Top Research Firm Ranks Crossbeam Systems No. 1 in High-End Unified Threat Management for the Eighth Consecutive Quarter
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More than Doubles Nearest Competitor in Units Sold and Revenue for 2006 -- Making Crossbeam the Undisputed Leader in High-End UTM for Last Two Years
BOXBOROUGH, Mass., March 20 /- Crossbeam Systems®, Inc., the leader in Unified Threat Management (UTM) for the world's largest networks, today announced its leadership in the high-end UTM market has been validated for the eighth consecutive quarter by IDC, making Crossbeam the undisputed leader in high-end UTM for the last two years. According to results released in the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, March 2007, Crossbeam was number one in terms of both revenue and units sold over $50,000.
Data contained in the IDC report showed that in Q4 2006, Crossbeam was No. 1 in sales and revenue among top security appliance vendors in the high-end UTM market. IDC defines this category as UTM products that cost at least $50,000 per unit.
"Our customers look at Crossbeam's UTM devices as a flexible, carrier- grade platform upon which to build a scalable network security architecture using best of breed applications," said Peter George, president and CEO of Crossbeam Systems. "The fact that we have dominated the IDC tracker on the high-end for the last two years is real evidence of our growing success among leading service providers and enterprise customers, who time and again turn to our UTM devices to help them intelligently manage evolving security threats."
Crossbeam Systems X-Series equipment delivers flexible, high scaling network security in perimeter, core and data center architectures. Carriers use the X-Series to deliver a new generation of virtualized services such as firewall, VPN and intrusion prevention, while enterprises deploy the X-Series for consolidation of security equipment and faster response to the demands of the real-time enterprise.
Organizations that have selected Crossbeam can choose from a "who's who" list of security vendors and cutting-edge applications. Crossbeam has strategic partnerships with best-of-breed application vendors including Check Point, IBM Internet Security Systems, Sourcefire, Websense, Aladdin, Trend Micro, Enterasys and Imperva. With more than 20 ISV partnerships, Crossbeam offers customers the greatest choice of vendors and breadth of applications to meet their specific UTM requirements.
About Crossbeam Systems
Crossbeam Systems secures the world's largest networks with its pioneering best-of-breed Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions. The company has tailored security solutions for global corporations, carrier networks and small to medium-sized enterprises. Founded in early 2000 and led by senior executives from Bay Networks, Cisco, Nortel/Wellfleet and Alcatel, Crossbeam is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA, and has offices in Europe and Asia Pacific. The company is backed by top-tier investors, including Focus Ventures, Tudor Ventures, Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Commonwealth Capital Venture Partners, Intel Capital and Charles River Ventures. More information is available at www.crossbeamsystems.com.
Contact: Throop Wilder
Crossbeam Systems
(978) 318-7524
throop@crossbeamsystems.com
http://www.crossbeamsystems.com/
Sharon Dratch
Davies Murphy Group
(781) 418-2425
crossbeam@daviesmurphy.com
http://www.daviesmurphy.com/
Source: Crossbeam Systems, Inc.
Web site: www.crossbeamsystems.com/
