Blue Coat Systems to Host Web Seminar On Port 80 Security; Highlights Proxy and Security Technologies to Defend Against Web-Based Threats

Business Wire, Sept 23, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI)(Nasdaq:BCSID), a provider of Web security appliances, today announced it will host a Web seminar to address the security holes in today's enterprises created by the open port 80. The Web seminar will also address the emerging technologies and methods used in deploying URL filtering and Web virus scanning to stop malicious mobile code that passes through the open port 80 in today's firewalls. The Web seminar, titled "Securing Port 80," will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2002 at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Attendees can register at http://www.bluecoat.com/webinar/datacomm0918.html.> Bob Pratt, director of product marketing for Blue Coat Systems, will lead the 30 minute Web seminar followed by a 15 minutes question and answer session. Pratt will discuss the increased dependency of Web-based applications throughout the enterprise, including the proxy caching and Web security solutions that can be deployed throughout organizations to manage and secure Web access.

About Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat Systems, a Web security company, has developed the industry's first port 80 security appliance. Safeguarding many of the world's largest corporate networks, this high-performance security appliance intelligently protects against Web-based threats by policing port 80 -- the primary hole in the enterprise security infrastructure. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Blue Coat Systems can be reached at 408/220-2200 or at http://www.bluecoat.com.

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