CyberGuard's Firewall Appliances to Protect Major Asian Telecom; CyberGuard Reseller Wins Security Contract With Taiwan Fixed Network.Business Editors FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2001 Datacraft Taiwan Limited To Install KnightSTAR Appliance Firewalls in TFN's Data Centers CyberGuard Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : CYBG), the technology leader in network security, today announced it has received a commitment from Datacraft Taiwan Limited, a key reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. of CyberGuard products in Asia, for a large number of KnightSTAR premium appliance firewalls. The commitment results from a contract with Taiwan Fixed Network Telecom (TFN TFN Tax File Number (Australia) TFN TheForce.Net (Star Wars Fan Site) TFN Taiwan Fixed Network TFN Texas Freedom Network TFN Tribe Flood Network ), a major Asian telecommunications company See telecom company. , which has selected CyberGuard firewall appliances A device that provides firewall protection for a network. It includes all the necessary hardware and software in a self-contained package that plugs in between the two networks being isolated. Most firewall appliances are solid state and include a stripped down operating system. to protect their growing broadband network and infrastructure. Over the next year, TFN is expected to establish a number of data centers to provide fixed line telephone networks throughout Taiwan. Each data center will be equipped with multiple high-availability KnightSTAR firewall appliances. A high-availability KnightSTAR firewall appliance is actually a pair of individual firewall appliances configured to provide redundant security so that there is no loss of protection in the event of hardware failure. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Datacraft Taiwan, the telecom chose CyberGuard's firewall appliance products because they provide the high security, high performance and high reliability that are essential for securing a complex telecom system. In addition, the ability to manage multiple firewalls from central and remote locations, central auditing and monitoring were also significant factors in the decision to use CyberGuard. "This is just the latest indication of the success of our appliance products in Asia," said Paul Henry People named Paul Henry:
"CyberGuard delivers a superior firewall," commented Benjamin Wang, general manager of Datacraft Taiwan Limited. "Their recent Common Criteria (Common Criteria for Information Technology Security) An international standard process for defining security objectives and for evaluating compliance with those objectives. The Common Criteria have largely replaced the Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC), the Canadian EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 4 certification puts them in a category by themselves. They are the first company in the world to have a firewall appliance with that high level validation by an independent third-party." The selection by TFN is more evidence of the growing market demand for CyberGuard appliance firewalls throughout the Pacific Rim area. During fiscal year 2000, Asia represented the fastest growth market for CyberGuard. About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation, the technology leader in network security, provides enterprise and electronic commerce security solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard's award winning, industrial-strength firewall products and services protect the integrity of data and applications from unauthorized access. CyberGuard's appliances are the world's first to receive Common Criteria EAL4 certification, the most prestigious and rigorous IT security evaluation available. The company has world headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and branch offices worldwide. More information on CyberGuard Corporation can be found at http://www.cyberguard.com. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Statements regarding estimates and future prospects contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of current conditions, future developments, and other factors the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances, or information obtained from third parties, and are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and that actual results might differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that might cause future actual events to differ from those predicted or assumed include: future advances in technologies and computer security; the Company's history of losses; the Company's ability to execute on its business plans; the Company's dependence on outside parties such as its key customers and alliance partners; competition from major computer hardware, software, and networking companies; uncertainties in availability of expansion capital in the future and other risks associated with capital markets; the outcome of purported class action lawsuits class action lawsuit A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax against the Company; and recent changes in management. For a more complete discussion regarding forward-looking statements, the reader is referred to the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, and other information filed with the Commission. CyberGuard(R) Firewall is a registered trademark of CyberGuard Corporation. CyberGuard(R) STARLord(TM), KnightSTAR(TM) and FireSTAR(TM) are trademarks of CyberGuard Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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