TippingPoint Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Network

Intrusion Prevention System Appliances Magic Quadrant Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute TippingPoint, a leader in intrusion prevention, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant in the Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances Magic Quadranti report. According to Gartner, “Leaders demonstrate balanced progress and effort in all execution and vision categories. Their actions raise the competitive bar for all products in the market, and they can change the course of the industry. To remain leaders, vendors must demonstrate a track record of delivering successfully in enterprise IPS deployments and in winning competitive assessments. Leaders produce products that provide high signature quality and low latency, are innovating with or ahead of customer challenges (such as using endpoint intelligence to make more-efficient detections) and have a range of models. Leaders continually win selections and are consistently visible on enterprise shortlists. However, a leading vendor is not a default choice for every buyer, and clients should not assume that they must buy only from vendors in the Leaders quadrant.” “We are seeing a growing number of customers, that were previously hesitant to implement in-line IPS, now recognizing the requirement for automated in-line security to deal with the evolving threat landscape,” said Alan Kessler, president of TippingPoint. “We are honored to have Gartner recognize us in the Leaders quadrant, and view this as a validation of our fundamental philosophy around in-line deployment and security accuracy as the essential criteria for our vision toward extending IPS into a broader network security services platform.” TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems protect against internal and external cyber attacks (e.g., worms, viruses, Trojans, DDoS, spyware, P2P, Web application vulnerabilities, SCADA) that may threaten critical infrastructures. All TippingPoint IPS?s ship with “Recommended Settings,” which provide preconfigured policies that automatically and accurately block attacks without any tuning, significantly reducing the amount of time and resources required to protect and maintain a healthy network. Gartner states, “When enterprises compare products, signature quality remains the most weighted and competitive factor on shortlists. Most vendors employ some form of external vulnerability research as an input to signature creation. Gartner sees a widening gap in signature quality among vendors. For the leading IPS vendors, the staff and investments they have assigned to signature research are generally greater than the competition. There are no shortcuts to signature quality, and we believe vulnerability and malware research will continue to shape the market into tiers.” TippingPoints Digital Vaccine Laboratories (DVLabs) security research team is the benchmark of vulnerability and security research in the industry. Providing the security intelligence behind TippingPoints products, the DVLabs team consists of world-renowned security researchers that apply their cutting-edge engineering and analysis talents in their daily operations. In 2005, TippingPoint founded the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a program which rewards researchers for responsibly reporting discovered vulnerabilities. This program has grown to almost 1,000 contributors and has catapulted TippingPoint to the forefront of vulnerability research and disclosure. In a study commissioned by TippingPoint, Infonetics reported that since the ZDI launch, TippingPoint has discovered more than six times the software vulnerabilities than the nearest IPS competitor. This study also found that in 2008, TippingPoint discovered three times more vulnerabilities than the nearest IPS competitor. With the introduction of ThreatLinQ, TippingPoints security intelligence portal, the DVLabs team provides TippingPoint customers with real-time threat and IPS filter data to designate security policy changes as needed across their TippingPoint IPS deployments. Kessler added, “The expertise and depth of our DVLabs research team is unparalleled in the industry. The standards theyve established for vulnerability disclosure, security research and filter development provide our customers with the fastest and most comprehensive security coverage available and an increasing portfolio of additional IPS services.” About the Magic Quadrant The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About TippingPoint TippingPoint is a leading global provider of comprehensive network security solutions that address the security and regulatory compliance needs of complex network environments for enterprises, government agencies, service providers and academic institutions. With the TippingPoint IPS-Secured Network, which includes the TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and Network Access Control (NAC) solution, network infrastructure, applications, and critical data are protected from malicious cyber attacks. TippingPoint’s 360? approach to network security enables enterprises to enforce security policies across all users, devices, traffic flows and content; while preserving existing infrastructure and ensuring business continuity to help lower total cost of ownership. TippingPoint’s security intelligence is powered by DVLabs, TippingPoint’s premier team of expert internal researchers for vulnerability analysis and discovery. DVLabs is supplemented by over 800 external Zero Day Initiative researchers. For more information, please visit www.tippingpoint.com, or the press center at www.tippingpoint.com/press. About 3Com Corporation 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) is a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes. 3Com offers a broad line of innovative products backed by world class sales, service and support, which excel at delivering business value for its customers. Through its TippingPoint division, 3Com is a leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth application protection, infrastructure protection, and performance protection. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. Copyright 2008 3Com Corporation. 3Com, the 3Com logo, and TippingPoint are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation in various countries throughout the world. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. MEDIA CONTACT: PR PLUS TWO CO., LTD 02 158 9108 EXT 11 Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net

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