Secos Continues Rapid Expansion Of Successful Information Security Partnership Program

Secos’s Channel Focus and Powerful, Easy-to-Use Products Deliver a Winning Combination to Resellers in Today’s Competitive Marketplace

Irvine, CA – July 10, 2002- Secos (http://www.secos.com), dedicated to the development of effective, globally focused technology, offering network, transaction, content, and system security, today announced seven new reseller partnerships located throughout the United States. Because network administrators are demanding security solutions that are both high performance and cost effective, these solution providers have selected SecoShield and SecoSpider for their recommended intrusion detection system (NIDS) and enterprise security management (ESM) solutions.

Secos’s partnership program is experiencing rapid growth due to the company’s simple and highly-effective channel strategy: the reseller owns the customer relationship; empower the solution provider with innovative and robust tools and programs, and diligently work to provide the end user with the highest level of ongoing customer service.

“Secos’s commitment to the channel is crystal clear – develop meaningful reseller relationships with providers that have a laser beam focus on delivering reliable, powerful and cost effective information security products to their customers,” stated Nick Hulse, vice president and general manager of Secos. “Working with these seasoned security experts validates that our solutions provide the robust applications and tools network administrators demand to protect their companies key assets and information.”

These new partnerships include:

· Fujitsu Business Systems of America (http://www.us.consulting.fujitsu.com), a San Francisco-based provider of management and technology that helps clients improve business performance with ROI-focused solutions delivered with a collaborative approach;
· Sysinct (http://www.sysinct.com), the Tampa-based e-business services division of IKON Office Solutions that focuses on document management, workflow, collaboration and supply chain management with competencies in application development, infrastructure design and information security;
· TLIC Worldwide (http://www.tlic.com), a Boston-based value added reseller that specializes in network security and management products and is dedicated to providing small and medium-sized businesses with best-of-breed solutions to ensure network integrity and minimize downtime;
· Secure Data Solutions (http://www.securedatasolutions.net), a Houston-based value added reseller of network security products and services. The company focuses on providing clients with best-of-breed security solutions tailored to their business needs and objectives;
· Guardian Technologies Inc. (http://www.guardiantechnologies.net), a Chicago-based company focusing on providing secured integration services for its clients. Through its relationships with vendors and resellers the company provides deeper and higher competence to clients, as well as strengthening it position in the marketplace;
· Peterbuilt Technologies (http://www.peterbuilt.com), Peterbuilt Technology is a San Diego-based provider of network, security and IT solutions to small and medium sized businesses that offers a proven business methodology combined with the technical expertise of certified professionals gathered from years of experience designing, managing, and implementing information technology solutions;
· Think Tank (http://www.ttank.com) is a Los Angeles, Calif-based company that designs, builds and supports technology and infrastructures that are wholly aligned with customers short and long-term business goals. What sets Think Tank apart is the depth and breadth of their technical capabilities. The company’s technical consultants – 75% of their workforce – hold nearly 100 professional certifications.

“TLIC Worldwide is excited about partnering with Secos. Our customers are eager to learn about how they can more proactively identify and manage network security issues before they turn into costly problems,” said Sarah Modigliani, director of sales at TLIC Worldwide, Inc. “And SecoSpider will allow our customers to deploy a leading enterprise security solution that is bar none.”

“In information security, no single product is the answer. It’s the overall solution that is key, and Secos understands this,” said Cliff Elliott, vice president of technical services at Think Tank. “Secos works hard to provide our security experts with great training, superior product support and any other tools or programs that help our clients receive the best deployment and post-installation service available. Secos truly works hard to make our customers happy with us, first-and-foremost.”

SecoShield is an industry-leading network-based, real-time NIDS that provides customers savings with unmatched security performance. For more information on SecoShield, please visit http://www.secos.com/products/secoshield.

SecoSpider is an ESM software solution that maximizes network security administration through the aggregation and centralization of an enterprise’s critical security components on a single console. For more information on SecoSpider, please visit http://www.secos.com/products/secospider.

About Secos

Secos is dedicated to the development of effective, globally focused technology, offering network, transaction, content, and system security. Products meet the challenges of today’s information security marketplace by providing compatibility, integration, and reliability essential to conduct secure online business. Secos provides the most powerful new technologies for security management by adding intelligence and efficiency to security without affecting the performance of the networks they protect. For complete product listings and trial downloads, visit http://www.secos.com. Secos is owned by Cybertek Holdings, a leading Korea-based technology company.

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