Captus Networks Appoints Jack Musgrove as Vice President, Marketing.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

WOODLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2001

Captus Networks, the leader in protecting networks from Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, today announced it has appointed Jack Musgrove as vice president, marketing. Musgrove will oversee strategic planning, new product, and channel development as Captus continues to widen its reach into the international market.

Musgrove brings to Captus more than 20 years of strategic planning and product development experience in networking and telecommunications. Most recently, he was director of marketing at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he led Cisco to the number one position in the remote access market and launched its market-leading VoIP gateway. Prior to that, he brought numerous communications products to market as vice president, marketing for Digital Link Corp. and Telco Systems, Inc.

"We believe that Captus Networks has been successful in adding one of the strongest marketers in the business today to our executive management team. To that end, Jack's addition will be another key factor in sustaining our leadership position in this marketplace," said Richard G. Helgeson, Captus' president and CEO, to whom Musgrove reports. "He has a proven track record in bringing new technologies to the forefront, and understands how to translate market requirements into successfully integrated products and services."

Everett Cox, general partner of St. Paul Venture Capital, commented, "The caliber of Musgrove, a senior executive in this market segment, is an indicator of the strength of Captus Networks as a company, and a vote of confidence for the technology behind its products."

"Jack Musgrove has a strong record of wins in this market," said David Mock, director of Captus and principal of GMS Capital Partners. "It's a very competitive time to be in the network security industry. The need for solutions has never been greater. Jack's tenured experience in networking technology and partnership development represent the key attributes required in the marketplace today."

Musgrove holds bachelor's of science degrees in computer science and business administration from California State University, Northridge. He also has an MBA in marketing from the University of Southern California.

Captus Networks

Captus Networks Corp. is an innovative, privately held company that designs, manufactures and markets integrated security hardware devices. In June 2001, Captus Networks closed a second round of financing, receiving $17.6 million from GMS Capital Partners, LP, St. Paul Venture Capital, Celerity Partners, H.I.G. Ventures, and several individual investors. In its initial round of funding in May 2000, the company raised $3.5 million in venture capital from GMS Capital Partners. Captus Networks' vision is to be the preeminent supplier of high performance, integrated network security devices and services for the e-business marketplace. The company's executive offices are located in Woodland, Calif., near Sacramento. Captus Networks can be contacted on the World Wide Web at www.captusnetworks.com or by calling (877) 9-CAPTUS.