Press Release - For Immediate Release

IronPort Systems Widely Praised in 2006

Company, Products and Industry Innovations Win Global Recognition for Excellence

SAN BRUNO, CA - September 27, 2006

IronPort® Systems Inc., the leader in gateway security, today announced that in the first three quarters of 2006, IronPort® Systems has been recognized as a company - both for its products and innovations, which shield the global Internet and email communities from growing malicious and criminal cyber threats and attacks. IronPort continues to gain momentum with significant accolades, including positive endorsements from leading industry analysts.

Company and Management Distinctions:

  • The Guidewire Group, known for producing the DEMO conferences, named IronPort among its first "100 Global Innovators".
  • IronPort was voted as one of the "100 Best Places to Work in the Greater Bay Area" by The San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, The San Francisco Business Times and The East Bay Times.
  • IronPort was included in the "AlwaysOn 100 Top Private Companies" list.
  • IronPort CEO, Scott Weiss, was chosen for the "2006 AlwaysOn Top 20 CEOs" list -along with CEOs from companies such as Google, SAP, Salesforce.com, Amazon.com, Disney, Akamai, Sun and Motorola.

Notable Recognition for the IronPort Gateway Security Appliances:

  • SC Magazine " Best Buy"
  • Service Provider Weekly "Editor's Choice Award"
  • Business Computing "Editor's Choice Award"
  • IT Week "Editor's Choice Award"
  • Computer News Magazine "Editor's Choice Award"
  • PC News Weekly "Editor's Choice Award"
  • IP World "Editor's Choice Award"
  • Communications Week "Editor's Choice Award"
  • InfoWorld "Leaderboard Product"

Pre-Approved Quotes

"IronPort has built our gateway security appliance to be robust, innovative and easy-to-use. Having third party validation is a true testament to our product," said Tom Gillis, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for IronPort. "We are honored and proud to be seen as the industry leader."

"IronPort Systems is a DEMO success story," said Chris Shipley, executive producer of DEMO 2006. "At DEMO 2003, the company previewed SenderBase® - their groundbreaking email sender reputation service. Reputation services have subsequently become the de facto standard for dealing with spam. Now, IronPort is leveraging that same reputation methodology to address the vulnerabilities associated with the Web. They are a visionary force in the future of gateway security."

"Every business, regardless of size, must protect itself from spam, viruses and email infrastructure problems. Small and mid-sized business, which represent more than 90 percent of all businesses in the United States, are particularly vulnerable to the loss of resources and productivity," said Michael Osterman of Osterman Research. "IronPort protects some of the largest enterprises in the world - the IronPort C10 is an effective, easy-to-configure and inexpensive appliance that can offer the small and mid-sized market the same level of protection."

"In creating SenderBase, IronPort was the first email product company to recognize and embrace the value of reputation information," said Peter Christy, co-founder of Internet Research Group. "IronPort has used its first mover position and refined SenderBase to provide accurate, granular and timely data to help detect and mitigate zombie computers, virus outbreak, and phishing attacks, and contribute great value to messaging protection systems."

About IronPort Systems

IronPort Systems is the leading email security provider for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. The company has developed a family of email security appliances, the IronPort C-Series™, that offer breakthrough performance, unprecedented ease of use and reduced total cost of ownership. IronPort is driving new standards and providing innovative products for those faced with the monumental task of managing, protecting, and growing mission-critical email systems. For more information on IronPort products and services, visit: http://www.ironport.com/.

Press / Analysts

If you are a reporter or analyst and want more information on IronPort Systems please contact:
David Oro at (415) 885-9898 or dto@theorogroup.com
Suzanne Matik at (831) 479-1888 or smatick@ironport.com