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Barracuda Spyware Firewall Named Anti-Spyware ``Product of the Year''; Barracuda Networks Beats Solutions from Webroot and Sunbelt, Taking Home Gold Honors in Anti-spyware CategoryMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 19, 2006 -- Barracuda Networks, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise-class spam firewall solutions, today announced that its Barracuda Spyware Firewall was named anti-spyware "Product of the Year," in TechTarget's SearchWindowsSecurity.com "2005 Products of the Year" awards. In the article, SearchWindowsSecurity.com recommends the Barracuda Spyware Firewall for "organizations of any size" and highlights the product's hourly Energize Updates and overall performance and ease of use. One judge called the Barracuda Spyware Firewall's perimeter detection "excellent." "I really like this concept," commented a judge in regards to the Barracuda Spyware Firewall. "The idea of having an edge appliance that can do the trick, rather than having to maintain and update thousands of clients is awesome." The Barracuda Spyware Firewall was chosen as anti-spyware "Product of the Year" from an extensive list of products submitted for consideration to SearchWindowsSecurity.com editors. The awards were judged by the editors, in conjunction with a team of users, industry experts, analysts and consultants. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall received consistently high marks from the panel, particularly in the categories of performance and ease of integration. "This award emphasizes our continued commitment to offering our customers the most complete and comprehensive spyware solution available," said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. "We are thrilled that the Barracuda Spyware Firewall received this distinguished award from such an esteemed publication." The Barracuda Spyware Firewall beat out Webroot's Spy Sweeper Enterprise 2.5 and Sunbelt Software's CounterSpy Enterprise Version 1.5. About SearchWindowsSecurity.com SearchWindowsSecurity.com is the Web's best Windows-specific security resource for enterprise IT professionals. It is designed to help those working in the trenches of Windows administration, deployment and infrastructure security. The site provides targeted search, news, research and interaction with peers and experts. SearchWindowsSecurity.com's readers are kept abreast of the most up-to-date, must-know Windows security tools, patches, flaws and technical information, while learning how to proactively handle security issues in the process. SearchWindowsSecurity.com is the largest online source of Windows security e-newsletters, white papers and Webcasts. More information can be found at www.SearchWindowsSecurity.com. About Barracuda Networks, Inc. Barracuda Networks is the leading provider of enterprise-class spam firewall solutions for comprehensive email protection. Its flagship products, the Barracuda Spam Firewall and Barracuda Spam Firewall -- Outbound, provide spam and virus protection for over 30,000 customers around the world, including Adaptec, Caltrans, CBS, Georgia Institute of Technology, IBM, Knight Ridder, NASA, Pizza Hut, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and the U.S. Treasury Department. In addition, Barracuda Networks expanded its product portfolio, launching the Barracuda Spyware Firewall in April 2005, as well as with the September 2005 release of the Barracuda IM Firewall. Barracuda Networks is a privately held company with headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Barracuda Networks has offices and distributors in over 43 countries. More information is available at www.barracudanetworks.com. |
