Apani Networks Unveils Major Upgrade to Enterprise Security Solution

Business Wire, May 21, 2007

EpiForce 3.0 Loaded with Ease-of-Use and Centralized, Dynamic Control Management

BREA, Calif. -- Apani Networks, the leading provider of enterprise security software focused on securing the inside the network perimeter, unveiled the latest version of its EpiForce security solution today at Interop Las Vegas. As the company's flagship product, EpiForce distinguishes itself as the industry's most advanced and uniquely architected software security solution that focuses on a company's most valuable asset - its data. The new version virtually segments the network eliminating any need to physically change the network, and allows data in transit to be secured through selective encryption based on a wide range of administrator-designated criteria including user, machine, port number, and more. Unique to EpiForce is its dynamic, user-centric policy management feature which enforces policies by user, irrespective of machine or access point.

"The traditional enterprise security focus based on blocking admission to corporate networks has been proven ineffective in protecting corporate data," said Michael Kuch, director of product management for Apani Networks. "When that defense fails, as it has for many large corporations, a new approach that provides efficient, flexible, and comprehensive levels of security becomes paramount, and that is what Apani delivers. Through our technology, companies can easily implement a transparent solution that protects their valuable data and customer information from losses."

EpiForce is designed for large, distributed environments and supports virtually all operating system platforms, network applications, and hardware devices. Its advanced architecture enables Apani to partner with industry-leading solutions providers like HP.

"Customers look to HP for advanced technology and services that help them to achieve better business outcomes," said Lois Boliek, Security Practice Principal for Consulting & Integration at HP. "We select partners capable of providing innovative solutions to meet our clients' security needs, and Apani Networks provides strong encryption technology that combines well with our world-class enterprise deployment methodology."

EpiForce 3.0

The latest version of EpiForce delivers a variety of new features focused on a user-identity approach to data security. This new release offers comprehensive security that is flexible and customizable to ease installation and management.

"With increasing user mobility demands, enterprises are increasingly seeking user-identity-centric approaches to security," said Andreas M. Antonopoulos, SVP and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research. "Our research shows 37% of participants have identity-based security as a top initiative for 2007 and beyond."

New features include:

* Comprehensive User and System Security through Centralized, Dynamic Policy Control - automatically applies policies by user from any network hardware system based on a wide range of administrator-designated criteria including time of day, machine, port number, and more.

* Direct Integration with Active Directory for User Authentication - significantly eases user authentication through direct synchronization with LDAP via extensive administrator-designated identifiers such as static passwords, tokens, keypads, etc.

* Efficient Installation and Implementation with Auto Agent Registration - new users and policy updates can be added with minimal IT intervention.

* Extensive Reporting Capabilities to Ease Audits and Compliance - Superior reporting includes 28 pre-designed templates of the most widely used business reports.

Apani EpiForce

Apani Network's flagship product was first launched in 2005 and offers the industry's most advanced and uniquely architected software solutions to directly protect a company's most valuable asset - its data. EpiForce offers comprehensive security that protects critical data from inside the network, completely transparent to users. EpiForce requires minimal training and boasts low implementation costs, while providing network segmentation, selective encryption, user and device authentication, as well as automated, centralized management. These combined features deliver the most comprehensive and effective security systems available to businesses in a wide range of industries. By compartmentalizing access and risk, virtually eliminating the ability to steal passwords, user names or encryption keys and creating automated compliance reports and audit trails, Apani gives customers both the functional and conceptual foundation for in-depth data defense across the entire network enterprise.

EpiForce is designed for large distributed environments and supports most operating systems. Operating at the network layer, it is transparent to applications and end-users.

About Apani Networks

Apani Networks is the leading enterprise network security software provider focused on securing a company's most valuable asset - its data. Founded in 2003, Apani is privately held and backed by international semiconductor and networking equipment manufacturers, and is headquartered in Brea, California. The company's flagship product, EpiForce, is ideally suited for a wide range of business needs from the global integrity needs of financial institutions, the confidentiality requirements of the Healthcare industry, to retail establishments and the ever evolving federal compliance issues affecting publicly-held businesses around the nation. For more information on Apani Networks, visit www.apani.com.