Mitsubishi Corporation Partners with CloudShield Technologies to Deliver VoIP and Content Service Control Solutions for Japanese Carriers; Flexibility and Integral Security Features in CloudShield Platform Provide Significant Benefits to Service Providers

Business Wire, May 23, 2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & TOKYO -- CloudShield Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of IP service control and infrastructure security solutions, today announced a business alliance with Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) to deliver CloudShield's comprehensive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation, VoIP and Content Service Control solutions to Japanese carriers and service providers. As part of this agreement, MC will distribute and support the entire suite of CloudShield products and solutions in Japan. MC will also open a Customer Showcase Center in Tokyo to demonstrate solutions built on CloudShield platforms.

Having had a focus on the Service Control market for the last several years, MC recognized the market demand for an advanced, flexible system that meets the Service Control and Security needs of next-generation IP service infrastructures. CloudShield's multi-function Service Control Platforms, capable of delivering a wide range of solutions at multi-gigabit rates on the same hardware, are meeting these next-generation market needs today.

"After reviewing multiple IP service control technologies, none provided the performance scalability, application flexibility, connectivity options and integrated security functions that CloudShield offers," said Masatoshi Oshima, general manager, Business Solution Unit at MC. "As development and adoption of advanced IP services accelerate, today's carriers are demanding solutions that meet current service control requirements as well as future requirements. CloudShield's multi-use, multi-function systems, solutions and tools ensure that customers' needs can be met today and into the future. Its solutions and technology will be a great addition to our information communications offering, meeting the high-quality requirements associated with Mitsubishi Corporation."

"Partnering with Mitsubishi Corporation provides CloudShield with a strong presence in Japan. Mitsubishi Corporation's credible track record in introducing next-generation solutions for the communications market is consistent with CloudShield's expectations of its partners," said Matt Jones, CEO of CloudShield. "This partnership, CloudShield's first in Asia, is part of our strategy to extend our product offering into new markets where service providers and carriers are moving to converged IP network services. We are excited to be teaming with Mitsubishi Corporation, a leader in this space, to address its customers' VoIP and content services control and security needs."

The entire suite of CloudShield's solutions will be available immediately through MC in Japan. CloudShield systems are currently deployed by some of the largest network service providers in North America, Europe and Japan.

About CloudShield

CloudShield is a provider of multi-gigabit, multi-function, programmable, deep packet inspection platforms targeted at large network operators. The company's unique capabilities allow content inspection, service control, and security applications to perform at true gigabit speeds on even small packet sizes, and enables entirely new classes of applications and revenue-generating services. Through its application partners, CloudShield has helped deliver solutions to carriers in North America, Europe, and Asia as well as several important federal government customers. More information about CloudShield can be found at www.cloudshield.com.

About Mitsubishi Corporation

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC: www.mitsubishicorp.com) is Japan's largest general trading company (sogo shosha) with over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide. Together with its over 500 group companies, MC employs a multinational workforce of approximately 48,000 people. MC has long been engaged in business with customers around the world in virtually every industry, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise.