MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, announced today that it is partnering with NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.(NASDAQ:NETL), the leader in the design and development of knowledge-based processors, and Raza Microelectronics(R), Inc. (RMI), the leading supplier of multi-core, multi-threaded processors for communications, wireless and security applications, to provide original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with the industry's highest performance anti-virus solution that is capable of delivering 10 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) line-rate performance for the service provider, enterprise and data center markets.

The collaborative solution enables OEMs and network managers to more effectively protect corporate and carrier networks from a growing number of security threats without compromising on network throughput or coverage. NetLogic Microsystems' NETL7(TM) knowledge-based processor and RMI's XLR packet processor provide hardware acceleration for Kaspersky Lab's SafeStream(R) anti-malware signature database by a factor of over 100X compared to a software-based solution.

The hardware-accelerated solution from NetLogic Microsystems, RMI and Kaspersky Lab is capable of scaling from 1Gbps to 10Gbps, therefore enabling customers to design a family of products targeted at different nodes in the network, and to seamlessly scale from entry-level solutions to best-in-class high-performance systems.

"Our partnership with NetLogic Microsystems and RMI combines Kaspersky Lab's industry-leading anti-malware signature technology with the leading networking processors to provide multi-Gigabits-per-second scanning performance with minimal latency.High speed networks, data centers and many latency sensitive applications can now be protected for the first time with line rate malware protection solution for true defense-in-depth protection and improved ROI against all active malware infections", says Peter Laakkonen, President of Kaspersky Lab Customized Solutions, Inc.

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NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq: NETL)

Raza Microelectronics Inc.