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CyberGuard Shareholders Vote to Approve Acquisition by Secure Computing.


BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla. -- CyberGuard(R) Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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:CGFW), a global provider of security solutions that protect the business-critical information assets of Global 2000 enterprises and government organizations, today announced that its shareholders have approved the Company's acquisition by Secure Computing For the general concept, see .

Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
  • Firewalls including Sidewinder, SnapGear and CyberGuard TSP
 Corporation of San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . Approval was given at a special shareholders' meeting shareholders' meeting n. a meeting, usually annual, of all shareholders of a corporation (although in large corporations only a small percentage attend) to elect the Board of Directors and hear reports on the company's business situation.  held in Deerfield Beach Deerfield Beach, town (1990 pop. 46,325), Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1925. The development of high-technology industry and commerce expanded the town and more than doubled its population between 1970 and 1990. , FL earlier today. Secure Computing had announced its intention to acquire CyberGuard on August 18, 2005.

Richard L. Scott, CyberGuard board member and largest shareholder said, "When I initially made my investments in CyberGuard, I felt CyberGuard had superior products in the firewall industry. What was accomplished over the last 5 years is a testament to the management team we put in place and their commitment and focus. Their acquisition of technology and vision for combining these technologies, we believe, will be a significant benefit to all of the combined shareholders of CyberGuard and Secure Computing. I am very proud of what has been accomplished and the team that have been acquired by Secure Computing." Mr. Scott will join Secure Computing's Board of Directors following the close of the transaction.

About CyberGuard Corporation

CyberGuard Corporation (NASDAQ:CGFW) is a global provider of security solutions that protect business-critical information assets at Global 2,000 organizations and government entities. The company's firewall/VPN, TSP(TM), Global Command Center(TM) and Webwasher(R) product suites comprise a comprehensive, integrated security system, which offers highly adaptive, scalable solutions that intelligently guard against network intrusion and content-based vulnerabilities, detecting and eliminating security threats in real-time for performance optimization. CyberGuard has deployed more than 250,000 products in organizations around the world to maintain the health and integrity of their enterprises. Headquartered near Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. , the company has branch offices and training centers around the globe and can be located on the World Wide Web at http://www.CyberGuard.com.

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