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Don Casey to Continue Active Involvement in the Company as Chairman

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Cambridge, Mass. (June 6, 2005) - Mazu Networks, the leading provider of behavior-based, network security solutions for enterprises, today announced that Paul Brady will expand his role from president and chief operating officer (COO) to chief executive officer (CEO). Don Casey, the former CEO, will continue his role as chairman of the Mazu Networks board of directors, providing strategic guidance on business and product roadmap decisions.

During his incumbency as CEO, Casey worked closely with Brady to lead the company through successful product launches, the strategic C-round funding by Symantec, the recruitment of key senior executives and the initiation of several major partnership discussions. Already an integral member of the executive management team, Brady will further Mazu Networks' momentum by growing the company's customer base, focusing on aggressive product development, recruiting top industry talent and establishing strategic relationships.

"Don and I have collaborated on many of the key business and technology decisions that have helped establish Mazu Networks as the leading provider of behavior-based, network security," said Paul Brady, CEO, Mazu Networks, Inc. "In my role of CEO, I will continue to work with Don and the Mazu Networks' team to further advance the company's brand and educate the market on the threat posed by worms, denial-of-service and internal attacks."

"In a short time, Paul has set the critical corporate foundation needed to grow and progress Mazu Networks from a company with a great technology to a true market leader," said Don Casey, chairman, board of directors, Mazu Networks, Inc. "From guiding product roadmaps to communicating on behalf of the company to key industry influencers as well as customers, partners and prospects, Paul has quickly established himself as a significant and inimitable asset to the company. Paul's recent achievements at Mazu Networks combined with his proven track record in leading successful business ventures make him the ideal CEO to head our aggressive, innovative and rapidly growing company."

Brady brings to the role of CEO more than 20 years of experience in the general management and strategic development of high-growth technology companies. Most recently, he was president and COO of Guardent, a leader in the Managed Security Services (MSS) market that was acquired by Verisign. At Guardent he was focused on profitable revenue growth, accelerating sales and successfully combining the company's MSS operations with its professional services group. He also played a key role in Guardent's acquisition by VeriSign in February 2004 for $140 million. Prior to Guardent, Brady was the senior vice president at Exodus Communications, where he managed $400 million in revenue, was responsible for nine data centers and had a central role in making Exodus a worldwide leader in hosting and managed services. Prior to Exodus, Brady was cofounder and president of Cohesive Technologies Solutions, which was acquired by Exodus in June of 1999 for $100 million. Earlier in his career, Brady was the founder and CEO of Business Technologies Consulting Group, and prior to that, he was a consultant with Computer Science Corp.'s financial services technology practice.