LONDON--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 4, 2008 -- Napera Networks (www.napera.com), a company dedicated to helping small and medium-sized enterprises succeed at network security, today announced a new partnership with VCW Security (www.vcwsecurity.com), a leading distributor of IT security products in the United Kingdom. Through this new alliance, Napera will roll out its partner program in the UK and work with VCW's growing community of VARs and system integrators to provide network access control products and services to the region's small and medium enterprises. The Napera solutions complement VCW's current portfolio of security products, enabling partners to deliver comprehensive security solutions to their customers.

"We are excited to be partnering with VCW Security and leveraging their strong reputation in IT security and the company's partner ecosystem," said Pierre Blom, vice president of sales, EMEA, for Napera Networks. "VCW clearly recognizes that traditional security measures such as firewalls or anti-malware solutions are no longer enough to achieve the layered security companies need to ward off network attacks, and their product portfolio and partnerships reflect that."

Napera recently launched its first product, the Napera N24, a network access control solution that includes a switch-based appliance and integrated Web-based management service. The Napera N24 combines device health, identity enforcement, and guest access in a single easy-to-use and manage solution. Napera's line of integrated products and Web services enables companies to deploy wireless networking, guest access, and worker mobility programs while keeping the corporate network safe and secure.

"Napera's solution helps address the key issues of complexity, cost, and increasing threats that companies face in trying to achieve network security by delivering a solution that controls network access for all users with ease of management and affordability," said Graham Fox, managing director, VCW Security. "We chose to partner with Napera because of their strong technology and products as well as their commitment to providing channel partners with the margins, marketing support, and roadmap needed to grow their security businesses."

Partners find the Napera solution an ideal add-on sale to related products, such as firewalls, wireless access points, anti-malware solutions, Windows Vista upgrades, and remote access VPNs, as well as an easy product to include in broader services around security infrastructure, laptop security, or network access control. The Napera N24 leverages Microsoft Network Access Protection protocols and works with nearly all anti-malware solutions on the market today. In addition, Napera offers partners a relatively quick sell with opportunities for future add-on units, with the Napera N24S expansion appliance, and other to-be-released Napera products.

Founded by former executives from WatchGuard, Microsoft and other networking companies, Napera is delivering on an aggressive product roadmap to provide partners with a complete portfolio of complementary products and services for the SME market. In addition, every partner is backed by expert technical, sales training, and marketing guidance. Additional incentives including volume rebates and discounts, deal registration, lead referrals, as well as marketing development and matching funds that are rewarded based on sales volume and go-to-market plans.

Interested channel partners can receive information online about the Napera Advantage Partner Program at www.napera.com/partners.html or by sending email to sales@napera.com. UK-based partners are encouraged to contact VCW directly at resellers@cmi-inc.ca sales@vcwsecurity.com.

About VCW Security

VCW Security Ltd works with reseller partners to customise solutions in order to meet end user clients' corporate security objectives, create secure network designs and implement them to protect valuable corporate resources to the highest UK and European quality standards. VCW only works with a select number of vendors and resellers. The technologies are from leading edge, non competing vendors and are clearly differentiated from all of their competitors.

About Napera

Napera Networks helps small and medium-sized enterprises succeed at network security in this era of mobile computing. Napera offers a line of integrated network access control products and Web services that ensure only healthy computers and authorized users access the network. With Napera, IT professionals can confidently allow worker mobility, wireless networking, and guest Internet and printer access, while keeping the network safe and secure. Napera is the only network access control solution that is purpose-built for the SME but with enterprise-class performance and security. For more information, go to www.napera.com.

Napera and Napera Networks is a trademark of Napera Networks Inc. All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.

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