IT Industry's Latest Product and News Announcements to Debut at Interop New York

Interop®, produced by CMP Technology, today announced the industry's leading IT vendors that will be making significant product and news announcements at Interop New York 2006. The IT industry's most comprehensive event returns to New York September 12-18, and will once again demonstrate how IT is responding to the issues that matter most to attendees, helping them succeed in both business and technology. For a complete schedule of all educational sessions, keynote addresses and participating exhibitors, visit www.interop.com.

Interop New York 2006 will feature one of the most holistic content and educational programs available to the IT market today, and will include the same program features that have made Interop a success for the past two decades. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer.

"Remarkably, while the Internet revolution is 20 years in the making, businesses are really just scratching the surface when it comes to leveraging the power of IP-based networks and applications," said Lenny Heymann, Interop General Manager. "That's where Interop comes in today: our goal has greatly expanded to help attendees bring together all the key components of their communications strategy. Today, Interop is the one event technology leaders can rely on to learn what it takes to get the right information to the right people at the right time."

The list of Interop New York 2006 exhibitors who will be making news announcements or showcasing their products for the first time will continue to grow throughout the event and currently includes the following:

  -- 8e6 Technologies will unveil Threat Analysis Reporter, a new real-time
     monitoring and remediation tool, as part of a new enterprise reporting
     suite that helps enterprises combat high risk internet activity.
  -- AEP Networks will announce AEP NACpoint for network admission control.
     AEP will also announce AEP Netilla Security Platform (NSP) 5.4, the
     latest generation SSL VPN with load balancing for failover and
     scalability.
  -- Adrem Software will introduce their newest version of network
     monitoring software.
  -- APCON will release TITAN software, a client/server application that
     manages multiple matrix switches, network devices, and lab resources.
     TITAN provides a simple, visio-centric management interface that
     controls network device connectivity.
  -- Augur Systems will release Augur 4, which improves management and
     monitoring by efficiently scaling for NOCs, local administrators, and
     field technicians -- providing role-based views and 2-way remote
     notification of root-cause SNMP and non-SNMP events.
  -- ClearSight Networks Inc. will announce V6.0, an award-winning solution
     that now supports Real Time Triple Play visualization and analysis
     including IPTV with significant VoIP and Video monitoring, analysis and
     reporting additions.
  -- Clearswift will announce an OEM agreement with Mail-Filters. Mail-
     Filters, recognized as the global leader in OEM anti-spam technology,
     will provide powerful anti-spam technology to Clearswift for its
     SpamLogic spam detection software.
  -- Coyote Point Systems will announce new Equalizer Series server load
     balancers and application traffic management systems to add system
     software that doubles the number of servers per cluster to a maximum of
     512.
  -- Crescendo Networks will be demonstrating for the first time its Maestro
     AFE technology "before" and "after" application acceleration, as well
     as the GA version of its ALP Application Insight module.
  -- Cymphonix is introducing Network Composer 7, which provides the latest
     in Internet data stream control technology. Version 7 includes robust
     policy management features and unique innovations that provide
     administrators unparalleled power over their Internet connections.
  -- e-Lock Corporation will announce The GRID -- a true two-way two-factor
     authentication solution which is highly effective against identity
     theft techniques including phishing, pharming, keylogging and the man-
     in-the-middle attacks.
  -- Endace Systems will release the Ninjabox 10000, a high performance
     platform for 10 Gigabit Ethernet network monitoring.  The Ninjabox
     10000 accelerates existing network security applications to multi-
     Gigabit speeds.
  -- Gigamon Systems will announce new mapping features for its GigaVUE
     data-access switch, which enables multiple tools to monitor an
     enterprise network. Now, 10 Gig tools can simultaneously monitor 1 Gig
     and 10 Gig networks.
  -- GroundWork Open Source will announce Monitor Professional, a fully
     integrated open-source solution for IT infrastructure monitoring and
     management.  The latest version includes integrated service level
     management with executive-level dashboards, advanced reporting, greater
     scalability and enhanced user interface.
  -- Internet Security Systems (ISS) will announce a key new technology
     alliance. The alliance is an extension of the company's "Powered By
     ISS" program, launched at Interop Las Vegas in May.
  -- IronPort Systems Inc. will launch the IronPort S-Series Web security
     Appliance. This gateway appliance is a comprehensive perimeter defense
     against a broad range of spyware and Web-based malware.
  -- Lockdown Networks will announce an upgrade to its flagship Network
     Access Control technology. Lockdown Enforcer 4.5 offers centralized
     management and enterprise-wide policy enforcement across all networked
     devices, on a standards-based appliance.
  -- MailFoundry will introduce the world's most advanced email filtering
     engine -- MessageIQ 3.0 with the industry's lowest false positive rates
     -- less than 1:1,000,000 that requires no customer maintenance. OEM and
     reseller inquiries invited.
  -- Microsoft Office Visio 2007 will introduce new data visualization
     features and demonstrate examples of how these can be used to better
     understand and act upon stored information.
  -- NeoAccel will announce the Network Access Manager-Plus (NAM-Plus),
     which provides 802.1x control of Layer 2/3 access to local/remote
     network resources including end-point, authentication and security
     audits, remediation access and resource-access control.
  -- Netcordia will announce new Configuration Command Scripts to enable
     network engineers to automatically fix problems after NetMRI locates
     and identifies them. Customers can now use NetMRI to create their own
     customized best practices.
  -- Network General, in conjunction with the celebration of its 20th
     anniversary, will make a significant product announcement and will
     unveil its strategy for taking the company into its next phase of
     growth.
  -- Network Instruments will be making an announcement regarding the
     company's line of network analyzers, probes, and portable analyzer
     solutions.
  -- Network Physics will unveil a preview of NetSensory Version 6.0,
     offering real-time application discovery and classification of key
     enterprise applications in customer networks such as Oracle, SAP,
     Microsoft Exchange, and VoIP.
  -- Omnitron Systems Technology, Inc. will announce enhanced provisioning
     and scalability of iConverter carrier-class Optical Access products to
     enable profitable Ethernet services.  iConverter fiber access Network
     Interface Devices now support 802.3ah OAM management and CWDM
     technology.
  -- Secure key, LLC is introducing a biometric capable multi-factor
     authentication USB device deploying a patented method of Secret Key
     distribution and Hardware Random Generated Session Keys to provide an
     AES-256 encrypted Secure Channel -- a secure VPN solution.
  -- Solana Networks will announce their expansion to the US market with
     their Route Analytics product. Their latest release brings new features
     and routing protocols further reducing network downtime, improving
     network performance, and enabling new services.
  -- Stampede Technologies, Inc. will introduce Acceleration On-Demand, the
     industry's first solution that enables enterprises to fully leverage
     bi-directional acceleration to maximize performance without the need to
     install hardware or software at remote locations.
  -- StillSecure will launch Safe Access v5.0 -- the industry's most
     powerful, flexible NAC solution. Safe Access v5.0 is enterprise-ready
     as it seamlessly integrates into distributed environments regardless of
     size or complexity.
  -- Tideway Systems will announce continuous configuration surveillance
     solutions that provide IT operations with transparency of their run-
     time environment. Using application-modelling and automated discovery,
     Tideway's newly released Foundation 6.0 enhances IT department
     responsiveness and reduces application downtime.
  -- Transition Networks Inc. will unveil its Gigabit Ethernet copper-to-
     fiber media converter, providing a cost-effective method for
     integrating fiber optic cabling into 1000Mbps UTP environments.
  -- Trusted Computing Group (TCG) will announce that Extreme Networks,
     Infoblox, Meru Networks, Patchlink, Q1 Labs, RSA Security and Trapeze
     Networks have joined the organization to support and TCG's non-
     proprietary Trusted Network Connect (TNC).
  -- ShoreTel and Traxi Technologies are announcing a new release of
     ShoreTel's award-winning IP-telephony platform that raises the bar for
     systems aimed at enterprises and small businesses demanding key system
     functionality.
  -- Uplogix Inc. will announce their next-generation, intelligent network
     management appliance. Leveraging a recognized, OOB management platform,
     Uplogix will provide enhanced management and compliance capabilities,
     more robust server support, and QoS monitoring for IPT.
  -- WideBand Corporation is announcing its Network Health Analysis Program,
     which includes onsite tests and screenings to identify downtime and
     security risks to critical data and recommendations to help prevent
     system failures.
  -- WildPackets will introduce a new Linux appliance for remote packet
     capture and analysis, announce new partner integration projects with
     OmniEngines, and unveil OmniSpectrum 3.0 with improved graphical data
     for WLAN RF analysis.
  -- Xirrus will announce the results of a Tolly Group test, which verifies
     that Xirrus' Wi-Fi Array provides 2.5 times the range and 13 times the
     throughput.

For 20 years, Interop has held a unique place in the IP infrastructure markets, and is responsible for fostering the innovation that has fueled the revolution and evolution in IP networking. With network convergence now taking center stage as the key enabler of the latest technology innovations, Interop will continue to show how all of the pieces fit together to help IT organizations overcome their business challenges. Additional information on Interop New York 2006, including registration information, is available online at www.interop.com

About Interop®

Interop®, now part of the CMP Technology family of global brands, has led the revolution and evolution in IP networking for the past twenty years, and is dedicated to promoting and demonstrating the interoperability of the converged network, applications and devices to seamlessly exchange and use information to address the full range of business challenges facing IT organizations today and tomorrow. As the leading destination for technology buyers and sellers, Interop has fostered the growth and evolution of the IT industry for the past two decades, and remains the most anticipated and only comprehensive IT event. Through in-depth educational programs, workshops, real-world demonstrations and live technology implementations in its unique InteropNet and InteropLabs programs, Interop provides the forum for the most powerful innovations and solutions the industry has to offer. Interop New York will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, September 18-22, 2006, and Interop Las Vegas will return to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, May 20-25, 2007. For more information about these events, visit www.interop.com.

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