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Barracuda Networks Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner
Mountain View, Calif., July 12, 2006 – Barracuda Networks, Inc., the provider of enterprise-class application security appliances, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. Barracuda Networks was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial panel based on a set of five criteria - technology innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.
The AO100 was selected from over 1,000 companies, peer-nominated by leading venture capitalists, investment bankers and industry analysts. The AO100 consists of private companies at all stages of development, from early to late stage.
“The AO100 companies are driving the next wave of innovative technologies that are disrupting the old guard and shaping the new media landscape,†said Tony Perkins, founder of AlwaysOn. “As ever, we were inundated with nominations from leading companies, and it’s heartening to know that tomorrow’s thought leaders and technology visionaries are already out there. My congratulations to each AO100 winner - these are the companies which we predict will have the greatest market traction, strongest innovation and most game-changing approaches this year.â€
Barracuda Networks began in 2002 with one product focus: spam and virus filtering for businesses of all size. The extreme success of the Barracuda Spam Firewall earned Barracuda Networks a strong reputation amongst corporations across every sector of business and catapulted its customer roster to more than 40,000 customers worldwide. This market leading status in the anti-spam appliance market served as a foundation for the launch of two new product lines - the Barracuda Web Filter and the Barracuda IM Firewall - which enables current and future customers to address emerging security threats to the network via the Internet and IM. Barracuda Networks ongoing success and commitment to its customers helped it earn its place on this year’s AO100 list.
“This award is one of many accolades we have received in the past year that illustrates that our business vision is making an impact on the industry,†said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. “We are pleased to be included on this prestigious list of innovative companies and we look forward to continuing to provide powerful and affordable solutions to our customers for years to come.â€
A full list of all the AO100 companies can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/2071. Barracuda Networks and the AO100 will be honored as part of the AO2006: Stanford Summit, July 25-27, at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif. The summit will bring together successful entrepreneurs, business and political thought leaders, and top venture capitalists to spot trends and spark new ideas and initiatives.
About Barracuda Networks, Inc.
Barracuda Networks is the leading provider of enterprise-class application security appliances for comprehensive email, Internet and IM protection. Its
products protect over 40,000 customers around the world, including Adaptec, Caltrans, CBS, Georgia Institute of Technology, IBM, Knight Ridder, NASA,
Pizza Hut, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and the U.S. Treasury Department. The Barracuda Spam Firewall and Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound
protect organizations against spam, viruses, and violations to email security policy. The Barracuda Web Filter offers comprehensive
content filtering and complete network protection against spyware, malware and viruses. The Barracuda IM Firewall, is the only all in one
gateway solution for IM traffic management and security. Barracuda Networks is a privately held company with headquarters in Mountain View, California. Barracuda
Networks has offices in eight international locations and distributors in over 43 countries. More information is available at www.barracuda.com
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is transforming the communication business with its online blogging network; establishing it as a leader in the open media revolution. Borrowing
on the underground blogging and social networking traditions, AlwaysOn (www.alwayson-network.com) was
launched in 2003. Today, AlwaysOn’s annual Summit @ Stanford and OnHollywood events, print “blogozine†and online services encourage
direct collaboration between the global thought leaders and technology insiders whose ideas and innovations are shaping the always-on world. AlwaysOn,
LLC, is a privately held and virtually headquartered company born out of the heart of Silicon Valley.