TippingPoint and Symantec Collaborate to Provide Integrated Security to End Users

TippingPoint and Symantec Collaborate to Provide Integrated Security to End Users

Integrated Solution Deployed at Toyota-Europe

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TippingPoint (NASDAQ:TPTI), the leader in intrusion prevention, today announced that security information from its UnityOne(TM) Intrusion Prevention Systems now integrates with the Symantec Security Management System (SSMS), which correlates information across multiple security devices for reduced research and remediation time. Toyota-Europe is using the integrated solution from TippingPoint and Symantec.

"We are committed to achieving the best possible balance between effective layered security and ease of administration," said Richard Cross, Information Security Officer at Toyota-Europe. "We are using the premier intrusion prevention system combined with the leading security information management product, for a defense-in-depth strategy."

TippingPoint security data integrates into the Symantec Enterprise Security Architecture, the security platform powering the SSMS. Partner integration contributes to the overall security and availability of customer enterprise information by enabling the aggregation and normalization of security events for rapid analysis by security administrators.

"Symantec in conjunction with TippingPoint is helping enterprises mitigate security risk and maximize business opportunity by keeping corporate assets safe and employees productive," said Symantec's Rowan Trollope, vice president, security management solutions. "Collaborative development is appreciated by our mutual customers as it streamlines monitoring and maintenance of increasingly complex systems."

"As intrusion prevention systems continue to emerge as a critical component of network security, the integration between Symantec's Security Management System and TippingPoint's UnityOne Intrusion Prevention System will help end users show regulatory compliance and return on investment (ROI) through reporting on blocked attacks, in addition to cutting down on time and resources through proactive prevention," said TippingPoint's CTO Marc Willebeek-LeMair. "The integration will give end users in-depth information on threats while preventing attacks."

TippingPoint's value proposition for end users comes with saved time, expenses and damages associated with preventing threats. Although customers' savings will vary per blocked attack depending on their unique environment, TippingPoint's reports on prevented threats can easily be used to calculate ROI for executives. Through integration with third party security management systems to show blocked attacks, customers can demonstrate best-practices and compliance in security audits.

TippingPoint's UnityOne provides Application Protection, Performance Protection and Infrastructure Protection at gigabit speeds through total packet inspection. Application Protection capabilities provide fast, accurate, reliable protection from internal and external cyber attacks. Through its Infrastructure Protection capabilities, UnityOne protects VoIP infrastructure, routers, switches, DNS and other critical infrastructure from targeted attacks and traffic anomalies. UnityOne Performance Protection capabilities enable customers to throttle non-mission critical applications that hijack valuable bandwidth and IT resources, thereby aligning network resources and business-critical application performance.

About Symantec

Symantec is the global leader in information security providing a broad range of software, appliances and services designed to help individuals, small and mid-sized businesses, and large enterprises secure and manage their IT infrastructure. Symantec's Norton brand of products is the worldwide leader in consumer security and problem-solving solutions. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 35 countries. More information is available at http://www.symantec.com/ .

About TippingPoint

TippingPoint is the leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth Application Protection, Infrastructure Protection, and Performance Protection for corporate enterprises, government agencies, service providers and academic institutions. Our innovative approach offers customers unmatched network-based security with unrivaled economics, ultra-high performance, scalability and reliability. TippingPoint is based in Austin, Texas, and can be contacted through its Web site at http://www.tippingpoint.com/ or by telephone at 1-88UNITYONE.

TippingPoint Technologies, the TippingPoint logo, UnityOne, the UnityOne logo and Digital Vaccine are registered trademarks of TippingPoint.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on TippingPoint's belief, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to TippingPoint. When used in this press release, words such as "anticipate," "think," "project," "expect," "plan," "goal," "forecast," "intend," "could," "believe," "may," and similar expressions and statements regarding TippingPoint's plans and objectives for future operations, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although TippingPoint believes that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, TippingPoint cannot give assurances that such expectations will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. The key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: TippingPoint's limited operating history in the network security industry; the level of demand for TippingPoint's products; reliance on distribution channels through which TippingPoint products are sold; the volume and timing of orders for TippingPoint's products; product and price competition; the availability of component parts of TippingPoint's products; reliance on third party manufacturers to produce TippingPoint products; long sales and implementation cycles for TippingPoint products; TippingPoint's ability to retain and attract key personnel; TippingPoint's ability to develop or introduce new products or product enhancements; reliance on certain licensed third party technology to produce TippingPoint products; TippingPoint's ability to protect its intellectual property and to avoid costly litigation relating to its intellectual property; TippingPoint's ability to predict its manufacturing requirements accurately; risks relating to TippingPoint's expansion internationally; downturns in the network security and related markets; undetected product errors or defects; public perception of TippingPoint's products in the event of a security breach of one of its customer's networks; and litigation relating to the failure of one of TippingPoint's products. These and other risks and assumptions are described in TippingPoint's reports that are available from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. TippingPoint has no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward- looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT:
Laura Craddick
512-681-8441
lcraddick@tippingpoint.com


Source: TippingPoint Technologies

CONTACT: Laura Craddick of TippingPoint Technologies, +1-512-681-8441,
or lcraddick@tippingpoint.com

Web site: http://www.tippingpoint.com/
http://www.symantec.com/


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