Datatrend Technologies Partners With RioRey Inc., a Leading Designer and Manufacturer of Solutions That Protect Against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

MINNEAPOLIS, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Datatrend Technologies, an IBM Premier Business Partner and solution integrator, today announced a partnership with RioRey to deliver fully integrated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) solutions. The two companies are partnering to provide integrated software/hardware solutions combining RioRey's DDoS mitigation solutions and the IBM BladeCenter platform to launch the new RG series protection platform for major carriers, large hosting centers, Fortune 500 enterprise customers, and government organizations. RioRey's top end product, the RG20, leads the market in throughput capability by filtering DDoS attack traffic at 29 million packets per second.

Datatrend, the 2008 IBM Innovation Leadership Award winner, expertly integrates IBM's industry-leading BladeCenter server platforms with RioRey's leading edge DDoS mitigation solutions to create a true appliance-like bundle to simplify the acquisition and deployment of the solution.

"Today, traditional security measures, including firewalls and intrusion detection systems, are not designed to be effective on their own against DDoS attacks. RioRey's innovative protection architecture can remove attack traffic at the edge of the network, delivering in-line rate filtering to the entire network downstream. Alternatively, some of our clients deploy RioRey within an off-ramp architecture that directs suspect traffic to a central scrubbing center where attack traffic is eliminated and good traffic is passed on. Our algorithms recognize good traffic and allow it to flow unimpeded so network communication is not hampered. By combining RioRey's leading edge DDoS solutions with Datatrend's long-term leadership in IBM hardware integration and implementation, we help customers quickly and cost-effectively obtain protection against the rapidly expanding threat of DDoS attacks," says Dan Vertrees, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at RioRey.

RioRey's "algorithmic centric" technology is recognized as the next generation solution in the science of DDoS detection and mitigation. RioRey products scale to work with the Fortune 500, small and medium businesses, government agencies, universities and hosting companies worldwide to detect and stop DDoS attacks before they compromise customers' networks.

"RioRey's DDoS detection algorithms are proven in real-world settings and produce positive results without any baseline training or operator intervention. They provide a reliable way to protect widely divergent and demanding applications, including high reliability financial transactions, streaming media, and high performance, real time online games.  By combining RioRey's leading-edge DDoS solutions with our best-in-class integration services and IBM's industry-leading BladeCenter hardware, we can deliver completely integrated, real-time DDoS appliance solutions with industry leading performance," says Darren Waldrep, Datatrend's Vice President of Strategic Alliances.

About Datatrend Technologies

Founded in 1987, Datatrend Technologies is a national IT solutions provider dedicated to helping companies optimize their IT environments and enhance their business. Datatrend, an IBM Premier Business Partner and the first IBM Industry Solution Integrator, specializes in best-in-class data center consulting; server and storage solutions; and network infrastructure services.  By providing exceptional thought leadership and a customer-intimate approach, Datatrend has earned the respect of customers everywhere as a trusted advisor on business and technology issues.  Visit Datatrend online at www.datatrend.com.

About RioRey Inc.

Based in Bethesda, Maryland, RioRey is a privately held company that designs and manufactures dedicated DDoS protection platforms to counter the rapidly expanding threat of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. RioRey's "algorithmic centric" technology is recognized as the next generation solution in the science of DDoS detection and mitigation. RioRey products scale to work with the Fortune 500, small and medium businesses, government agencies, universities and hosting companies worldwide to detect and stop DDoS attacks before they compromise customers' networks. www.riorey.com

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