Citadel Perimeter Joins Perimeter Internetworking's™ Instant MSSP Channel Partner Program

Business Wire, May 22, 2006

MILFORD, Conn. -- Perimeter Internetworking(TM), the leading provider of On-Demand managed security services and the pioneer of multi-threat security-in-the-cloud services announced today that Citadel Perimeter, a leading IT integrator and value added reseller for SMBs in a variety of vertical markets, has joined their Instant MSSP channel partnership program. The "Instant MSSP" Channel Partner program empowers VARs, resellers, agents and other channel partners to become instant managed network and security services providers. It provides Perimeter's channel partners with a comprehensive suite of managed security services available on-demand to market to their clients as a new way of increasing monthly recurring revenue, customer loyalty, and profitability.

"We are excited to welcome Citadel Perimeter to our Instant MSSP partnership program," said Brad Miller, CEO of Perimeter Internetworking. "Citadel Perimeter has operated in New York City since 1998 and maintains influential partnerships with local brokerage and hedge fund firms as well as a large number of SMB customers in a variety of other vertical markets. Our Instant MSSP program offers their clients the best information security service available at an affordable cost, and in turn yields Citadel a predictable, high margin recurring revenue stream."

"Our partnership with Perimeter Internetworking is in-keeping with our strategy of partnering with top-rated organizations and providing the best-of-breed support services," said Christopher Tyson, Chief Financial Officer, Citadel Perimeter. "We were founded on the principle of providing a simple and dependable relationship with our clients that goes far beyond product knowledge. We look forward to working with Perimeter Internetworking to offer our clients a dynamic, yet affordable, virtual security solution, supported by a 24/7 staff of IT security experts."

The Instant MSSP program allows partners to begin marketing and selling managed network and security services immediately through an outsourced model rather than having to build the infrastructure themselves. The program provides a co-branded, private label offering for partners and includes the marketing and sales training they need to remarket new high margin services to their end user clients.

The Instant MSSP offering incorporates Perimeter's Gateway 4.0, the fourth generation of the market's leading "Security-in-the-Cloud" solution. Gateway 4.0 combines dozens of technologies from best-of-breed vendors to create the industry's first "business aware" perimeter security service. The Gateway security service replaces traditional firewall and IDS monitoring services with a hosted, network-based service that eliminates the need for all future capital expenditures and integration costs. Gateway 4.0 provides over 60 pre-integrated network security services including Intrusion Defense, Malicious Code Defense, Secure Email Services, Secure Access, Automated Compliance, and Network Services.

Headquartered in the heart of the financial district with support from three redundant data centers in globally strategic geographical locations, Citadel Perimeter conducts business as a liaison to the world's leaders in technology and support in this ever changing landscape of interconnectivity. Citadel Perimeter possesses a new, revolutionary business practice that dramatically reduces network downtime and the costs associated with running internal IT infrastructures. Citadel Perimeter's suite of services can reduce overall IT expenditures for small to medium businesses by as much as 65%. Citadel Perimeter supports, services and sells the most up-to-date hardware and software systems. Citadel Perimeter is an authorized reseller for every major technology manufacturer in the industry. Citadel Perimeter's full-time, experienced engineers hold certifications from industry leaders and have many years of cumulative, hands-on experience in project planning, monitoring, repair, storage, networking, implementation, deployment and integration.

About Citadel Perimeter

Citadel Perimeter is a pioneer in remote managed services, a new revolutionary business practice that dramatically reduces network downtime and costs associated with running internal IT infrastructures. Citadel Perimeter is an authorized reseller for every major technology manufacturer in the industry. Their full-time, experienced engineers hold certifications from industry leaders and have many years of cumulative, hands-on experience in project planning, monitoring, repair, storage, networking, implementation, deployment and integration. Citadel Perimeter delivers services to small and medium-sized businesses that hold between 10 - 1,000 desktop users and 1 - 100 servers. Citadel Perimeter is particularly adept at assessing and addressing the needs of businesses with multiple locations. For more information about Citadel Perimeter visit http://www.citadelperimeter.com.

About Perimeter Internetworking(TM)

Perimeter Internetworking is the leading provider of On-Demand managed security services and the pioneer of multi-threat security-in-the-cloud services. Perimeter offers over 50 managed network security services including Intrusion Defense, Malicious Code Defense, Secure Email Services, Secure Access, Automated Compliance, and Network Services. Perimeter's unique centralized architecture offers best-in-class, pre-integrated technology with complete redundancy, continuous upgrades, complemented with a 24/7 engineering staff of trained subject-matter experts. Perimeter ranked 9th on The Connecticut Technology Fast 50 in 2005 & 5th in 2004. In addition Perimeter ranked 121 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 & has been profitable for the last four years.