Forum Systems Previews the Forum XWall X5.0 with Superior XML Content Acceleration and 64-Bit Hardware Platform; Forum Systems Demonstrates its Web Services Security Leadership in Los Angeles Along with Leading Analysts and Industry Luminaries

Business Wire, April 19, 2005

LOS ANGELES -- Forum Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Trust Management and Threat Protection Web Services Security solutions, today announced it will showcase its Web services security offerings -- including two new products that advance the state of the Web services security market -- during its sponsorship of the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit in LA on April 18-20, 2005 at booth number eight.

Forum Systems will preview the Forum XWall(TM) X5.0 Web Services Firewall with a 64-bit hardware platform. This new platform offers superior XML content acceleration, the ability to handle extra-large (Giga-byte) files and the ability to handle high volumes of simultaneous XML requests - wire-speed rates. The 2564 Model lowers the total cost of SOA ownership by consolidating the security processing of multiple transport protocol streams of XML, SOAP and Web services.

Show participants are encouraged to attend Forum Systems' Product Launch Party on Tuesday, April 19 from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the Westin Century Plaza Hotel in the hospitality suite, room number 1905; located at 2025 Avenue of the Stars in Los Angeles, CA. Forum will celebrate the launch of the industry's most advanced XML and Web services security solution: Forum XWall X5.0.

In related news, Forum Systems is also announcing the Forum FIA(TM) (Federal Information Assurance) Gateway 1504 version 4.3 which is compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level II validation. By achieving FIPS validation for the entire system, including its sub-components, the Forum FIA Gateway has become the first and only solution in the market to provide comprehensive information assurance for XML, Web Services and service-orientated architectures (SOA).

About the Forum XWall(TM) Web Services Firewall:

The Forum XWall(TM) Web Services Firewall with data-level authentication, XML intrusion prevention and interoperability enforcement protects enterprises against XML viruses, denial of Web service attacks and unauthorized data access. Forum XWall ensures applications are appropriately accessible and continuously available by enforcing policies that check data integrity and control access to exposed enterprise Web services.

About Forum Systems

Trustworthy, ubiquitous and robust Web services can only be achieved by combining security controls that are proactive, always on and systematic. Forum Seamless Security Solutions Architecture (Forum S3A(TM)) is an adaptive approach to building security minded service-oriented applications and data-level networks using life-cycle solutions including vulnerability management, testing systems, firewalls and gateways. Forum products are available as software, PCI-card and appliance options and comply with government requirements including FIPS Certification, Common Criteria EAL 4 and JITC DoD PKI Certification. Forum Systems is an active a member of OASIS and WS-I helping mature standards such as WS-I Basic Profiles, SAML and WS-Security. Customers can immediately benefit from Forum technology that is bundled with market leading products including Microsoft ISA Server 2004, NetContinuum NC-1000 WSE, Network Engines Web Services (NEWS), and Oblix COREid and COREsv. For more information on adaptive solutions for Web services security visit http://vulcon.forumsys.com.

Forum Systems, Inc. is the Leader in Web Services Security(TM) with a comprehensive suite of trust management, threat protection and information assurance solutions for the automated Web. Forum Systems flexible hardware, software and embedded products make vibrant business communications possible by actively protecting XML data and Web services across networks and business boundaries. Forum's products have been chosen by over 80 Fortune 1000 industry leaders and are winners of Network Computing Magazine's Well-Connected 2004 Award and Product of the Year 2004 Award, Network Computing Magazine's Editor's Choice 2003 Award, Network Magazine's Product of the Year 2003 Award and DEMO 2004 Invitation. Forum XWall Web Services Firewall is the industry's only XML Firewall selected by InfoWorld LEADERBOARD 2004. Visit Forum at http://www.forumsys.com/.>

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