Network Associates Buys IntruVert

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET - News), a leader in network security and availability solutions, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire IntruVert Networks, a provider of network-based intrusion protection technology, for $100 million in cash. IntruVert's next-generation technology offers real-time detection of network intrusions to block known and unknown security threats to organizations' critical infrastructures. IntruVert Networks is a privately held company that has created the industry's first architecture offering a real-time network intrusion detection and prevention system for enterprise and government networks. IntruVert's innovative architecture integrates patented signature, anomaly, and Denial of Service (DoS) detection techniques on a hardware-based appliance platform designed for multi-gigabit speeds. These innovative technologies help protect even the most demanding networks from the threat of known, unknown, and DoS attacks. "Network Associates is committed to providing leading-edge security solutions to help our customers protect their networks. The IntruVert solution is perfectly aligned with our vision of stopping any attack that gets inside the firewall. We will now have the capability of reliably blocking network attacks at multi-gigabit speeds, which is a dramatic improvement over existing intrusion detection products," said Sandra England, executive vice president of corporate development and strategic research. "With this acquisition, we will build on our core expertise in both computer systems defense capabilities and network defense systems capabilities." IntruVert Networks offers customers network-based intrusion detection appliances, the IntruShield 4000 and IntruShield 2600. Through the use of patented signature, anomaly, and DoS analysis techniques, the appliances analyze network traffic at multi-gigabit rates to accurately detect and block an attack. Administrators are able to set granular, customized intrusion policies to protect their specific network environment. IntruVert also offers a centralized, web-based management system with flexible environment configuration, security policy management, forensic analysis, and response management tools. Network Associates Inc. IntruVert Networks Inc.