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Top Layer Networks Appoints Ken Pappas Vice President of Marketing and Security Strategist

Executive Brings More Than 20 Years of Security and Marketing Experience to Intrusion Prevention Market Leader

Westboro, MA, April 22, 2008 -

– Top Layer Networks, a global leader for high performance intrusion prevention solutions, announced today that Ken Pappas has been named Vice President of Marketing and Security Strategist. Pappas will focus on all aspects of marketing and will work closely with the executive team on strategy, business development and product management activities.

“Ken has is an integral member of the Top Layer team,” said Peter Rendall, president and CEO of Top Layer Networks. “Top Layer is experiencing tremendous growth and Ken brings all the essential elements to our security and marketing operation as we enter this exciting stage in our development.”

Prior to joining Top Layer, Pappas owned and operated his own consulting firm specializing in network security. Previously, he served as Security Strategist for the Security Solutions division at 3Com/TippingPoint and was the General Manager of the security division at Enterasys Networks.

“Top Layer has an exceptionally strong team and the company continues to deliver the most trusted technology in the industry,” said Pappas. “The company’s IPS 5500 E-Series is second to none and its innovative approach to proactive intrusion prevention separated it from the signature-based IPS alternatives out there. This made Top Layer extremely attractive and a company I could truly get behind. I look forward to helping the company build on its momentum to further Top Layer’s reputation as the leader in high-performance security solutions.”

About the Top Layer IPS 5500

The IPS 5500 family of products offers the strongest levels of network protection, performance and reliability on the market today. By combining content-based IPS/IDS, stateful firewall and attack mitigation algorithms, the IPS 5500 is the only solution that provides Three Dimensional Protection (3DP) against malicious content, undesired access and botnet-based attacks. Top Layer’s architecture enables the IPS 5500 to protect enterprises and service providers from sophisticated attacks in real-time while enabling the highest throughput of legitimate traffic.

The IPS 5500 E-series has received top accolades from the world’s most prestigious labs and influential publications. In addition, Top Layer has received significant recognition from the NSS Group, Computer Reseller News, Information Security Magazine, IT Week, Service Provider Weekly, the Tolly Group and was awarded “Best Buy” status by SC Magazine in their 2007 review of IDS/IPS solutions as well as Best IPS Product of 2007.

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. Top Layer Networks is headquartered in Massachusetts, USA with sales and services support worldwide.

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