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ATWORKS Selects Britestream to Secure and Manage SSL Traffic in Japan

ATWORKS Integrates the Britestream SSL Solution with its High Performance Server

AUSTIN, Texas – November 30, 2005 – Britestream Networks, the leading provider of hardware-based data privacy technology, announced today that the Britestream BN1200 SSL Security Network Interface Card (NIC) was selected by ATWORKS, a pioneer company of original server development and hosting, to integrate with its high performance server “G-Line and G-LineS Series” in order to improve security and server performance for its customers.

To address the increasing need for data privacy, the SSL standard is widely used in many applications such as Web Server Access and E-mail. However, the growing amount of SSL traffic processing commonly impacts server performance and challenges IT managers to consistently and reliably maintain security and application performance.

ATWORKS’ new G-Line Series server solution can handle up to 10,000 SSL transactions per second without any negative performance impact to the server. To address even higher levels of SSL traffic common to enterprise network environments, ATWORKS has integrated the Britestream BN1200 SSL Security NIC into its high performance server. The BN1200 off-loads all SSL processing from the server, freeing the CPU to be fully utilized for critical business applications. This eliminates the need for additional servers and network changes to maintain application performance and response time.

“In reaction to the growing amount of SSL traffic, our customers commonly experience the problem of server CPU resource shortage,” said Takayoshi Ito, president of ATWORKS. “Our G-Line and G-LineS series servers, which now integrate the Britestream SSL Security NIC, offer an elegant and leading-edge solution to resolve these issues. We look forward to promoting our joint solution to the market.”

"ATWORKS is a good example of a company dedicated to providing its customers with the most advanced solutions available to the market today,” said Bob Weinschenk, president and CEO of Britestream. "Our joint solution maximizes security and performance and offers customers a secure, scalable platform for data privacy protection solutions."

“We look forward to support ATWORKS in promoting and delivering the value proposition to bring tangible ROI for their customers and prospects in Japan” said Nadia Mansour, Worldwide Sales VP. The new model announced will be also offered as server services by AT-Link a division of ATWORKS. The Britestream Security NIC “BN1200” will be provided to ATWORKS via the Britestream partner “Universe Electron Corporation” in Japan. For more information about Britestream and its product visit the web site: www.britestream.com. For more information about Universe Electron Corporation visit the web site: www.uec.co.jp/english/index.html.

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About ATWORKS
Since established in 1994, ATWORK has been developing and offering PC/AT based servers with pre-installed Operating Systems such as Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc. In addition to developing, manufacturing and marketing those rack mountable servers, the company started “AT-LINK dedicated server service” based on the business partnership agreement with an advertising company “LINK” in September 1996 and the number of users has been steadily growing. Currently 5,800+ servers are running and this number is the best in dedicated server hosting market. The user coverage is widely spread in the country including SOHO, Small Medium Business, Large Enterprise, Public Sectors and so on. The application area running on the server also spans widely, from enterprise email and web server through on-line shop and mobile business where million $ of business are generated per month. For more details about products and services, refer to www.atworks.co.jp.

ATWORKS Contact:
Phone: 03-5770-6800
Email: info-bn1200@atworks.co.jp

About Britestream Networks
Britestream Networks provides SSL security NICs or ASICs that deliver a unique combination of powerful simplicity, un-compromised performance and fortified security. Delivered in an industry-standard Ethernet NIC, Britestream’s solution eliminates the need for network integration and provides 100% CPU offload. With sensitive information stored in hardware, Britestream solutions are tamper-proof. From existing applications such as servers, load balancers, firewalls, and content switches to fast-growing emerging applications such as SSL VPNs, XML/Web Services, and secure e-mail gateways, Britestream’s board and chip solutions remove all barriers and penalties of deploying data security. For more information, visit: www.britestream.com.

Britestream Japan Contact:

Britestream Networks Japan Office
Phone: 03-3230-1312
Email: info-jp@britestream.com

Britestream Media Contact:
Email: press@britestream.com