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Finjan Signs Specialty Distributor Agreement with Alternative Technology.


SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States
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, Calif. -- Finjan Software, the leading 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.
 solutions for business of all sizes, today announced that it has signed a value-added distribution agreement with Alternative Technology Inc., a leading distributor of security products and thin client/server-based computing solutions. Alternative Technology will distribute the Finjan Next Generation Vital Security(TM) Appliance Series to its network of resellers in the USA and Canada.

Finjan's Vital Security(TM) Appliance Series extends Alternative Technology's current portfolio of security products by adding a truly "proactive" and complementary security solution, thereby allowing Alternative Technology to provide its resellers and their customers with a range of scalable appliances that offer remarkable protection against new and unknown attacks, an area unmet by traditional security solutions.

"Alternative Technology selected Finjan specifically for its unique Next Generation Application-Level Behavior Blocking Also known as "sandboxing," it is software that monitors the executable actions of potentially malicious software and prevents certain operations from taking place. Deleting files and modifying system settings are the kinds of actions that are prohibited.  technology. We look forward to offering our customers the only proactive gateway solution on the market for true Zero-Hour protection from any type of malware attacks, including Spyware, Phishing, viruses, worms, Trojans and Spam," said Tom Zorn, Executive Vice President of Alternative Technology. "Finjan's security solutions are for resellers who believe that value-add for their customers is not just an acronym acronym: see abbreviation.


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. This will further establish them as the 'Trusted Advisors,' constantly bringing the best solutions to their customers and always keeping steps ahead of the hackers."

This partnership follows the recent launch of Finjan's dedicated Anti-Spyware Gateway Appliances for SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge.  and Enterprise organizations. Already generating success among the market place, the Anti-Spyware Appliances fill the much-recognized gap in true proactive Anti-Spyware security by offering the only gateway solution able to detect unknown Spyware.

"Finjan made channel development in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  a top priority for 2005, and that included partnering with a well-respected value-add distributor," said Nick Sears, President of U.S. Operations at Finjan. "Alternative Technology has an excellent reputation in the VAR community, which I have learned directly from many of the CEOs of our newly signed resellers. I am particularly impressed by their strong security focus and strategy of helping resellers by piecing together complementary best-of-breed products to create solutions that fix real customer problems. Alternative Technology's innovative programs around security training and corporate compliance, and GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM.  opportunities, bring much to the table in our new partnership. Finjan wanted more than what traditional distributors offer: an order desk, bank, and warehouse, and while Alternative executes on those core competencies, it takes distribution to another level," concluded Sears.

About Alternative Technology

Alternative Technology is the leading specialty distributor for Value Added Resellers See VAR.

(company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software).
 who need products and services targeted at Thin-client/Server-based Computing, Edge Infrastructure, Security, and Wireless markets. Driving the widespread adoption of leading edge technologies by bridging the gaps between products and services to solve critical business problems, Alternative identifies business issues that are key to our markets and offers multi-vendor solutions that drive demand back through our reseller partners. Alternative Technology, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado Englewood is a city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,350.[5] It is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. , has offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Carlsbad, California Carlsbad is a coastal resort-town in northern San Diego County, California. According to the state Department of Finance, the city had a total population of 90,271 in 2003. ; and Mississauga, Canada. For more information, go to: www.AltTech.com, e-mail: sales@AltTech.com, or call toll-free: 800-544-7674 (USA), or 866-240-9991 (Canada).

About Finjan

Finjan Software is the leading provider of proactive, behavior-based secure content management solutions, protecting close to four million users from known and unknown attacks, globally. Finjan uses its Vital Security platform to determine actual code behavior and blocks any action that violates a predefined security policy, therefore surpassing the levels of defense offered by reactive and signature-based anti-virus and intrusion detection See IDS and IPS.  solutions. This superior technology enables Finjan to protect users proactively by responding to existing and, more importantly, yet to be developed attacks. Analyst firm IDC recognizes Finjan as the leader in the worldwide malicious mobile code security market. Technology Audit by Butler Group found Finjan's Enterprise offerings to support the overall protection needs of real-time business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . For more information about Finjan and its proactive protection solutions against threats driven by mobile malicious code, please visit: www.finjan.com.

Copyright (C) 2005 Finjan Software, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.

Finjan, Finjan logo, Vital Security, 1Box, Internet 1Box, 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.  1Box, Documents 1Box, NG-1100, NG-5000, NG-8000 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Finjan Software, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners. The Finjan Software products described in this document are protected by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 6092194, 6154844, 6167520, 6480962, 6209103, 6298446, 6353892 and 6804780 and may be protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications. All other trademarks, trade names or service marks used or mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

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 the anticipated relationship between Finjan and Alternative Technology and Finjan's products as part of Alternative Technology's enterprise security solution offering, and the expected benefits of such relationship and such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are: changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions, delays in product development, undetected software errors or bugs, competitive pressures, technical difficulties, and the risk factors detailed from time-to-time in Finjan's periodic reports and registration statements, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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