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Alternative Technology, Inc. Expands Enterprise Gateway Suite With Addition Of Secure Computing’s Messaging Gateway Solutions
Additional Offering Meets Growing Security Needs of Value Added Resellers and Customers Across North America
SAN JOSE, Calif., January 23, 2006 — Secure Computing Corporation (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading enterprise gateway security company, and Alternative Technology, Inc., the leading specialty distributor of security and access infrastructure solutions, today announced that Alternative Technology will expand upon its enterprise gateway offerings by carrying Secure Computing’s award-winning Messaging Gateway solutions. The integration of these solutions across Alternative Technology’s Secure Computing product offerings will provide value added resellers (VARs) additional opportunities to meet the growing security needs of their customers.
“We have been working with Secure Computing for five years to provide enterprise gateway solutions such as authentication, VPN and firewall. Since Secure Computing has expanded their offerings across messaging security we felt that it was a great opportunity for us to further expand our offerings of their solutions as well," said Bill Botti, president and chief operating officer, Alternative Technology, Inc. ”The demand for gateway security across the enterprise continues to grow and messaging security is a key area for many enterprises. We are excited to be able to meet those additional needs of our VARs through this relationship with Secure Computing.”
Since 2002 Secure Computing and Alternative Technology, Inc. have been working together to provide solutions in security and identity management. Secure Computing now has several hundred platinum and gold partners throughout North America and continues to add top-tier resellers to the team. Secure Computing continues to advance its product suite providing solutions which protect the Web Gateway, Messaging Gateway, and Network Gateway security, as well as identity and access management, all powered by its advanced global reputation technology, TrustedSource™. In order to facilitate the successful launch ofSecure Computing's industry-leading messaging security solutions, Secure Computing and Alternative Technology will be providing numerous training and incentive programs to Alternative Technology sales representatives and VARs throughout North America. These programs will include onsite and electronic sales training, system engineer technical training, recruitment programs and technical support.
"Secure Computing strives to provide best-of-breed solutions across the enterprise gateway. Working with Alternative Technology we have been able to distribute many of our solutions throughout the channel. The addition of messaging gateway solutions will help to broaden both companies outreach as well as provide VARs and customers with additional technologies with which to further protect their enterprise IT infrastructures,” said Rob Pollock, director of North American channel sales for Secure Computing. “Through this enhancement of offerings we are able to leverage Alternative Technology’s years of security sales and technical expertise to drive recruitment and sales throughout North America. We are looking forward to this next step in our partnership with Alternative Technology.”
"As a VAR we are always looking for our best partners to expand their offering in the Network Security space. Flat Earth is very excited about the inclusion of messaging security solutions in Secure Computing's product catalog. It is our belief the combination of Secure's excellence and their messaging security products, such as IronMail, will result in an opportunity to offer our enterprise customers a comprehensive suite of gateway security solutions" said Gregory Flatt, President of Flat Earth Networking. "Alternative Technology helps us stay on the forefront of security demands by working with leading vendors such as Secure Computing. The messaging security market is booming and this new product offering will help us remain competitive."
The Secure Computing-Alternative Technology partnership provides VARs with a seamless integration of top messaging security solutions as well as a range of training programs, technical support and logistics services. Product is available immediately. To find out more information about this partnership, and other Secure Computing partnerships, please visit: http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=8
About Alternative Technology, Inc.
Alternative Technology is the leading specialty distributor for Value Added Resellers who need products and services targeted at Thin-client/Server-based Computing, Edge Infrastructure, Security, Virtualization and Wireless markets. Driving the widespread adoption of leading edge technologies by bridging the gaps between products and services to solve critical business problems, Alternative identifies business issues that are key to our markets and offer multi-vendor solutions that drive demand back through our reseller partners. Alternative Technology, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, has offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Carlsbad, California, and Mississauga, Canada. Alternative Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, which is a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. [NYSE: ARW]. For more information, go to: HYPERLINK "http://www.alttech.com/"www.AltTech.com, e-mail: sales@alttech.com
About Secure Computing
Secure Computing (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading provider of enterprise gateway security, delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customers protect their critical Web, email and network assets. Over half the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 are part of our more than 19,000 global customers in 106 countries, supported by a worldwide network of more than 1,900 partners. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information, see http://www.securecomputing.com
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are the manner in which a systems administrator configures the product, technical difficulties, delays in product development, undetected software errors or bugs, competitive pressures, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Secure Computing's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Contacts:
Joslyn Fagan
Secure Computing
678.904.9280
Joslyn_fagan@securecomputing.com
Ross Levanto
Schwartz Communications
781-684-0770
scur@schwartz-pr.com
Mark Rieger
Stanton & Associates for Alternative Technology
720-234-5381
mrieger@stantonpr.com