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ARCHIVE 2005
Blue Coat to Offer Webwasher URL Filtering on Proxy
Appliances
Combined Offering Provides Enhanced Web Controls; ProxySG Appliances
Provide 10-Times URL Filtering Performance Increase
BOCA RATON, Fla. and SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 13, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall
via COMTEX/ -- Webwasher AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of CyberGuard
Corporation (Nasdaq: CGFW), a global provider of security solutions,
and Blue Coat(R) Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider
of proxy appliances, today announced a partnership to deliver
CyberGuard's Webwasher(R) URL Filter on the high-performance Blue
Coat ProxySG(TM) appliances.
The combination of the Webwasher URL Filter with Blue Coat's
proxy appliances enables customers to filter unwanted Web content
without interrupting legitimate Web traffic. The combined solution
provides increased network performance and simplified installation,
and will enable enterprises to boost productivity by reducing
non-business related Web surfing, curb IT costs associated with
downloading bandwidth-intensive files, and minimize legal risks
by filtering out inappropriate Web sites.
"Blue Coat proxy appliances are an ideal platform for running
our Webwasher URL Filter database," said Dr. Horst Joepen,
SVP of strategic alliances for CyberGuard. "The combination
of Webwasher's URL Filter with Blue Coat's proxy appliance platform
will provide a comprehensive and proactive solution to address
the Web security and control needs of today's enterprises."
"Partnering with Webwasher enables Blue Coat to offer customers
an additional choice for on-proxy URL filtering," said Steve
Mullaney, vice president of marketing for Blue Coat. "While
the Blue Coat ProxySG appliances with Webwasher URL filtering
give customers comprehensive Web security and control, Blue Coat
also provides customers with a 10-times performance increase for
Web traffic on the network."
Availability
The CyberGuard Webwasher URL Filter is supported today on the
Blue Coat ProxySG 200, 400, 800 and 8000 Series appliances. The
combined on-proxy solution is available through Blue Coat Systems
and its global network of reseller partners. For more information,
please contact Blue Coat directly, or visit http://www.bluecoat.com.
About Blue Coat Systems
Blue Coat helps organizations make the Web safe and productive
for business. Blue Coat proxy appliances provide visibility and
control of Web communications to protect against risks from spyware,
Web viruses, inappropriate Web surfing, instant messaging (IM),
video streaming, peer-to- peer (P2P) file sharing and unsecured
Web servers -- while actually improving Web performance. Trusted
by many of the world's largest organizations, Blue Coat has shipped
more than 20,000 proxy appliances. Blue Coat is headquartered
in Sunnyvale, California, and can be reached at (408) 220-2200
or http://www.bluecoat.com.
About CyberGuard Corporation
CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq: CGFW) delivers a suite of integrated
information security solutions to provide Global 2000 enterprises
and government organizations with the confidence that their critical
information assets are protected. Based on the company's Total
Stream Protection framework and managed via its Global Command
Center, CyberGuard's products go beyond network-level security
to provide protection against the most dangerous application-layer
vulnerabilities and avoid potential damage, securing the entire
data stream. With a growing and satisfied number of brand-name
customers, CyberGuard has deployed more than 250,000 products
across the globe. Headquartered near Boca Raton, Fla., the company
has offices and training centers around the world. For more information
visit http://www.CyberGuard.com.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: The statements contained in this
press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements, including statements regarding Blue Coat Systems'
and CyberGuard's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, and including statements regarding the capabilities
and expected performance of Blue Coat Systems' and CyberGuard's
products. All forward-looking statements included in this press
release are based upon information available to Blue Coat Systems
and CyberGuard as of the date hereof, and Blue Coat Systems and
CyberGuard assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements. Forward- looking statements involve risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected. These and other risks relating to Blue Coat Systems'
business are set forth in Blue Coat Systems' most recently filed
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2005, and other reports
filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Blue Coat(R), CyberGuard(R) and Webwasher(R) are registered trademarks.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
SOURCE CyberGuard Corporation
Brian Lustig of Qorvis Communications, +1-703-744-7826, blustig@qorvis.com,
for
CyberGuard; or Kim Angell of Schwartz Communications, +1-415-512-0770,
bluecoat@schwartz-pr.com, for Blue Coat
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"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release
regarding CyberGuard's business which are not historical facts
are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks
and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ from those contained
in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors"
in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently
ended fiscal year.
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