Array Networks SP Series SSL VPN Achieves ICSA Certification

SP Series Passes Industry's Toughest Criteria for Secure Remote Access Data Security

CAMPBELL, Calif., January 19, 2005 - Array Networks, Inc., a leading provider of secure application deployment appliances for Global 2000 companies, today announced that the company's Array Networks' SP Series SSL VPN appliance has achieved ICSA Labs SSL-TLS (VPN) Certification. ICSA offers the industry's only certification testing program for SSL VPN systems and appliances that achieve certification must pass rigorous and demanding test of SSL VPN systems in real-world, Internet-working environments on an extended basis.

The Array SP Series SSL VPN is one of a handful of appliances to have achieved this coveted certification. ICSA Labs tests security products with the understanding that perfect data security is virtually unattainable. The ICSA's certification process is designed to evaluate commercial security products to give users a strong sense of trust in the computer/network security products they choose. Products that achieve the status of ICSA certification diminish even advanced security risks based on up-to-date industry-related criteria.

The certification testing was developed to serve as a means of providing organizations with better knowledge of SSL-TLS solutions that meet worldwide accepted security standards. The ICSA's certification criteria are the industry's first public and objective method of determining security criteria for SSL-TLS hardware.

"We are delighted to include the Array Networks SP Series as an ICSA Labs certified product," said Michael Zhao, president and CEO, Array Networks. "The ICSA's rigorous testing and standards give our customers the assurance that Array SP Series appliances meet rigorous third party standards established by the ICSA to address their needs for a powerful security platform. This certification affirms that Array SSL VPN products have built a reputation for security and access control for business-critical data and applications."

Array Networks' SP SSL VPN platform is the industry's leading solution for secure remote access performance, scalability and total cost of ownership (TCO). The Array SP series address the critical requirements of Global 2000 companies for secure remote access and internal access solutions for business-critical data and applications that are scalable for up to tens of thousands of users. The Array SP's reliability, performance and low cost-of-ownership make it the platform of choice for large enterprises that require secure remote access via SSL VPNs.

About Array Networks

Array Networks is a world leader in secure application acceleration and deployment appliances for global enterprises. Built upon the Array SpeedStack™ technology, Array's unified secure content access solutions enable industry-leading performance, integration, scalability and ease of implementation and management.

Headquartered in Campbell, California with sales offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, Array engineers and manufactures its products in the Silicon Valley and sells them through direct and indirect channels across the globe. For more information, visit www.arraynetworks.net or call (408) 378-6800.

About the ICSA Labs Certification Program

The ICSA Labs SSL VPN Certification program is an independent and comprehensive process that rigorously tests, assesses, and validates SSL VPNs in a simulated real world internetwork environment on a continuous basis. Unlike other testing organizations, ICSA Labs testing criteria are publicly posted for review by target industry groups such as vendors and industry experts. To achieve certification, SSL VPN products must meet the requirements from both the SSL-TLS Certification Criteria and those outlined in the Cryptography Product Certification Program. Meeting these requirements ensures that the SSL VPN products have implemented the cryptographic mechanisms correctly and that the SSL VPN products have passed ICSA Labs' rigorous cryptographic tests.

For more information regarding the certification program, go to: http://www.icsalabs.com/html/communities/ssl-tls/certification/index.shtml.

About ICSA Labs

ICSA Labs, an independent division of TruSecure Corporation, offers vendor-agnostic testing and certification of security products. Hundreds of the world's top security vendors submit their products for testing and certification at ICSA Labs. The end-users of security technologies rely on ICSA Labs to authoritatively set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring product compliance and reliability. The organization tests products in key technology categories such as anti-virus, firewall, IPSec VPN, cryptography, intrusion detection, PC firewall, content security, SSL-VPN and Wireless LAN.

Array Networks and Array SP are trademarks of Array Networks. All product and company names are trademarks of their respective organizations.

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