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Mazu Networks Selected to Showcase Mazu Profiler at RSA® Conference Innovation Station Showdown
Mazu Networks to Compete for "Most Innovative" Title at Top Security Conference
RSA CONFERENCE SAN JOSE, CALIF. and CAMBRIDGE, MASS - February 6, 2006 - Mazu Networks, Inc., the leading provider of behavior-based network security solutions, today announced that the company was selected to participate in the RSA® Conference 2006 Innovation Station.. Mazu Networks will showcase Mazu Profiler, a Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) system during the Innovation Station, which will take place at the 2006 RSA Conference from February 13 - 17 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
"RSA Conference 2006 Innovation Station program is designed to highlight emerging companies that are poised to make a difference in the information security industry," said Sandra Toms LaPedis, area vice president of RSA Conference. "Mazu Networks was selected for the level and breadth of its technology, as well as its originality and potential market impact."
Mazu Networks is one of a group of companies that has been selected to participate in the concourse floor exhibit at the conference and contend for the title of "Most Innovative Emerging Company," which will be announced during the show. As part of its participation, Mazu Networks will be given the opportunity to present its business plan to a prominent panel of judges during the Innovation Station "Showdown" on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in room B1. The judging panel includes: Asheem Chandna of Greylock Partners, Jim Goetz of Sequoia Capital, Patrick Heim of McKesson Corporation and Robin Vasan of Mayfield.
"Behavior-based network security continues to gain momentum in the marketplace as traditional security technologies prove ineffective in the face of increasingly sophisticated and frequent network threats," said Tom Corn, vice president, strategy and marketing, Mazu Networks. "Behavior-based network security solutions fill the critical holes in status quo security strategies that rely solely on perimeter and endpoint protection. Being selected by RSA Conference to exhibit and present during the 2006 Innovation Station Showdown is further recognition of how critical NBA systems have become to modern defense-in-depth strategies and an honor for Mazu Networks, who pioneered the market."
Mazu Profiler
Mazu Profiler analyzes network traffic and behavior to provide enterprises with the intelligence required to operate internal networks more securely. By examining all internal traffic and analyzing anomalous behavior, Mazu Profiler provides security, network and audit teams with: visibility into how the network is used; protection from worms and insider breaches and compliance assistance through the audit and enforcement of internal controls.
For more information on Mazu Networks, visit: www.mazunetworks.com or visit the company during RSA at booth 1922 or the Innovation Station exhibit at booth 3000. For more information, please visit: http://2006.rsaconference.com/us/agenda/special_activities.aspx#innovation.
About the RSA Conference
Now in its 15th year, the RSA Conference brings together decision-makers and influencers from all major markets, including consumer, education, financial, government, computer networking, telecommunications, as well as Wall Street and the media, for the industry's premier information security and cryptography events. RSA Conference 2006 will be held February 13 - 17 in San Jose, California; April 26 - 27 in Tokyo, Japan; and October 23 - 26 in Nice, France. For more information, visit www.rsaconference.com.
About Mazu Networks, Inc.
Mazu Networks provides behavior-based network security solutions that analyze network traffic and behavior to operate enterprise networks more securely. Mazu Networks' offerings include Mazu Profiler™ - an internal network-wide solution for detecting and mitigating worms and internal threats, providing network-wide visibility, and easing the burden of regulatory compliance efforts and Mazu Enforcer™ - a perimeter security solution for detecting and mitigating denial-of-service attacks. Mazu Networks 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.