NSFOCUS Debuts in North America at INTEROP, Delivering a Network Security Ecosystem to Protect Corporate-Critical Information

LAS VEGAS, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- INTEROP LAS VEGAS -- NSFOCUS, a proven global leader in active network perimeter security, today formally announced the launch of its North American operations.  The company said it is delivering a complete line of appliances and services designed to meet the information security needs of a full range of companies, from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to service providers.

NSFOCUS, a privately held company, made the announcement at the opening of INTEROP Las Vegas, the platform for showcasing technology developments and driving the future of IT. NSFOCUS is a participating exhibitor at the conference, in the Security Zone (booth #656).  NSFOCUS is a market leader in the Asia/Pacific region, serving companies in the financial, telecom, manufacturing and other strategic verticals.

The NSFOCUS ecosystem of security appliances delivers superior levels of powerful protection to companies, helping them secure their networks, applications, websites and corporate-critical information from unauthorized access:

• Web Application Firewall (WAF):  NSFOCUS's WAF helps secure web applications and data, ensuring the highest level of business continuity and availability. It also enables companies to meet a full range of government and industry compliance regulations, such as the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements.
• Anti DDoS System (ADS):  NSFOCUS's ADS defends data centers, Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), Internet service providers (ISPs), backbone networks, and enterprises against damaging DDoS attacks. Equipped with a purpose-built operating system and integrating advanced anomaly recognition, source verification, and anti-spoofing technologies, NSFOCUS's ADS delivers robust and comprehensive anti-DDoS protection to businesses of all sizes.
• Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS):  NSFOCUS's Network IPS is a next-generation, inline-deployed security gateway, providing a comprehensive and easy-to-use solution that identifies, classifies and stops known and unknown malicious traffic and network threats. NSFOCUS's NIPS delivers high-performance security effectiveness, manageability, stability and reliability in threat detection and protection to ensure business continuity and availability.

"NSFOCUS is well-established in its home region, and has proven its ability to help large companies secure their networks," said Robert Ayoub, Global Program Director, Network Security at Frost & Sullivan.  "In entering the North American market, its challenge will be to translate the credibility it has built abroad into trust among customers here.  By combining a channel-centric approach with products that ably defend several of the world's largest institutions, NSFOCUS is positioning itself for solid, steady growth."

NSFOCUS also said it is introducing its WebSafe™ service, delivering 24/7 website monitoring, scanning and reporting to companies.  WebSafe, which will be administered by a network of trusted channel partners throughout North America, ensures that web content is secure and constantly protected against malware, defacement, information leaks and other malicious attacks.

Each of NSFOCUS' appliances leverages the knowledge and real-world expertise of the company's team of network security specialists.  That expertise is applied every day in defending the networks at:

• The Industrial and Commerce Bank of China (ICBC), the world's largest financial institution, with more than $1.6 trillion in assets;
• China Telecom, the world's largest telecommunications provider; and
• QQ.com, the world's most visited web portal, with more than 100 million online accounts.

"By helping world-class organizations like ICBC, China Telecom and QQ.com secure their       networks, NSFOCUS has demonstrated its capability to help companies of virtually any size do the same," said Deni Connor, founding analyst at Systems Strategies NOW.   "Its WebSafe service offering leverages its experience in the global market, and promises to allow service providers throughout North America to deliver a higher level of website protection to their clients."

"The growing number of threats makes it more imperative than ever for companies to actively defend their networks," said Frank Ip, NSFOCUS's vice-president of North American operations.  "Day in and day out, they require proven performance, capable of stopping those threats dead in their tracks before they can have a harmful impact.  Our family of security appliances proves its worth, day after day, helping companies protect their most valuable asset.  We're proud to offer these solutions to the North American market," he added.  Ip noted that NSFOCUS has one of the world's largest dedicated anti-threat staffs, with hundreds of full-time operational staff members and researchers, actively seeking out malevolent trends and their solutions around the clock.

NSFOCUS said it is pursuing a channel-centric sales strategy in North America, seeking to leverage resellers' existing, trusted relationships.  It said retail pricing on its ecosystem of network security appliances will begin at  $16,995.

About NSFOCUS

NSFOCUS (www.nsfocus.com/en) is a proven global leader in active perimeter security, focusing on industry-leading security research, products and services.  With North American headquarters in Santa Clara, NSFOCUS offers its customers and channel partners a full range of appliances and SaaS-based offerings that help companies secure their networks and corporate-critical information.

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