GNi Selected to Provide Co-Location Services for Vulnerability and Risk Management Provider nCircle

Business Wire, Oct 17, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Global Netoptex, Inc. (GNi), a leading provider of customer-centric managed services, today announced it has signed an agreement to provide co-location space and Internet transit services for nCircle, the leading provider of enterprise-class vulnerability and risk management solutions.

"We did a competitive review before making our selection," said Andrew Storms, director of IT for nCircle. "Because nCircle's goal is to help our customers measure, manage and reduce network security risk, it's essential that our Internet provider partner is as focused on security as we are. GNi delivers the processes and security we require to support our growing range of managed security services."

According to Derek Wise, GNi president and CEO, GNi combines multiple ISPs, redundancy, "burstable" support, fail-over, recovery and 24x7 customer support to maximize uptime, eliminate points of failure, and provide reliable service for mission-critical applications. The rapidly expanding managed services provider also guarantees 99.999 percent network availability through the company's Service Level Agreements with clients such as Symantec, Sun, Riverbed Technology, and the Oakland Raiders.

About nCircle

nCircle is the leading provider of enterprise-class vulnerability and risk management solutions. Global enterprises and government agencies rely on nCircle's proactive security solutions to identify, measure, manage and reduce security risk on their worldwide networks. nCircle has won numerous industry awards for growth, innovation and technology leadership and has been named to the top 100 best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area. nCircle is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, with regional offices throughout the USA and in London, Toronto and Tokyo. Additional information about nCircle is available at www.ncircle.com.

About Global Netoptex

Global Netoptex, Inc. (GNi) is a leading provider of customer-centric managed Internet services that extend customers' infrastructure while dramatically reducing their total cost of ownership. GNi provides the expertise, resources and solutions to meet and exceed customers' unique onsite and off-site requirements. Services include wired and wireless connectivity, world-class network security, disaster recovery, comprehensive server management and hosting, networking operations and management, and network consulting. GNi's unique P.O.W.E.R. (Process Organized with Efficient Resources) methodology delivers consistent levels of excellence for efficiently managing peak loads and guaranteeing uptime. For more information, visit http://www.gni.com.