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        <title>Barracuda Networks Introduces the Barracuda NG Firewall</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Enterprise Firewall Platform Integrates Next Generation Firewall Protection, Industry-leading Centralized Management Capabilities and Optimization of Network Traffic Across WAN Link
Campbell, Calif., Feb. 2, 2010 – Barracuda Networks Inc. today launched the Barracuda NG Firewall, a line of virtual and hardware appliances designed to protect enterprise network infrastructure, improve site-to-site connectivity and simplify administration of network operations.  This product launch is the first since Barracuda Networks’ successful acquisition of phion AG, a leading firewall provider based in Austria in September 2009.

“The Barracuda NG Firewall platform was built from the ground up as a project to manage more than 650 firewalls for a large Austrian banking data center,” said Stephen Pao, vice president of product management for Barracuda Networks.  “With early development roots not only in centralized configuration, policy and reporting, but also in site-to-site WAN traffic management capabilities, the Barracuda NG Firewall is designed to optimize both the availability and performance of the WAN, with lower administrative overhead than incumbent solutions.”

The Barracuda NG Firewall intelligently combines Web and email filtering, intrusion prevention, Layer 7 application profiling, and network access control into a platform that can be centrally managed, across all enterprise network locations, including remote, home and branch offices, as well as regional headquarters and datacenters.

Centralized security management and content policy provides a number of benefits including:

	Consistent security posture and policy enforcement across the enterprise
	Real-time accounting and reporting across multiple gateways
	Comprehensive history and rollback of configuration and policy changes across the network



IDC research has shown that a majority of enterprises feel it is important to consolidate existing point products such as firewall, intrusion prevention and anti-malware into a single solution.* 

“Barracuda Networks comprehensive product portfolio satisfies the Web and messaging security needs of numerous enterprise and SMB customers, worldwide,” said Charles Kolodgy, IDC research director, Security Products.  “To improve management, reduce costs, and consolidate security, customers have been turning to comprehensive products that integrate numerous security features into an integrated platform.  Barracuda Networks is meeting this demand with the Barracuda NG Firewall, which implements phion's proven and advanced technology.  This network security product will open up new opportunities for their worldwide channel and help Barracuda Networks to penetrate and win more enterprise business.” 

Intelligent Traffic Management
With the Barracuda NG Firewall, administrators can control application-level routing and prioritization of traffic across multiple links, tunnels and traffic conditions.  To back up WAN connections, Barracuda NG Firewall appliances support a variety of links via most including T1/T3, DSL, ISDN, and 3G wireless mobile data standards. In the event of a WAN link loss VPN traffic is automatically reprioritized over the remaining WAN links.  Barracuda NG Firewall appliances support the traditional IPSec protocol for cross vendor compatibility. 

Flexible Remote Access Options
Barracuda NG Firewall appliances support multiple remote access options, including a light VPN client, a fully managed VPN client and a fully integrated SSL VPN.  Network access controls enforce client security policies, including operating system patch level, desktop malware protection and personal firewall configuration.

Heritage Customers Place Confidence in Barracuda Networks 
Although primarily known in EMEA, phion has a customer base of more than 1,000 customers and over 100,000 licensed VPN users at locations worldwide.  One such customer, Austria-based RHI AG, which specializes in the field of refractory products and services for customers in the steel, cement, lime, glass, nonferrous metals, environment, energy and chemicals industries, is a large enterprise customer with more than 130 phion netfence appliances deployed across 84 locations worldwide.  The primary product selection criteria for the company was driven by both technical and budgetary factors, including a means to decrease IT operating costs as well as to obtain secure, centralized management across the entire network.

“Within the first two months of deployment we had already realized dramatic cost savings per location as well as increased network traffic bandwidth,” said Gottfried Hofreither, CIO of RHI.  “In addition we have secured a solution that allows for traffic prioritization and routing in case of a connectivity loss.”

With the acquisition of phion by Barracuda Networks, Hofreither is confident that the high levels of service and support he has experienced with the phion team will be further enhanced by Barracuda Networks’ wide international presence and strong track record for technical excellence.  RHI’s operations in the Americas include 25 locations across South America, Mexico, the United States and Canada, supported by 40 appliances.

“Barracuda Networks is a highly reputable company throughout the world, known for its security expertise,” said Hofreither.  “We are convinced that with Barracuda Networks as the new company behind our firewall infrastructure, we will be well-served and supported for many years to come.”

Pricing and Availability
Available immediately, the Barracuda NG Firewall is offered in seven hardware models ranging from small branch office to large enterprises and datacenters as well as a corresponding offering of virtual appliances.  U.S. prices range from $599 to $40,000 and International pricing and availability varies based on region. For more information, please visit www.barracuda.com/ng.

About Barracuda Networks Inc.
Barracuda Networks Inc. combines premise-based gateways and software, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive security, networking and storage solutions.  The company’s expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email, Web and IM threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection. Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L'Oreal, and Europcar are among the more than 100,000 organizations protecting their IT infrastructures with Barracuda Networks’ range of affordable, easy-to-deploy and manage solutions.  Barracuda Networks is privately held with its International headquarters in Campbell, Calif.  For more information, please visit www.barracudanetworks.com.

*Source: IDC, Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, Q32009
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        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Feb 02, 2010</dc:date>
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        <title>2010 SC Awards Program Shortlists Three Barracuda Networks Products</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Barracuda SSL VPN, Barracuda Spam &amp;  Virus Firewall and Barracuda Web Application Firewall Named Finalists in  Distinguished Information Security Awards Program
Campbell, Calif., Dec. 17, 2009 – Barracuda Networks Inc.  today announced that three of its products have been named finalists in the  2010 SC Awards program: the Barracuda SSL VPN in the Best IPsec/SSL VPN  category; the Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall in the Best Messaging Security  Solution category and the Barracuda Web Application Firewall in the Best Web  Application Security Solution category.   This is the sixth consecutive year that Barracuda Networks and its  products have been named finalists in the Reader Trust Award competition, which  honors best-in-class security products and services. 
The three products were selected from more than 600  entries submitted in more than 31 technology categories.  All finalists will be reviewed and winners  will be chosen by the Reader Trust Voting Panel – comprised of security and  technology experts from large, medium and small enterprises from all major  vertical markets – representing the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers.
  
  &quot;To be recognized by such a distinguished awards program  again this year is an honor and tribute to Barracuda Networks’ commitment to  provide our customers with powerful solutions that meet their security needs,”  said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks.   
As the industry’s preeminent awards program, the annual  SC Awards has recognized security’s key contributors and outstanding products  for more than a decade.  The SC Awards  are designed to honor the professionals, companies and products that help fend  off the myriad security threats confronted in today's corporate world.  Individuals, brands and solutions recognized in the program address not only  the security challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape  of tomorrow. 
Winners of this year’s SC Awards will be announced at a  gala dinner and award ceremony to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. 
About SC Magazine
  SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with  in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis,  cutting-edge features, contributions from thought-leaders and the best, most  extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a  consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and  well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how  these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC  Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for  their companies. Besides the monthly print magazine and daily website, the  brand’s portfolio includes the SC Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire  and the annual SC World Congress conference and expo. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Dec 17, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Networks Chief Research Officer to Speak at INTEROP New York</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Dr. Paul Judge  Explores the Expanding Corporate Perimeter and How to Ensure Data Protection
INTEROP 2009, New York,  Nov. 16, 2009 – (Booth # 922) Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced that  Chief Research Officer and Vice President of Cloud Services Dr. Paul Judge will present at this week’s INTEROP New York conference.  Joined by Paul Roberts, senior  security analyst at The 451 Group, Dr. Judge will explore how companies can  protect corporate assets as more employees connect to the network from outside  the office.
Session:  Your Employees Are Roaming - Is Your  Confidential Information?
  Thursday, Nov. 19,  at 9:00 a.m., Location: Jacob   Javits Convention    Center
  Corporate networks extend beyond office walls. Users  access the Web from laptops or mobile devices in airports, hotels and more, and  continue to leverage their personal devices for business. This sparks  heightened security concerns in the enterprise. Join Dr. Judge and Roberts for  a panel discussion that explores the expanding corporate perimeter and how to  ensure that even while employees roam, sensitive corporate data is not  compromised.
Dr. Judge has more than 10 years of experience focused on  creating innovative security technologies for businesses. He joined Barracuda  Networks as its CRO and VP of Cloud Services following the company’s  acquisition of award-winning cloud-security provider Purewire in October 2009.
Roberts covers enterprise security for The 451 Group,  including topics such as malware detection, identity management and network  access control. He brings more than 13 years of IT industry experience to his  role, having previously spent five years covering the enterprise security space  as a writer and editor for industry publications including InfoWorld, eWEEK and  The IDG News Service. 
Barracuda Networks also will showcase its full line of  award-winning security, networking and storage solutions at booth 922. INTEROP New York takes  place Nov. 16-20 at the Jacob   Javits Convention    Center. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Nov 16, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Networks Announces Enhanced EMEA Channel Partner Program</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Introduces Deal Registration and Reseller  Tiering to Protect Loyal Partners and Increase Rewards for Repeat Sales Success
Basingstoke, UK, 10 November 2009 – Barracuda Networks today  announced enhancements to its channel program throughout Europe.  Highlights of the program include deal  registration for increased sales protection as well as a tiered reseller plan  to reward successful partners with greater discounts and to aid partner  recruitment.
Improvements to the channel program are being implemented  following months of extensive executive discussions between Barracuda Networks  channel executives and partners throughout Europe.   
“We invested three months of executive time meeting with  partners and customers to define the optimal programme and have built in  changes with the feedback from those discussions in mind,” said Michael Hughes,  vice president of channels at Barracuda Networks.  “Barracuda Networks provides 25,000 leads to  the worldwide channel every year and we have developed this program to both  reward resellers that perform well for Barracuda Networks and to encourage new  resellers to join us.”
For the first time partners in Europe  can take advantage of online deal registration to record deals early on and  prevent the customer opportunity from becoming available to other channel  partners.  Barracuda Networks has also  restructured its reseller base into three levels – Diamond, Platinum and  Authorized.  
“The new structure is expected to provide a number of  things for our partners including   greater control over the sales process, incentive for partners to become  certified and trained, as well as to encourage more partners to offer Barracuda  Networks solutions as the first on their line card for customers,” said  Hughes.  
Benefits for partners can include up to 30 percent  discounts (including deal registration discount of up to 10 percent), rapid  replacement, teaming agreements, customized support, sales support in the form  of qualified leads, 50 percent not-for-resale discount, as well as the  opportunity to sell premium support and more depending on partner level.  &nbsp;There is also an initial 90-day pilot program to allow partners an  opportunity to meet the qualification criteria for the next status level.
Current European partners can learn more about the  enhancements to the channel program by logging in to the Barracuda Networks Partner  Portal at www.barracudanetworks.com/portal.   New partners can receive more information by contacting Barracuda  Networks UK regional headquarters at + 44 1256 300 100. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Nov 10, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall Introduces New Features Targeted at Service Providers and Enterprises</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New Firmware Release 4.0 Enhances  Administration of Multitenant Services and Site-to-Site Email Encryption
Campbell,   Calif., Nov. 4, 2009 – Barracuda  Networks Inc. today announced the addition of new features targeted at larger  service provider and enterprise customers.   Major features include delegated administration for multitenant  services, new administrative roles for help desk personnel, and enforcement of  granular site-to-site email encryption policies.
“While much of Barracuda Networks’ success has been in  selling to small-to-medium sized businesses, the Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus  Firewall serves a significant base of customers who have large email volumes  including enterprises, large educational institutions, government agencies, and  service providers,” said Stephen Pao, vice president of product management for  Barracuda Networks.  “By enabling larger  service providers to delegate administration and policy across different levels  of staff, the Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall becomes even more economical  as a multitenant solution – all with no per user or per message fees.”
Delegated domain administration enables customers of  service providers offering spam and virus filtering services based on Barracuda  Spam &amp; Virus Firewalls to customize their own filtering policy, deliver  blocked email, and run traffic reports.   Individual domain administrators can also delegate responsibility to  their own help desk employees to support their own user populations.  By delegating administrative tasks, service  providers can reduce their own help desk costs while offering more flexibility  to their end customers.  Delegated domain  administration is available Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall 600 models and  higher.  Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus  Firewall 300 models and higher will now feature domain help desk roles.
Nines B.V., a  high-value service provider headquartered in the Netherlands and an early user of  the new firmware features, provides managed incoming and outgoing spam and  virus filtering using a high availability cluster of Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus  Firewalls for a number of clients including EMI Music, Qualcomm, Johnson &amp;  Johnson and Ernst &amp; Young.  With  delegated domain administration and increased administrative functions for help  desk personnel, Nines’ clients are now able to directly manage their own  domains without having to rely on the Nines IT staff.
“Allowing our clients to have greater direct access to  their spam and virus filtering policies for their own domains has helped us to  minimize administration costs for our own IT team and has allowed us to focus  on other aspects of the business,” said Matthey van Ramele, manager for Nines  B.V.
In addition, the full Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall  product line can now enforce granular site-to-site email encryption policy  using the industry standard SMTP/TLS protocol.  
“As organizations develop their own internal policies to  comply with regulations such as PCI DSS, Gramm-Leach Bliley, Sarbanes-Oxley,  and HIPAA, they have recognized the need to encrypt transmission of  confidential email over public networks,” said Pao.  “While traditional end-to-end encryption  technologies have been plagued with interoperability and usability issues,  site-to-site encryption has continued to increase in usage because of the  ubiquity of support by email servers on the Internet and transparency to users  using traditional email clients.”
Formerly restricted to global policy management, the  Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall now enables administrators to specify email  encryption requirements between specified sender and recipient domains,  enabling administrators to force encryption between close business partners,  while allowing unencrypted communication with others.
Pricing &amp; Availability
  The latest features are immediately available with  Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall firmware release 4.0.&nbsp; The Barracuda  Spam &amp; Virus Firewall is available in eight models with prices ranging from  $699 to $89,999 depending on model.&nbsp; International pricing and  availability varies based on region.  For  more information please visit www.barracudanetworks.com/spam.
About the Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall 
  The Barracuda Spam &amp; Virus Firewall is available in  eight models and supports up to 100,000 active users with no per user licensing  fees.  Its architecture leverages 12  defense layers: denial of service and security protection, rate control, IP  analysis, sender authentication, recipient verification, virus protection,  policy (user-specified rules), Fingerprint Analysis, Intent Analysis, Image  Analysis, Bayesian Analysis, and a Spam Rules Scoring engine.  In addition, the entire Barracuda Spam &amp;  Virus Firewall line features simultaneous inbound and outbound email filtering  with the inclusion of sophisticated outbound email filtering techniques, such  as rate controls, domain restrictions, user authentication (SASL), keyword and  attachment blocking, triple-layer virus blocking, and remote user support for  outbound email filtering.  The Barracuda  Spam &amp; Virus Firewall’s layered approach minimizes the processing of each  email, which yields the performance required to process millions of messages  per day.   ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Nov 04, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Networks Launches Integrated Local and Cloud-based Backup Solution in Europe</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Barracuda Backup Service Combines Local and  Offsite Data Backup for an Affordable Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution
Basingstoke,   UK, Oct. 14, 2009  – Barracuda Networks Inc. today announced the European launch of its Barracuda  Backup Service, a complete local and cloud-based data backup and disaster  recovery solution for any size or type of business.
The Barracuda Backup Service is an affordable, integrated  local and offsite data backup solution that combines the Barracuda Backup  Server for rapid restoration on the local network with the Barracuda Backup  Service, a secure cloud-based backup service hosted by two data centres in Europe. 
UK-based FitFlop, a global health and well-being footwear  brand, was introduced to the Barracuda Backup Service via Ventrus, a trusted  local Barracuda Networks reseller.   FitFlop selected the Barracuda Backup Service for its relatively low  start-up and running costs and its ability to provide an immediate response in  an emergency.
“The Barracuda Backup Service was ideal for a fast  growing company like us,” said Simon O’Sullivan, head of IT for FitFlop.  “No other cloud-based storage solution came  close to matching Barracuda Networks for its tiny footprint, granularity of  control and incredibly simple licensing model.”
Complete Data  Backup Solution
  The Barracuda Backup Service provides a complete and  affordable SME / SMB data backup solution from a single vendor.  The Barracuda Backup Service can back up data  directly from nearly all operating systems and comes included with backup  software to natively provide application backups of Microsoft Exchange,  Microsoft SQL Server and Windows   System State.  The combination of inclusive backup software, integrated local storage, data  de-duplication technology, and offsite cloud-based storage, found in the Barracuda  Backup Service, leads to significantly simplified deployment and cost savings  for customers.
“Customers in Europe,  particularly those in the midmarket, have trended toward on-site solutions for  data backup and recovery primarily due to security and privacy concerns,” said  Carla Arend, program manager, IDC European Storage Software and Services  Research.  “Barracuda Networks’ approach  in combining a server on site for fast restore of data locally as well as replicating  data offsite should serve this market, as well as larger enterprise customers,  very well because it has a very reasonable pricepoint and is backed by strong  security for data protection.”&nbsp; 
“The Barracuda Backup Service offers Europe’s  SMBs and SMEs access to enterprise-class data protection and disaster recovery  at a fraction of the traditional cost,” said Michael   Hughes, Barracuda Networks vice president of channels,  EMEA.  “Simple to use and occupying up to  1/50th of the normal backup storage footprint, customers are welcoming the Barracuda  Backup Service for its convenience as much as for its exceptional value.”
The Barracuda Backup Service safely maintains backup data  offsite using efficient and secure data transfers to offsite data centres and  provides industry-leading policy management for data retention. Replication  techniques in the Barracuda Backup Service benefit from advanced data  de-duplication technology designed by Barracuda Networks to conserve bandwidth  and reduce storage requirements. Capabilities of the Barracuda Backup Service  include:

  Automatic Backups. Administrators set schedules  to run backups throughout the day, eliminating many risks associated with  manual backup techniques.
  Included Backup Software. The Barracuda Backup  Service provides all of the backup software most businesses require, including  native backups of Microsoft Exchange and SQL Servers and Windows System   State.
  Full Local Backup and Restore. The Barracuda  Backup Server offers sufficient storage for a complete copy of an  organization’s current and historical data. Administrators can restore data  directly from the Barracuda Backup Server at fast speeds. 
  Secure, Cloud-based Offsite Storage. Affordable  cloud-based storage provides an offsite data backup for disaster recovery.  Multiple layers of encryption, including AES 256-bit, protect the integrity of  data transferred and stored offsite at two data centres on highly redundant  disk-based hardware with the Barracuda Backup Service.
  Data De-Duplication. The Barracuda Backup  Service reduces the storage and transfer requirements for backups by analyzing  each file at the bit level and only copying, transferring and archiving new bit  sequences. This advanced de-duplication technology is applied within a single  file's revision history as well as across the entire backup volume.
  Multiple Location Centralized Management. The  Barracuda Backup Service allows for the management of backup infrastructure  across multiple remote locations from a single administration login. Service  alert notifications are automatically sent to administrators. 
  Regulatory Compliance. The Barracuda Backup  Service encompasses the security requirements to cover a wide range of  industry-specific regulations.

The Barracuda Backup Service user interface makes it easy  to manage and back up data on the Barracuda Backup Server and to schedule  reoccurring offsite data backups to the cloud. In addition, Barracuda Central,  an advanced operations centre, provisions and monitors the health of the  Barracuda Backup Service and provides 24x7 technical support and emergency  restoration assistance in the event of disaster or local backup system failure.
Pricing and  Availability 
  Barracuda Backup Service pricing includes a one-time  hardware fee for the Barracuda Backup Server and a monthly subscription to the  Barracuda Backup Service plans.   Barracuda Backup Server pricing starts at £899 depending on model and  Barracuda Backup Service plans start at £59 for 100GB of storage per month and  varies according to how much storage is needed.   For more information, please visit  http://www.barracudanetworks.com/backup. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Oct 14, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Networks Acquires Purewire</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Combination  Strengthens Barracuda Networks’ SaaS Offerings with Addition of Web  Security-as-a-Service
Campbell, Calif. – Oct. 13, 2009  Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader  in content security appliances, today announced that it has completed the  acquisition of Purewire Inc. (Purewire™), an award-winning SaaS-based secure  Web gateway provider. This combination broadens the company’s cloud-based  platform, enabling it to extend its market leading security solutions across a  variety of delivery models including appliance, SaaS and hybrid.  Additionally, this acquisition deepens  Barracuda Networks’ security research and threat detection capabilities.
“The addition of Purewire’s award-winning Web  security-as-a-service platform to our security product portfolio greatly  enhances our ability to provide customers with the best solution for their  network environment,” said Dean Drako,  president and CEO of Barracuda Networks.   “Further, this combination expands our set of SaaS-based solutions,  provides new infrastructure and technology, and creates enormous potential to  extend our cloud services across all of our rapidly growing product lines.”
With more than 85,000 customers worldwide, Barracuda  Networks is the global volume leader in integrated network solutions for  comprehensive email, Internet, Web and IM protection.  Using its established worldwide sales  channel, Barracuda Networks will introduce the Purewire product line to a  broader global market.  As part of the  acquisition, Mike Van Bruinisse, Purewire co-founder and Chief Executive  Officer, joins Barracuda Networks as Vice President of Enterprise Sales; and  Dr. Paul Judge, Purewire co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, joins  Barracuda Networks as Vice President of Cloud Services and Chief Research Officer.  
“There is incredible synergy between the leadership teams  of both companies; as former founding members of CipherTrust, Mike, Paul and  other Purewire executives have strong roots in email security and in delivering  renowned enterprise-class products,”   said Drako.   “Under their  leadership, Purewire has helped to shape the Web security SaaS market in a very  short period of time, and we believe that our combined forces will make  Barracuda Networks the dominant player in the security SaaS market.”
Award-winning SaaS  Delivery
  This acquisition expands Barracuda Networks’ existing  SaaS and hybrid solutions. The new infrastructure, technology and team will be  combined with Barracuda Networks’ existing SaaS capabilities to deliver a  diverse portfolio of SaaS-based solutions to meet customer and market demands.
The award-winning Purewire Web Security Service is  available worldwide to Barracuda Networks customers and partners. Barracuda  Networks plans to maintain support for Purewire’s existing services as well as  to increase investment in product development across the company’s SaaS-based  platform.&nbsp; Barracuda Networks will continue to work with all Purewire’s  sales channel partners, expanding the depth of its worldwide sales reach, and  enabling them to provide better service and support to all existing and future  customers.
“The Web security SaaS market is expected to be the  fastest growing segment of the Web security market over the next four years,”  said Brian Burke, IDC security  products program director.  “Barracuda  Networks is known for bringing strong solutions to market very quickly through  its expansive worldwide channel.  This  deep global footprint combined with industry-leading technologies and a strong  team of veteran information security executives from both Purewire and  Barracuda Networks puts the company in a good position to be a leading  contender in the Web security SaaS market.”
Groundbreaking  Security Research
  Barracuda Networks and Purewire’s expansive research and  threat analysis teams will combine to form the new Barracuda Labs™.  Barracuda Labs will be tasked with continuing  to develop the global threat intelligence technologies that fuel and maintain  all Barracuda Networks’ product lines including the cloud-based Barracuda Energize  Updates.  Comprehensive threat  intelligence information that builds upon data collected through  PurewireTrust.org, TweetGrade.com, Purewire Web Security Blog and  BarracudaCentral.org will be made available in the coming weeks via  BarracudaLabs.com. 
“Over the last two years, Purewire has developed key  approaches to malware analysis and threat data mining,” said Dr. Judge. “With  the formation of Barracuda Labs, we will be combining that expertise with  Barracuda’s existing threat detection capabilities, and the collective  intelligence fueled by Barracuda Networks’ more than 85,000 appliances deployed  in 80 countries to create the most substantial view of network security threats  in the world.”
About Purewire  Inc.
  Purewire secures business and social interactions on the  Web. Founded by veteran security industry entrepreneurs, the company offers Web  security-as-a-service to increase ROI and lower the total cost of security for  businesses. Purewire is the only vendor that addresses the complete Web security  threat landscape, providing unique algorithms and scalable services to protect  users from malicious people, places and things on the Web™. Purewire has  received a number of industry accolades and was named a “Cool Vendor in  Software-as-a-Service Security” in March 2009 by Gartner Inc.  For more information, please visit  www.purewire.com. 
About Barracuda  Networks Inc.
  Barracuda Networks Inc. built its reputation as the  worldwide leader in content security appliances by offering easy to use and  affordable products that protect organizations from email, Web and IM threats.  Barracuda Networks has leveraged its success in the security market to offer  networking products that improve application delivery and network access as  well as world-class solutions for message archiving, backup and data  protection. More than 85,000 organizations protect their networks with  Barracuda Networks' solutions. Barracuda Networks' success is due to its  ability to deliver easy to use, comprehensive solutions that solve the most  serious issues facing customer networks without unnecessary add-ons,  maintenance, lengthy installations or per user license fees. Barracuda Networks  is privately held with its headquarters in Campbell, California.  For more information, please visit www.barracudanetworks.com. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Oct 13, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Networks Acquires Controlling Interest in phion</title>
        <link>http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barracudanetworks.com%2Fns%2Fnews_and_events%2F%3Fnid%3D374</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Company Successfully Completes Voluntary  Public Takeover of Leading Enterprise Firewall  Provider Based in Austria
Campbell, Calif., Sept. 28, 2009 – Barracuda Networks  Inc., the worldwide leader in content security appliances, and phion AG  (WBAG:PHIO), an Austria-based provider of enterprise security solutions, today  announced the successful completion of the Voluntary Public Takeover Bid as a  result of meeting the acceptance threshold of more than 75 percent of the phion  shares through the recently completed public tender offer.

“phion has defined the next generation of enterprise  firewall&nbsp;technology, bringing the security, management, and  reliability&nbsp;features needed to thwart today’s ever-changing threat  environment,”&nbsp;said Dean Drako,  president and CEO of Barracuda Networks.&nbsp; “phion’s&nbsp; technology  combined with Barracuda Networks’ world class marketing, sales and support  infrastructure will bring this next generation of&nbsp;firewall technology to  the more than 85,000 Barracuda Networks customers worldwide.”
phion customers will benefit from Barracuda Networks’  worldwide network of sales and support operations newly extended to phion  products.  The combined Barracuda  Networks and phion product portfolios will result in increased sales  opportunities for the partners of both companies.  
“Barracuda Networks is a well-established global brand,  and we believe that Barracuda Networks’ expansive channel presence and  commitment to the customer experience will help to accelerate the global  traction of the phion product offerings,” said Wieland   Alge, CEO of phion.
About Barracuda Networks Inc.
Barracuda Networks Inc.&nbsp;built its reputation as the  worldwide leader in content security appliances by offering easy to use and  affordable&nbsp;products that protect organizations from email, Web and IM  threats.&nbsp;&nbsp; Barracuda Networks has leveraged its success in the  security market&nbsp;to offer networking products that improve application  delivery and network access as well as world-class solutions for message  archiving, backup and data protection. Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University,  IBM, L'Oreal, and Europcar are amongst the more than 85,000 organizations  protecting their networks with Barracuda Networks’ solutions.  Barracuda Networks' success is due to its  ability to deliver easy to use, comprehensive solutions that solve the most  serious issues facing customer networks without unnecessary add-ons,  maintenance, lengthy installations or per user license fees.  Barracuda Networks is privately held with its  headquarters in Campbell, Calif.   For more information, please visit www.barracudanetworks.com.
About phion
phion is one of the leading European providers of  solutions to protect company communications.   With the netfence product portfolio, phion offers solutions for the most  demanding standards in terms of availability, security and management.  netfence appliances consistently address all  security-related aspects: from perimeter defense to the safe and highly  available connections to branch offices, right up to blocking dangerous content  and protecting internal networks.   airlock protects Web applications like e-banking platforms and web  services from any attacks or misuse.  All  phion products have core management and are distinguished by their remarkable  TCO.   phion is listed at the Vienna stock exchange (symbol: PHIO) and is based in Innsbruck, Austria  and Zurich, Switzerland.  phion’s customers include well-known, internationally operating companies from all sectors  of industry. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Sep 28, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Networks Improves Public Tender Offer for phion</title>
        <link>http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barracudanetworks.com%2Fns%2Fnews_and_events%2F%3Fnid%3D372</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Campbell, Calif., Sept. 9, 2009 – Barracuda Networks  Inc., a stock corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware  having its principal place of management at 3175 Winchester Blvd, Campbell,  California&nbsp;95008, United States of America (&quot;Barracuda  Networks&quot;), has published a voluntary public tender offer with the  intention to achieve control (freiwilliges Angebot zur Kontrollerlangung) (the  &quot;Offer&quot;) pursuant to §&nbsp;25a of the Austria Takeover Act on  22&nbsp;August 2009 with regard to all issued shares of phion AG, a stock  corporation (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of the Republic of  Austria having its corporate seat in Innsbruck and the registered address at A‑6020  Innsbruck, Eduard-Bodem-Gasse&nbsp;1, registered in the companies register of  the Regional Court of Innsbruck under FN&nbsp;184392s (&quot;phion&quot; or the  &quot;Target&quot;).
The offer price per share in phion (securities code  ISIN&nbsp;AT0000PHION3) is EUR&nbsp;12. The acceptance period under the Offer  runs from 24&nbsp;August 2009 (including) until and including 18&nbsp;September  2009, 6.30&nbsp;p.m.
Barracuda Networks announces its intention to improve the  Offer by increasing the offer price to EUR&nbsp;16 per phion share. At the same  time the acceptance period under Offer shall be extended until and including  25&nbsp;September 2009, 6.30&nbsp;p.m.
The terms and conditions of the Offer shall otherwise not  be modified. This is also true with respect to the conditions precedent as set  out in 2.3 of the Offer document, including the condition precedent that, at  the end of the extended offer period, Barracuda Networks and any person(s)  acting in concert with Barracuda Networks dispose of at least 75&nbsp;percent  plus one share of the Target's issued voting stock (including the shares purchased  by Barracuda Networks from Messrs. Wieland Alge,  Klaus Maximilian Gheri and Peter Marte).
Barracuda Networks submits the amended Offer to the  Austrian Takeover Commission simultaneously. The amended Offer may be published  at the earliest four stock exchange days after notification to the Takeover  Commission, i.e. on 15&nbsp;September 2009, provided that the Takeover  Commission does not prohibit publication of the amended Offer.
About Barracuda  Networks Inc.
  Barracuda Networks Inc. built its reputation as the  worldwide leader in content security appliances by offering easy to use and  affordable products that protect organizations from email, Web and IM threats.  Barracuda Networks has leveraged its success in the security market to offer  networking products that improve application delivery and network access as  well as world-class solutions for message archiving, backup and data  protection. More than 85,000 organizations protect their networks with  Barracuda Networks' solutions. Barracuda Networks' success is due to its  ability to deliver easy to use, comprehensive solutions that solve the most  serious issues facing customer networks without unnecessary add-ons,  maintenance, lengthy installations or per user license fees. Barracuda Networks  is privately held with its headquarters in Campbell, California.  For more information, please visit www.barracudanetworks.com. ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Sep 09, 2009</dc:date>
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        <title>Barracuda Networks Introduces Inbound Link Balancing Via Authoritative DNS; Lowers Price of Barracuda Link Balancer</title>
        <link>http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barracudanetworks.com%2Fns%2Fnews_and_events%2F%3Fnid%3D370</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ New Firmware Release Provides Failover and  Load Balancing for Inbound Traffic
Campbell,   Calif., Sept. 4, 2009 – Barracuda  Networks Inc. today announced Barracuda Link Balancer firmware release 1.2,  which provides failover and load balancing for inbound traffic.  Organizations can now&nbsp;provide redundant  Internet links to reach Web servers hosted on their network.  Using Authoritative DNS services, if a link  goes down requests to the Web servers are transparently serviced through the  next available active link.  
“As organizations strive to improve both the scalability  and reliability of their Internet connections, they are also looking to improve  service to internal, remote and external users alike,” said Stephen Pao, vice  president of product management for Barracuda Networks. &nbsp;“With the  addition of inbound link balancing through DNS integration, the Barracuda Link  Balancer continues to offer an easier solution at a lower price than  traditional approaches to Internet link management.” 
Administrators can configure DNS records on the Barracuda  Link Balancer that detail how – or to which IP addresses – requests to domains  hosted behind the link balancer should be resolved.  When a user on the Internet makes a request  for a Web site, the Barracuda Link Balancer will act as the authoritative DNS  resolver and resolve the domain name to the IP address of the appropriate WAN  interface. 
By adding&nbsp;inbound link balancing through Authoritative  DNS services, the Barracuda Link Balancer can be effectively used to provide  reliability and bandwidth aggregation for Internet traffic in both directions.  Organizations can now provide better service to users accessing the  Internet&nbsp;from within the network as well as to customers accessing  services within their network from the Internet.
Prices reduced  nearly 50 percent 
  In addition to feature enhancements, Barracuda Networks  has also lowered the pricing of all Barracuda Link Balancer models.  The Barracuda Link Balancer 230 is now  offered at $1,499 and services up to 35 Mbps throughput.  The Barracuda Link Balancer 330 is priced at  $1,999 for up to 65 Mbps throughput and the Barracuda Link Balancer is offered  at $3,999 and can handle up to 250 Mbps.   International pricing and availability varies based on region.  The latest features are immediately available  with Barracuda Link Balancer firmware release 1.2.  For more information please visit  www.barracudanetworks.com/link.
About the Barracuda  Link Balancer
  Available in three models, the Barracuda Link Balancer is  an affordable and powerful solution for routing and managing traffic across  multiple Internet connections, capable of handling up to six WAN links.  The Barracuda Link Balancer combines  bandwidth of multiple high speed connections while automatic failover ensures  reliable connectivity to any of the available Internet links.  The Barracuda Link Balancer automatically  detects failure and service restoration for Internet connections.  The Barracuda Link Balancer features an easy  to use Web user interface, creating an intuitive and cost-effective  administration tool for the integrated hardware and software solution. The Web  user interface allows administrators to define, manage and control bandwidth  settings from one central location.  ]]></description>
        <dc:creator>Barracuda Networks</dc:creator>
        <dc:date>Sep 04, 2009</dc:date>
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