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Dexagon Turns to Top Layer Networks Intrusion Prevention System to Protect Servers and Network from Cyber Threats

Westboro, MA, October 17, 2005 -

Top Layer Networks, the global leader for high performance intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that Dexagon, a global provider of network and Internet hosting services, has implemented Top Layer’s IPS 5500 intrusion prevention system. Following an extensive review of IPS solutions available on the market, Dexagon selected Top Layer’s IPS 5500 to protect its servers and networks from a growing array of cyber threats, from HTTP worms and zero-day exploits to high-volume denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and unauthorized access.

“Dexagon customers rely on our network and Internet services to conduct business, so it is crucial that our operations are well-protected from the growing number and types of threats,” said Dave Millier, partner with Dexagon. “As an integral part of our defense-in-depth strategy, the Top Layer IPS 5500’s robust intrusion prevention capabilities effectively protect our hosting environment while providing insightful reports and clear visibility into our server and network activity. After reviewing the other solutions available on the market, the IPS 5500 was the clear choice because of its superior performance, unmatched protection mechanisms and manageability.”

Dexagon brings together a team of dedicated, professionals with more than 50 years experience in network design and Internet services to serve customers worldwide. Dexagon’s investment in state of the art network facilities ensures its clients a greater than 99% service uptime guarantee. It understands customers’ need for business continuity and is committed to providing them with one source for complete end-to-end network and Internet solutions. To meet its promise of providing customers with reliable solutions, protecting its own networks and hosting environment is top priority.

Peter Rendall, president and CEO of Top Layer, added, “Network services and Internet hosting firms cannot afford downtime. Companies like Dexagon that understand how much customers truly rely on their services to conduct day-to-day business are fast realizing intrusion prevention technologies like Top Layer’s IPS 5500 can help them rid their networks of unwanted viruses, worms and other threats to ensure network availability and reliability – and therefore their customers’ success.”

Performance, reliability and accuracy are crucial in protecting hosting organizations from worms, zero-day exploits, brute-force attacks and other emerging threats, and the NSS Group’s stamp-of-approval is a crucial requirement of IPS product purchases. Top Layer’s IPS 5500 remains the only IPS product to achieve NSS-Approved status -- the de facto standard for testing inline intrusion prevention devices -- for defending against both content-based and rate-based attacks.

About the Top Layer IPS 5500

The 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.

To learn more about the IPS 5500 visit http://www.toplayer.com/content/products/intrusion_detection/attack_mitigator.jsp, 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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