Leader in Network-level Web Security Introduces New Addition to its Enterprise Product Lineup that Exceeds Performance and Bandwidth Needs

CALGARY, AB. August 12, 2009 – Today, Wedge Networks Inc. (“Wedge”), a leader in high performance network-based Web security solutions, introduced an addition to its Wedge BeSecure appliance lineup. The new NDP-1038 was designed in response to customer and channel demands addressing three major market trends: 1) an increase in malware/blended threats; 2) escalating bandwidth requirements of organizations and; 3) the need for optimal network security at affordable price points.

With budget cuts and malware increasing at a staggering 295 percent for the past 12 months, enterprises such as education institutes, government agencies, healthcare facilities and publicly-listed companies are seeking cost-effective IT security solutions. One distinctive trend is to implement security at larger aggregation points on the network where enterprises are protecting a growing number of end-points against Web attacks using network-based security solutions. Another manifestation of this trend is the fact network-based security solutions are planned for even more complex aggregation points, typically at network trunks where traffic volumes are multiplied.

In response, Wedge has released the NDP-1038 to:

• Accommodate the resources needed to combat the increase in malware attacks against the IT infrastructure in enterprises and data centers with larger RAM capacity and multi-core central processing units;
• Provide a gigabit-rated fibre and copper ports to help consolidate gateways and reduce overall costs through enterprises and international data corporations; and
• Present a larger event logging capacity than similar products, with 500GB worth of log data, to generate comprehensive regulatory reports at the lowest price-to-function cost.

“Security providers must no longer focus on where the network capacity is today, but where it will be in terms of potential enterprise growth and scalability in the future,” said Dr. Hongwen Zhang, President and CEO of Wedge Networks. “By leveraging our Network Data Processing technology for real-time deep content inspection, the NDP-1038 is the best-in-class for providing the performance capacities required to ensure networks are fully protected from malicious attacks. Furthermore, this new appliance offers consolidated services, network integration options, expanded storage and processing power for networks with thousands concurrent users. At Wedge Networks, we are committed to continually innovating and introducing top-of-the-line products, like the NDP-1038, that set performance benchmarks.”

The NDP-1038 is user-friendly with its Web-based point and click interface and is designed to easily adapt to the constant transformations in Web security infrastructure. This product is also built on Wedge’s award-winning security features—including out-of-band management, industry standard SNMP monitoring and e-mail based alerts—ensuring bottle necks no longer occur making it convenient for enterprises and service providers of any size to manage Web-based business demands and functionalities.

Wedge Networks’ NDP-1038 is now available to new and existing customers. For more information, please visit:www.wedgenetworks.com/products.html.

About Wedge Networks Inc.

Wedge Networks provides high performance network based web security solutions to enterprises and service providers worldwide. Our technology leadership in deep content inspection allows organizations to protect against new and emerging web based threats that traditional scanning methods have difficulty intercepting and controlling. Specialized in malicious-code detection and filtering at the application layer, our solutions touch millions of users and provide protection for utilities, service providers, heath care, oil and gas, government, web sites, and many other enterprise customers. Wedge Networks is headquartered in Calgary, Canada and has international offices in San Jose, USA and Beijing, China. For more information, please visit www.wedgenetworks.com.

About Wedge BeSecure

Wedge Networks’ award-winning BeSecure Web Security appliance allows enterprises and service providers the ability to detect, block and defend against web-based malicious attacks that steal data, disrupt networks and damage credibility. The BeSecure suite of products include: BeSecure Web Anti-Virus Module, BeSecure Anti-Spam Module, and BeSecure Webfilter Module. For more, please visit http://www.wedgenetworks.com/products.html.

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