Leading Channel Publications Fete Array Networks' Partner Programs, Executive for Excellence

Array's Richard Henderson Named One of GovernmentVAR's "Top 10 Executives to Watch"

CAMPBELL, CA - March 29, 2005 - Array Networks, a leading provider of secure application deployment appliances for Global 2000 companies, has been honored by VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR, two industry-leading channel trade journals, for the company's outstanding partner programs in the commercial and government technology markets. Array's Partner Program was named a VARBusiness "Five Star" winner. GovernmentVAR Magazine classified Array's Government Partner Program as one of the top 100 programs for solution providers catering to the federal, state and local government market. Both magazines are published by CMP Publishing, Manhasset, NY.

Richard Henderson, Array's director of channel sales, Government Partner Program, was singled out by GovernmentVAR in the list of "Top 10 Government Executives to Watch." Henderson was cited for his insights into different government procedures, certification requirements, and managing multiple VARs/integrators for the appropriate government agency's needs.

"We are pleased that our partner programs for the commercial and government markets have been recognized for excellence by two of the channel industry's leading trade journals," said Michael Zhao, president and CEO, Array Networks. "I'm particularly pleased with the recognition paid to Richard Henderson for his work with our government reseller partners. He is an extraordinary talent and is one of the reasons Array continues to grow this sector of the market. We take great pride in our partner programs. We make great efforts to listen to the needs of our partners and develop programs that offer good business solutions to the problems they need to solve. We're delighted our programs have been honored by VARBusiness and GovernmentVAR."

"We applaud vendors like Array Networks for their overall channel commitment and channel innovation," said Robert C. DeMarzo, publisher, VARBusiness.

The 2005 VARBusiness Five Star Program designation was granted to Array Networks based on the depth and breadth of channel programs that showed the most commitment to the channel and to channel innovation. Array's Partner Program was one of 85 selected from nearly 300 vendors. It is the 11th year that Five Star designation has been awarded by VARBusiness and it's the first such award for Array Networks' Partner Program. The guide appears in the March 21, 2005, issue of VARBusiness.

GovernmentVAR's fourth annual directory of Partner Programs includes Array Networks among the top 100 companies for excellence in programs for the government technology market reseller/integrator. The publication cited the experience of Richard Henderson as one of the reason's for Array's selection. Array's Government Partner Program requires a high standard for technical training and ongoing access to Array sales engineers for constantly updated communications. This is the first year Array has been designated a Top 100 GovernmentVAR selection for Partner Programs.

The Enterprise VPN Leader

Array Networks is the recognized leader in the fast-growing Enterprise VPN market. The Array Networks SP and SPX families of SSL-based appliances help enterprise-class organizations incorporate SSL into an enterprise-ready architecture. Array Networks provides secure SSL VPN technology that provides an enhanced end-user experience.

The Array SPX Series provides enterprise-class SSL VPNs with a highly secure, high performance solution for global access both inside and outside the company, without exposing business-critical resources to attack. The platform features a simplified integrated approach that incorporates a suite of network security and Web optimization applications, including SSL VPN, identity management, application layer firewall, and Web traffic management as well as support for non-Web applications.

Array Networks creates integrated appliances designed to provide security, availability, and performance for Web-enabled applications, with a strong set of easy-to-use and easy-to-manage features, and high-performance. Array Networks' TM and TMX appliances represent a smarter approach to Web-enabled application delivery that offers users a better value than the competition and greater ROI.

About Array Networks

Array Networks is a world leader in secure application acceleration and deployment appliances for global enterprises. Built upon the Array SpeedStackT 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 VARBusiness Magazine

For the past 18 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the solution-provider community. VARBusiness provides unique strategic business and technology insight for solution providers through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available on the magazine's Web site at www.varbusiness.com

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