Cyberguard Corporation to Expand Worldwide Customer Support Services, Add Onsite and Hardware Support.Business Editors FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 Company Teams Up With Equant E´quant n. 1. (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; - called also eccentric equator ltname>. To Provide 24/7/365 Support at Customer Locations Around the Globe - - Growth in Firewall Sales Abroad Fuels Demand for Increased Support Presence CyberGuard Corporation (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :CYBG), the technology leader in network security, today announced a major expansion in its worldwide customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . The company is working with Equant (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology). ENT abbr. ear, nose, and throat ENT ear, nose and throat. ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology ) (Paris Bourse Paris Bourse National stock market of France. : EQU EQU Equipment EQU Equilibrium EQU Equate (assembly language directive) EqU Equivalent Unit EQU Extremely Qualified User EQU Estimated Quarterly Usage EQU Equal to EQU Equation ), a leading global provider of maintenance and network support services, to offer comprehensive support for CyberGuard's security products around the clock and around the world. In addition to call center support in foreign countries, the partnership will allow CyberGuard to offer global on-site service and, for the first time, support for the hardware component of CyberGuard's appliance firewalls. Equant's geographically dispersed customer support is available in more than 140 countries, which means that, in the event of a hardware problem, CyberGuard customers can have a replacement appliance up and running at their locations anywhere in the world often in a matter of hours. "This is a direct result of the demand for our new line of firewall appliances internationally," said Laurel Mueller, CyberGuard's director of worldwide support. "CyberGuard has experienced rapid growth abroad, particularly throughout the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . By partnering with Equant, a company well known for its high caliber of service, we will be able to provide our customers with hardware and software support wherever they are, whenever they need it, on site and in their native languages." Richard Blaustein, vice president, Equant, stated, "We are pleased to provide CyberGuard with hardware support for their appliance firewalls. With Equant's global reach, we are able to assist CyberGuard by providing around-the-clock support. We look forward to serving CyberGuard's customers with the world-class customer service and professionalism our customers are used to and their customers demand." Over the last year, CyberGuard introduced three premium appliance firewalls designed for businesses with rigorous security needs and a range of performance requirements from small to very large sized networks--CyberGuard(R) STARLord(TM), KnightSTAR(TM) and FireSTAR(TM). As awareness of the need for security has increased, demand for the pre-configured, easy-to-implement firewall appliances has picked up, particularly in overseas markets. CyberGuard currently has 11 domestic offices as well as operations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Middle East and Asia. 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 (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, 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. About Equant Equant operates the world's largest network, providing voice, data, Internet, integration, and application services See ASP and Web services. to companies around the globe. The network reaches key business centers in more than 220 countries and territories. For additional information, visit www.equant.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. This release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc Equant that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents filed by Equant with the SEC, specifically the most recent filing on Form 20-F, which identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, risks relating to Equant's history of operating losses, the unpredictability of growth in Equant's markets, Equant's rapid growth, changing technology, uncertain and changing regulatory restrictions, Equant's international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , dependence on suppliers, network security issues, competition, and volatility of Equant's stock price. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Equant on the date hereof, and Equant assumes no obligation to update such statements. CyberGuard(R) is a registered trademark of CyberGuard Corporation. STARLord(TM), KnightSTAR(TM) and FireSTAR(TM) are trademarks of CyberGuard Corporation. |
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