HP Extends Leadership Position in Enterprise Security; Cisco PIX Firewall Integrated with HP OpenView Network Node Manager.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1998--Continuing its focus on security management, Hewlett-Packard Company today announced a new solution as a result of its alliance with Cisco Systems. Cisco PIXview integration module for HP OpenView and Cisco PIX Firewall provides enhanced monitoring and management capabilities for Internet security environments.

The integration of HP OpenView's Network Node Manager with Cisco's PIX Firewall is designed to give IT managers more control over their networks by increasing visibility of business-critical processes, without compromising the existing security infrastructure.

"HP continues to work with leaders in security infrastructure to provide unrivaled security-management solutions," said Olivier Helleboid, general manager of HP's OpenView Business Unit. "This new offering will provide our customers with an easy-to-use solution to better manage and secure their expanding and increasingly complex networks. In addition, this security-management solution is an excellent complement to other HP OpenView products, such as HP OpenView Node Sentry."

"As key infrastructure providers, HP and Cisco will work together to help IT departments have more control over their 7x24 networks. These best-in-class security-management solutions will increase availability of secure, business-critical processes in the new enterprise Internet platform," said Steve Behm, vice president of Global Alliances, Cisco Systems, Inc. -0-

     Cisco PIXview integration module for HP OpenView and Cisco PIX
Firewall, which was developed by PowerPlay Technologies, will provide
the following:

     --   enterprise-class security management with seamless
          integration into HP OpenView Network Node Manager;

     --   clear separation of duties between the security-management
          group, which focuses on policy development, and the IT
          staff, which focuses on day-to-day operations and
          enfo activity; and

     --   out-of-the-box integco PIXview for HP OpenView is expected to be
available by the
end of 1998 at no charge through Cisco Systems.g, consulting, and product
integrations.
Informk-, application-, storage-, security-, deployment- and
service-management solutions. HP OpenView solutions ar has 124,600 employees
and had
revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year.
     Information about HP and its products can be found on the World
Wide Web at http://www.hp.com.