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Info Security Products Guide Names Top Layer Networks an Info Security “Hot Company” for 2006

Westboro, MA, January 31, 2006 -

Info Security Products Guide, the world’s leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named Top Layer Networks, the global leader for high performance intrusion prevention solutions, one of its Info Security “Hot Companies” winners for 2006. Selected from an industry analysis of more than 600 info security vendors around the world, this prestigious honor comes to Top Layer Networks based upon stern selection criteria – the 4Ps - Products, People, Performance and Potential - behind the company’s growing success. The Hot Companies selection also helps raise the bar significantly for the industry to provide end-users with effective and deployable protective solutions against the next generation of highly sophisticated and blended attacks.

Top Layer Networks was recognized with an Info Security Product Guide “Hot Companies” 2006 Award because of its innovative intrusion prevention technologies, executive management, market leadership and global reach, and ability to execute. To review the Top Layer Networks profile on Info Security Products Guide, please see:

http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/hot2006/TopLayerNetworks.html

“Globalization has prompted many businesses to latch on to the Internet to scale their business operations, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks. Traditional security applications cannot protect fully against today’s sophisticated and blended attacks,” said Rick Justice, chief editor, Info Security Products Guide published by Silicon Valley Communications. “Top Layer Networks’ IPS solutions can provide dedicated protection to critical application servers and reduce downtime and exploitation to a great extent.”

“We are honored to be recognized by Info Security Products Guide for this award – the latest in a long line of product and company accolades that Top Layer Networks has achieved over the past year,” said Peter Rendall, president and CEO of Top Layer Networks. “This award validates our market position and vision to provide customers with effective IPS solutions designed with three dimensional protection from malicious content, undesired access and rate-based attacks that solve real security problems.”

About Info Security Products Guide Awards

The Info Security Products Guide plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including award winning case studies and deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and the best selling products. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

About Top Layer Networks

Top Layer Networks is dedicated to its role as the leading global provider of Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), developing and bringing to market network security infrastructure solutions that help commercial and government organizations protect their critical on-line assets from the losses and risks associated with cyber threats. Its family of IPS appliances is designed with “Three Dimensional Protection” that provides the most advanced protection capabilities against known and unknown attacks at the highest tested performance rates. Top Layer Networks is headquartered in Massachusetts, USA with sales and support presence in Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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