CyberGuard Opens New Office in Dubai; New Office Strengthens Ties With Clients in Middle East.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. -- CyberGuard Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CGFW), the technology leader in network security, today announced the opening of its Dubai office. CyberGuard now operates eight offices worldwide to serve and support its customers. The new presence will enable CyberGuard to strengthen ties with clients throughout the Middle East and Africa by providing high-quality technical support, training and consulting services closer to home. Located in Dubai Internet City Dubai Internet City (DIC) is an information technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting emerging markets. , the office will serve as the central point of access to CyberGuard's technical support personnel, but will not deny clients the benefit of business services extended from the UK-based headquarters of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) region. Andrew Clarke
"We are very glad to welcome CyberGuard to the Dubai Internet City community," said Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman Omar Bin Sulayman (full name: Omar Mohammed Ahamad Bin Sulayman) is the Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in Dubai. He has a doctorate in leadership from the United States. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Dubai Internet City. "With the ever-increasing importance of IT security for the smooth functioning of the knowledge economy, companies like CyberGuard have an important role to play in the industry." Shariq S. Hassan, a CyberGuard information security specialist, stated, "The decision to open an office in Dubai is strategic and based on the significant growth in the number of customers located in the Middle East; long-established relationships with clients in the region; and CyberGuard's excellent record of providing comprehensive service and technical support. Clients will now find it even easier to take advantage of CyberGuard's dedicated sales and technical resources for support, advice and service. Dubai-based support professionals will be immediately available to serve clients on the ground and respond to increasing client requirements." The new CyberGuard Middle East & Africa office is located at Dubai Internet City, First Steps, Building 1, PO Box 73000, Dubai - U.A.E. The phone number is +971 4 391 3500. About CyberGuard Corporation CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq:CGFW), the technology leader in network security, provides advanced Total Stream Protection(TM) solutions that protect the critical information assets of Global 2000 companies and governments worldwide. CyberGuard offers a broad line of scalable high performance firewall/VPN appliances, the Webwasher(R) suite of enterprise-class Web and e-mail content security solutions, sophisticated security processors and accelerator products for the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. and IPsec markets, and industry leading embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. (R) and Linux security solutions. Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. , the company has branch offices and training centers around the world. More information about 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. 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 cause 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. CyberGuard(R) and Webwasher(R) are registered trademarks and Total Stream Protection(TM) and Global Command Center(TM) are trademarks of CyberGuard Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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