Barbedwire Technologies Ships the STAR Engine Appliance the Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System With Breakthrough Pricing.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

RSA Conference 2003

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003

The STAR (Security Threat Analysis & Response) Engine

Priced From $9995 Revolutionizes Enterprise Security Management

via Their Patent Pending Active Response Technology

Barbedwire Technologies today announced at the RSA Conference 2003, the release of the breakthrough STAR Engine security management appliance. The STAR Engine is the first appliance of its kind that allows security administrators of mid-tier and large Enterprises to automatically respond to security threats. The patent pending Active Response technology built into the STAR Engine automatically triggers the necessary actions to contain and neutralize network security breaches, providing round the clock security against outside and inside threats. Barbedwire is a leader in developing integrated and interoperable security appliances for Intrusion Prevention, Detection, and Active Response.

Designed for mid-tier and large enterprise class networks, the STAR Engine dramatically simplifies the collection, correlation, and presentation of the relentless stream of information produced by an organization's network infrastructure. IT staff may now increase the speed at which malicious network threats may be identified, prevented, and responded to -- even automatically. Barbedwire appliances simplify security management by allowing Best-of-breed products from companies like Cisco, Check Point, Microsoft, Sun and Oracle to be coordinated from a single console for an Enterprise wide solution.

"Imagine the ability to have the security events from your network devices like Cisco routers and firewalls, Check Point firewalls, or Microsoft and Oracle servers all brought together with a simple report so that even a non-expert could take action against something like a Denial of Service attack. Then, take it one step further, where the system itself automatically applies blocking rules you had previously configured, stopping the attack dead in its tracks before any serious damage could occur -- that is the STAR Engine," said Zia Iqbal, CEO of Barbedwire Technologies. "At $10,000, almost any company can afford STAR, and it will pay for itself in the first month by lowering their overall network management cost and reducing financial losses from malicious attacks by increasing their network security."

"The addition of the STAR Engine to the Minesweeper line is a breakthrough from a features and pricing point of view. I can cost justify bringing these solutions to most of my customers for $10,000," said Shaq Khan of Fortifire, a reseller specializing in security products. "We were a beta site for STAR and these guys really got it right. Pentasafe, recently acquired by NetIQ, is the closest thing I have seen to the STAR Engine and I like it that STAR is available as an appliance."

About Barbedwire Technologies

Barbedwire Technologies provides security solutions for medium and enterprise class networks, featuring the STAR Engine for IPS, the IP Warrior Secured by Check Point appliance and the Minesweeper family for IDS, VA, WiFi, and Web filtering including Anti-spam. www.barbedwiretech.com or 209/832-9900.