."

Mazu Networks' suite of NBA products, which includes Mazu Profiler Express, Mazu Profiler Standard and Mazu Profiler Blade System, enable the company to address varying degrees of network complexity. As a result, any company can benefit from Mazu Profiler's ability to provide improved visibility, protection and compliance assistance.

For more information about the Mazu Networks channel program or the upcoming seminar series designed to help resellers educate customers and prospects on the benefits of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems, visit: http://www.mazunetworks.com/partners/ or call: 866-354-MAZU.

About SiegeWorks

SiegeWorks, a leading global enterprise security services, consulting and integration firm, provides an innovative portfolio of security services focused on protecting the networked infrastructure and business-critical applications. As a part of its service offerings, the firm provides advanced technology solutions that are based on industry-leading technologies and products. SiegeWorks maintains strategic and technology alliances with the leading enterprise security companies, including Check Point, Cisco, nCircle, Network Associates, Nokia, RSA, SkyBox Security, and Symantec. Presently, the company has more than 500 clients primarily in the financial, energy, utilities, healthcare, telecom, legal, retail, technology and government sectors. Privately-held, SiegeWorks is headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Calif., with additional offices in Sacramento, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Raleigh, NC, Philadelphia, New York City, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Mexico. For more information, contact SiegeWorks by calling 925-579-0123, or locate their nearest sales office at http://www.siegeworks.com/.

About VANDIS

VANDIS maintains an exclusive focus on network security and infrastructure. This focus enables the company to offer an unequaled depth of knowledge and experience in these technologies. VANDIS serves corporate, government and educational organizations. The company provides value to its clients by providing services, consultation and integration. VANDIS is a premier reseller for all the leading providers of network security and infrastructure products as well as many providers of innovative point products. VANDIS's engineers and consultants take pride in their Consultative Approach to engagements. This ensures the company's clients of customized solutions designed to meet their needs. VANDIS is privately held and has been profitable each year since 1983. For more information contact VANDIS at 516- 626-2100 or visit http://www.vandis.com/.

About Mazu Networks, Inc.

Mazu Networks provides behavior-based network security solutions that analyze network traffic and behavior to operate enterprise networks more securely. Mazu Networks' offerings include Mazu Profiler(TM) -- an internal network-wide solution for detecting and mitigating worms and internal threats, providing network-wide visibility, and easing the burden of regulatory compliance efforts and Mazu Enforcer(TM) -- a perimeter security solution for detecting and mitigating denial-of-service attacks. Mazu Networks is backed by premier venture capital firms, including Greylock, Matrix Partners, Pilot House Ventures Group and StarVest Partners. Symantec Corporation also is an investor in the company. Mazu is an IBM Business Partner. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Mazu also has locations in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit http://www.mazunetworks.com/.

Media Contacts: Karen Regan Andrew Segal Laura Tanchon Mazu Networks, Inc. VANDIS VANDIS 617-354-9292 ext. 148 516-626-2100 x315 516-626-2100 karen.regan@mazunetworks.com asegal@vandis.com ltanchon@vandis.com

Mazu Networks

CONTACT: Karen Regan of Mazu Networks, Inc., +1-617-354-9292 ext. 148,karen.regan@mazunetworks.com; or Andrew Segal, +1-516-626-2100 ext. 315,asegal@vandis.com, or Laura Tanchon, +1-516-626-2100, ltanchon@vandis.com,both of VANDIS

Web site: http://www.mazunetworks.com/http://www.siegeworks.com/http://www.vandis.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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