

Santa Clara, Calif. and Cambridge, Mass. (March 22, 2005) - Mazu Networks, Inc., the leading provider of network-wide intrusion prevention systems for the enterprise, today announced the company's participation in a panel titled, "Networking Issues," during the Server Blade Summit 2005.
Rob Nazzal, director, product management, Mazu Networks, Inc.
The Server Blade Summit 2005 provides attendees with practical information on critical server blade issues and trends. Through Nazzal's panel presentation, attendees will learn how to enlist blades to improve internal network security and effectively protect against worms and internal threats. Nazzal will also discuss the latest technological advances in network-wide, behavioral-based prevention systems, using case studies to reflect how major enterprises have deployed these techniques to strengthen their networks.
Marriott Hotel
Santa Clara, Calif.
Nazzal will present on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 from
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. PST.
Rob Nazzal, director, product management, Mazu Networks
Rob Nazzal, director, product management, Mazu Networks, is responsible for the full product lifecycle for Mazu Profiler™ and Mazu Enforcer™. Nazzal establishes the roadmap, determines the strategic direction and defines releases for both of Mazu's products.
Prior to Mazu, Nazzal was the program manager at pcOrder. In this role, he was responsible for leading the database administration team. Previous roles also include vice president, engineering, SDBS and developer with Motorola.
Nazzal received a B.S. in computer science from Cornell University.
Mazu Networks is the leading provider of network-wide intrusion prevention systems for the enterprise. Mazu's systems protect networks from worms, insider threats and denial of service attacks. Our solutions enable enterprises to leverage existing network infrastructure to detect and mitigate new attacks with surgical precision, harden networks against future attacks, and monitor and audit usage of sensitive assets and network services. Mazu is backed by premier venture capital firms, including Greylock, Matrix Partners, Pilot House Ventures Group and StarVest Partners. Symantec Corporation also is an investor in the Company. Mazu is an IBM Business Partner. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Mazu also has locations in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.mazunetworks.com.