CyberGuard Expansion in Asia-Pacific Continues with Signing of Regional Distributor Agreement with eGlobal International.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2003 Large Information Security Provider Will Offer CyberGuard Premium Network Security Solutions to Government and High-End Enterprise Customers CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq:CGFW), the technology leader in network security, is continuing its expansion in the Asia-Pacific market with the announcement today of a distribution agreement with eGlobal International (ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange :EGI EGI Effective Gross Income EGI Ethical Globalization Initiative EGI Electrical Geodesics Inc. EGI European Grid Initiative EGI Energy and Geoscience Institute (University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT) ). Based in Brisbane, eGlobal is Australia's largest provider of Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. gateways for corporate and government clients. eGlobal addresses all facets of information technology security from security consulting to the provision of secure Internet access See how to access the Internet. , e-business and management of firewalls; intrusion detection systems; and e-business servers. Under the agreement, eGlobal, which is part of a network of companies throughout the Asia-Pacific region, will distribute CyberGuard's complete range of firewall and virtual private network appliances and products. Paul Henry People named Paul Henry:
"CyberGuard achieved significant growth in the Asia-Pacific market last year and we have a strong commitment to continuing that growth," he said. "eGlobal has a significant presence in this market, particularly among the government and high-end corporate enterprise sectors that require the kind of high-security, high-performance solutions CyberGuard provides." Tim Murphy, eGlobal national sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , said the CyberGuard distribution agreement represents a significant boost to eGlobal's complete eSecurity offering. "We are excited about capitalizing on the many opportunities for CyberGuard within the marketplace," he said. "While the firewall/VPN market has become somewhat commoditized at the low- to mid-range over the past 18 months, we continue to see a strong demand for high end solutions from the government and enterprise sectors we serve. Given CyberGuard's traditional strength in these same markets, we anticipate both significant and sustained revenue opportunities throughout the region." This is the second recent major distribution announcement in the Asia-Pacific market. In September, CyberGuard announced a distribution agreement with Canon System Solutions, a key distribution partner that is headquartered in Japan. About eGlobal eGlobal International (ASX:EGI), headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, with offices in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, is an Asia Pacific based integrator of enterprise business applications, Smart-card and security technologies covering managed security services, security consulting (with an emphasis on eBusiness), security products and IP interception (for law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). ) for the government, telecommunications, automotive, mining, health and financial industries in Australia. Visit http://www.eglobal.net and http://www.citadel.com.au for further information. About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation, the technology leader in network security, provides enterprise and electronic commerce security solutions to Global 2000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard's award winning, industrial-strength firewall/VPN products and services protect the integrity of data and applications from unauthorized access. CyberGuard's appliances, which include SL, KS, FS and LX models, hold Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level The Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL1 through EAL7) of an IT product or system is a numerical grade assigned following the completion of a Common Criteria security evaluation, an international standard in effect since 1999. 4+ (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, 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 This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and factors, including without limitation, those described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that may use the company's future actual results to materially differ from the company's current expectations. The company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. |
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