Info Security Products Guide names CipherOptics the winner of the 2006 Global Excellence in Wireless Security Award

Raleigh, N.C. (June 6, 2006) CipherOptics, the leading innovator of solutions for Protecting Data in Motion, today announces that the CipherOptics SG1002 the first extensible IPSec security gateway has been named the winner of the Global Excellence in Wireless Security Customer Trust 2006 Award by Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the worlds leading Guide to security-related products.

"CipherOptics has been selected as the winner in Global Excellence in Wireless Security because of their leadership in protecting data in motion, said Rick Justice, Chief Technology Editor of Silicon Valley Communications, the publisher of the Info Security Products Guide.  As the market demands a more comprehensive solution for ensuring the security of data in transit over IP networks, the CipherOptics Security Gateway family of products enables enterprises and government agencies to maximize security deployments and protect high performance networks.

Today's complex business processes depend upon application-to-application connectivity demanding seamless, low-latency communications across multiple geographies and data centers.  For CipherOptics global customer base, the Common Criteria Certified CipherOptics SG1002 security gateway is a vital component of their security strategy: protecting data storage in motion; protecting data as it traverses third party networks; securing sensitive virtual networks; and, protecting wireless network links end to end.  

With the industry responding to increasing requirements to protect data in motion, its more important than ever for enterprises to deploy solutions that deliver maximum protection without negatively impacting the network, application or operational cost, says Brandon Hoff, chief marketing officer of CipherOptics.  The Global Excellence in Wireless Security Award demonstrates CipherOptics commitment to removing the barriers to data and application protection that enterprises require today.

About CipherOptics

CipherOptics, the leading innovator of solutions for Protecting Data in Motion, has been providing best-in-breed data security solutions to a growing list of top customers including large enterprises, top financial institutions, Fortune 100 companies, healthcare organizations, and government agencies.  CipherOptics security gateways protect data in motion with virtually no impact to network operations or management.  CipherOptics solutions leverage robust industry-standard 256 bit AES encryption capabilities and provide the best total cost of ownership, performance, network transparency and ease of implementation in its class of products. The CipherOptics family of security gateways is field-proven in some of the most security-conscious networks in the world, and has received FIPS-140-2 Level 2 validation and Common Criteria certification.  For more information please see www.cipheroptics.com.

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