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Top Layer Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 Achieves Recommended Product Status Based on SC Magazine Comparative Review of 12 IPS

Westboro, MA, July 18, 2005 -

Top Layer Networks, the global leader for high performance intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that its Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 has received SC Magazine’s “Recommended Product” status based on a comparative review of the 12 top intrusion prevention solutions on the market. In a group test that included Barbedwire Technologies, Countersnipe, ISS (Nasdaq: ISSX), McAfee (NYSE: MFE), NFR, SonicWall (Nasdaq: SNWL), Sourcefire, Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC), Tipping Point (Nasdaq: COMS), V-Secure and XSGuard, Top Layer received an overall score of five stars and was heralded for its ability to “secure any network without slowing it down.” The complete comparative review can be found at http://www.scmagazine.com/products/index.cfm?fuseaction=productDetails&productID=19107&type=review

“We’re very excited by the honor bestowed upon us by SC Magazine, and view it as further validation of our leadership position in the market,” said Peter Rendall, CEO of Top Layer Networks. “The results of SC Magazine’s rigorous testing are a clear demonstration that the Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 remains the only network Intrusion Prevention Solution on the market to provide enterprise-level, non-stop protection against both network-level and application-level attacks.”

Achieving the highest total rating possible of 5 stars, the Top Layer Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 was heralded by SC Magazine reviewers for its ability to “secure any network without slowing it down.” After reviewing the Attack Mitigator IPS 5500, the SC Magazine reviewers further determined that “the name says it all – it deflects and blocks attacks before they hit your network. It works at wire speed and is particularly effective at blocking DDoS attacks, arguably the most prevalent kind of attack that networks face today. Combined with Top Layer's SecureCommand management appliance, it becomes an enterprise-class management and defense system.”

About the Top Layer Attack Mitigator IPS 5500

The Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 family offers the strongest levels of network IPS protection, performance and reliability on the market today. By improving upon the most powerful characteristics of stateful firewall technology and intrusion detection systems, Top Layer has developed the IPS 5500 in order to protect against attacks in real-time with minimal interruption of legitimate traffic. Top Layer executes high performance, non-disruptive deep packet inspection and analysis coupled with intelligent blocking of attacks through TopFire™ second-generation ASIC technology and TopInspect™ Deep Packet Inspection.

About the Top Layer SecureCOMMAND+

SecureCOMMAND+ is the market’s first centralized IPS management product with an integrated security information management event correlation and reporting engine, providing customers with greater insight into their network security to protect against today’s highly adaptive security threats.

To learn more about the Attack Mitigator IPS 5500 and SecureCOMMAND+, visit www.TopLayer.com or call 508-870-1300.

About Top Layer Networks, Inc.

Founded in 1997, Top Layer Networks develops network security solutions that enable enterprises worldwide to protect their infrastructure and critical online assets from cyber-threats. The Company’s patented, ASIC-based products are engineered to deliver accurate and reliable protection mechanisms while operating as robust in-line network security devices. Top Layer Networks is headquartered in Westboro, Massachusetts with sales and support presence in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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