CloudShield CS-2000 In-Network Computing Platform in Evaluation for Common Criteria EAL4+; SAIC CCTL, Selected to Perform Evaluation of In-Network Computing Platform.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- CloudShield(R) Technologies, Inc., the leader in high performance In-Network Computing(TM) platforms for Network Security, VoIP, and Content Control applications, today announced that its flagship product, the CS-2000, is in evaluation for Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 Augmented (EAL4+) certification. The Common Criteria certification process is an official, unbiased third-party evaluation for IT security procedures. To attain certification, CloudShield's CS-2000 will undergo extensive testing by SAIC's Common Criteria Test Lab (CCTL), an accredited third party testing facility.

"We are committed to providing certified, state-of-the-art products to the Federal Government," said Pat Reilly, vice president of federal development and marketing. "We also strive to make it as easy as possible for our systems integrator partners to provide their Government customers with the most qualified security products. The CS-2000 has been accepted for Information Assurance security criteria testing, and we believe this is strong validation of our product's ability to meet the needs of the government marketplace."

The Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CCITSE), also known as ISO standard 15408, is a set of evaluation criteria defined by the United States' National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST). It was designed to resolve the technical and conceptual differences among existing standards for the evaluation of IT security systems and products. Certification to the Common Criteria EAL4+ requires in-depth analysis of product design and development methodology, backed by extensive testing.

In order to promote broader confidence in the security of IT products, and increase the availability of security-enhanced IT products around the world, the NSA and NIST have secured Mutual Recognition Agreements for CCITSE with 13 foreign national governments. The EAL4+ certification profile for the CS-2000 will be recognized by each participating country. The current list of participating nations includes: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.

More information about the CS-2000 evaluation can be found on the Common Criteria Products in Evaluation site at http://niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme/in_evaluation.html.

For more information about the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme, visit http://niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme/index.html.

About CloudShield

CloudShield Technologies is the first In-Network Computing company focused on the convergence of networking and computing. In response to the rapidly increasing value and security sensitivities of information traversing networks today, CloudShield delivers new computing architectures that enable processing and analysis of information "in-the-network" in real-time. CloudShield solutions are engineered to provide complete traffic visibility and deep packet inspection and analysis for high-speed, high-volume networks. In-Network Computing platforms enable network applications developers, system integrators, and network operators to build and deploy packet processing functions -- of their design -- on a highly-flexible, standardized system. For details on the growing list of Network Security, VoIP, and Content Control applications available for In-Network Computing platforms, visit CloudShield on-line at www.cloudshield.com.