IronPort Positioned in the "Leaders" Quadrant in Magic Quadrant Report

Market Wire, September, 2006

IronPort® Systems Inc., the leader(1) in gateway security, today announced that IronPort has been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant of the Email Security Boundary Magic Quadrant. The report, published by Gartner, Inc., a premier research and advisory firm, evaluated 18 vendors as part of its research. According to Gartner, vendors listed in the Leaders quadrant are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market(2).

"We consider our positioning in the leaders quadrant by Gartner confirmation of IronPort's stellar track record of creating innovative products and providing exceptional customer service," said Scott Weiss, CEO and Co-Founder of IronPort Systems. "IronPort Systems continues to innovate while we execute on our long-term vision. With the launch of S-Series Web security product, we are delivering a truly revolutionary offering that will change the face of the gateway security industry and further enhance our market position."

The Email Security Boundary Magic Quadrant looks at the increase in email threats, such as spam and viruses, as well as overall email traffic, and evaluates email security. Gartner notes that efficient and accurate spam and virus filtering with low administration overhead remain essential to buyers. In addition, management features that lower administration overhead, policy-based outbound content inspection, encryption and appliance MTA capabilities have increased in importance as buyers look to consolidate email infrastructure. In addition, Gartner also notes that the pending converged communications market represents a huge opportunity for email vendors to elevate their status in the organization by providing policy and protection services across multiple communications media.

About IronPort Systems

IronPort Systems is the leading email and Web security products provider for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. IronPort provides high-performance, easy-to-use and technically innovative products for those faced with the monumental task of managing and protecting their mission-critical networks from Internet threats. For more information on IronPort products and services, visit: http://www.ironport.com .

About The Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted September 25, 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor; product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Notes

(1) As defined by number of mailboxes supported worldwide
(2) "Magic Quadrant for E-mail Security Boundary, 2006,"  Peter Firstbrook
and Arabella Hallawell, 25 September 2006

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