ShoreGroup Joins Cisco lronPort Channel Partner Program

Agreement authroizes ShoreGroup to sell, design and deploy IronPort's powerful portfolio of email and web security appliances

NEW YORK, NY. November 19, 2009 — ShoreGroup, Inc., a premier converged network and systems management solutions and IT professional services firm, today announced that it has been named a Cisco IronPort Channel Partner. The Cisco IronPort Channel Partner designation is granted to those partners who have completed Cisco System's program certification requirements, demonstrated experience and competency in both email and Web security, and have made significant investment and commitment in their security practices.

Cisco IronPort email and Web security products are high-performance, easy-to-use solutions designed to secure organizations of all sizes. Deployed at the gateway, IronPort products enable a perimeter defense preventing Internet threats from ever reaching the employee desktop. Cisco IronPort Channel Partner status provides ShoreGroup's clients with the product and service solutions necessary to deploy manageable, dependable, and transparent security solutions that provide enterprise-class performance without impacting user performance or other network services.

"Traditional point-product security solutions don't provide protection from today's blended threats, which are becoming the main method of Web-based attacks," said Art O’Toole, ShoreGroup's Security Practice Manager. "Spam and phishing, which utilize well-engineered email messages to persuade users to click on the URL links to a malicious Web site, are being utilized more by attackers because current products that only scan email attachments for malware will not detect it. Web filtering products that center on traditional white and black list URL filtering also will not find bots and malware that originate from legitimate business web sites. Cisco IronPort security appliance solutions combine next generation Web Usage Controls, reputation filtering, malware filtering, and data security on a single platform providing the protection to effectively and consistently assess risks from zero-day threats, malware variants, targeted attacks, and blended threats."

As a partner in the Cisco IronPort Channel Program, ShoreGroup has invested in the training programs, strategies and procedures to exceed the needs of clients. The unique combination of business expertise, technology depth and partnerships with market-leading security vendors allows ShoreGroup to address the demanding security needs of its multifaceted and diverse clients.

About ShoreGroup, Inc.

ShoreGroup delivers a complete portfolio of industry-leading management applications, maintenance solutions, professional services and products for unified communications networks. ShoreGroup develops innovative management applications on its dynamic CaseSentry® platform, eliminating the pitfalls of traditional management systems to enable IT, telecom and contact center support organizations to easily and effectively manage availability, performance, service levels and support processes for complex networked environments. The company's ShorePatrol™ Remote Management Service delivers the high-quality unified communications monitoring, maintenance and support that organizations rely upon to ensure the availability of their vital business processes.

ShoreGroup's professional service solutions provide leading consultation, design and implementation services for high-availability networks. The company's expertise in unified communications including IP Telephony/VoIP and IP contact centers, LAN/WAN, data center, telepresence, wireless and security produces manageable solutions that optimize business processes, communications, employee productivity and accessibility to enable organizations to derive the maximum business value from their information technology investment. As a Cisco Gold Certified Partner with advanced specializations, ShoreGroup's service portfolio is backed by solid industry credentials.

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