ATLANTA, March 4 /PRNewswire/ --

Lancope(R), Inc., the provider of the StealthWatch(TM) System, the most
widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response solution, today
announced the NetFlow(TM) Event Logging (NEL) Gateway, a new purpose-built
appliance that supports the newly introduced Cisco(R) ASR 1000 Series
Aggregation Services Routers' (ASR 1000 Series) high speed firewall by
consuming NetFlow v9 event logs and reliably exporting syslog to pre-defined
destinations. Developed by Lancope in conjunction with Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:
CSCO), the NEL Gateway is the only technology that can log all firewall
events for the ASR 1000 Series, which will transform the network edge for
service providers and enterprises by providing industry-leading performance,
service capabilities and reliability with a reduced carbon footprint.

Designed to generate syslog for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series' IOS-embedded
high-speed firewall, Lancope's NEL Gateway delivers the following key
benefits:

-- Saves ASR 1000 Series system resources
    -- Generates syslog reliably at extreme speeds
    -- Scales to 10G networks
    -- Facilitates compliance initiatives through syslog fault tolerance and
       destination management
    -- Reports event volume and overall health of the NEL-exporting router

Unlike traditional syslog logging which can stress and degrade router
performance, the NEL Gateway optimizes performance for the Cisco ASR 1000
Series by utilizing Cisco's NEL to enable scalable, high-speed binary logging
of firewall event data at multi-gigabit speeds. Specifically, Cisco's NEL
uses the NetFlow v9 messaging protocol to send network address translations,
identity information, firewall pass/fail records, alerts and other firewall
event data to the NEL Gateway, which centrally receives multiple NEL event
streams and redistributes events based on type and source. Through its
convenient web-based UI, administrators can easily configure and manage NEL
log sources and destinations.

Lancope's NEL Gateway is ideal for enterprises that deploy access control
technologies at Internet ingress/egress Points of Presence, where firewalls
are often overrun by event volumes. By providing reliable logging of firewall
events for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series at rates over 40,000 events per second,
the NEL Gateway aids in load balancing for these critical peering points. For
service providers requiring storage and archival of Internet transactions,
the NEL Gateway delivers dependable logging performance to meet regulatory
demand for the Cisco ASR 1000 Series' multi-gigabit speed. In addition, the
NEL Gateway also supports fault tolerance through redundant logging by
generating multiple syslog event streams to different destinations without
added expense.

"Lancope is pleased to be working with Cisco to deliver increased
performance for the ASR 1000 series," said Harland LaVigne, president and CEO
of Lancope. "This joint initiative reflects Lancope and Cisco's unified
commitment to enabling faster performance, increased security and maximum
value to both enterprises and service providers and confirms Lancope's market
leadership in utilizing NetFlow for network security, performance analysis
and management."

The NEL Gateway extends Lancope's family of appliances, which includes
StealthWatch Xe for NetFlow, StealthWatch Xe for sFlow(R), StealthWatch NC,
StealthWatch IDentity-1000, StealthWatch Management Console and the recently
introduced StealthWatch Flow Replicator. For more information about these
award-winning technologies, visit www.lancope.com/products/.

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for the NEL Gateway is USD $15,995. The 1U NEL Gateway appliance
will be generally available and shipping in April 2008. For more information,
visit http://www.lancope.com/products/NELGateway.aspx.

About Lancope

Lancope(R), Inc. is the provider of the StealthWatch(TM) System, the most
widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response solution that
unifies behavior-based anomaly detection and network optimization
capabilities to protect critical information assets and ensure network
performance by preventing costly downtime, repair and loss of reputation.
StealthWatch streamlines security and network operations into one process,
reduces time and resources, and eliminates the costs and complexity
associated with non-integrated point products. Both OPSEC and Common 
Criteria-certified, StealthWatch received the 2008 and 2007 Global 
Excellence Award in NBA and was named Best of Show at Interop2006. 
Defending the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions 
and government entities, StealthWatch protects hundreds of enterprise 
customers worldwide, more than all direct competitors combined. A 
contributing member of the Trusted Computing Group, Lancope also partners 
with fellow best-of-breed solution providers through its Technology Alliance 
Program, which includes Cisco Systems, Foundry Networks, IBM Tivoli, Check 
Point, TippingPoint, ArcSight and A10 Networks. Lancope is a privately held, 
venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more 
information, visit www.lancope.com.

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