Cyberoam, the innovator of Identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances, announced a distribution agreement for Philippine market with Netplay Inc. – subsidiary of InterIsland Information Systems, Inc. – a leading provider of IT products and services in the region. The company provides a full range of Internet services with postpaid plans and prepaid internet cards, web hosting and e-commerce solutions to thousands of communities across the country.

The partnership with Netplay will enable Cyberoam to reach out to a wider section of its target audience and strengthen its leadership position in the Philippine market in pursuance of its market expansion goals. With Cyberoam in its product portfolio, Netplay will leverage the Philippine Network Security Market by offering the only identity-based UTM in the world to the region.

“With an in depth experience in selling IT products and services, we have our fingers on the pulse of market needs. Netplay is proud to be appointed as Cyberoam distributor in the Philippine market. With this appointment, we will have the opportunity to aggressively promote Cyberoam in Philippines, which we recognize to be a huge market for network security and protection, given the growing awareness of the importance of security. Moreover Cyberoam’s innovative Identity Based Security leaves the network free from all types of complex and blended threats whether it originates from internal or external source and is all set to capture the future security market,” said Mr. Scott Gonzalo, Director, Net-play Inc.

Jubilant on the tie up with Netplay, Harish Chib, VP-New Business Development of Cyberoam, said, “Netplay, with an established presence and support network in the region, will benefit Cyberoam’s penetration into the market tremendously. We are confident that this synergy will help us address the increasing market opportunities and maximize our sales, technical and marketing resources.”

Cyberoam appliance is available in the wide range accommodating the diverse network security needs of large medium and small corporations, educational institutions, health-care and government organizations across more than 20 countries.

About Cyberoam
Cyberoam Identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against existing and emerging Internet threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, pharming and more. Cyberoam delivers the complete range of security features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, intrusion prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. Cyberoam offers robust Internet security to corporations, educational institutions and government organizations worldwide, and its solutions are certified by the West Coast Labs with CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Lab, an independent division of Verizon Business, and the Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam has also received the 2007 Global Excellence Awards for Integrated Security Appliance, Security Solution for Education and Unified Security, and the 2007 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Award for Unified Security. Cyberoam has offices in the Newburyport, MA and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com

About Netplay Inc.
Netplay Inc. is equipped with more than three years of expertise in content and on-line Internet gaming segments. Netplay is a subsidary of InterIsland Information Systems, a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the Phillipines. Netplay functions through a vast network of reputed resellers & IT Solution/Service Providers, giving it a wide reach in the region. For more information, please visit www.npi.ph

About Elitecore Technologies
Elitecore Technologies Limited is the global provider of Cyberoam UTM appliances. Elitecore’s other divisions include Crestel Convergent Billing Solution that meets the voice, data, video billing and customer care requirements of Tier-1 service providers and 24online Billing and Bandwidth Management Solution for hotels, hotspots and Internet service providers. Elitecore has a strong R&D base and support center in India; it has sustained a healthy growth rate of over 100% since inception. For more information, please visit www.elitecore.com

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