InteractNetworks Secures $4 Million in Venture Funding; Aligns Company and Product Brands with...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004

InteractNetworks, Inc., the leader in appliance-based vulnerability management solutions, announced today that it secured $4 million in venture funding led by Ignition Partners. The company will also change its

"Lockdown Networks is uniquely poised to take full advantage of the many opportunities currently available in the network security analysis and protection market," said Cameron Myhrvold, general partner of Ignition Partners. "Ignition Partners sought out Lockdown Networks as an intelligent investment opportunity and we anticipate great success as the company continues its rapid growth pattern."

Lockdown Networks will continue to focus on delivering the standard in proactive network security support through its Lockdown line of products. Lockdown Networks' appliances are plug-and-play, requiring zero-maintenance. The products include the Lockdown Auditor, Lockdown DataSafe and Lockdown Wireless.

Lockdown Auditor provides comprehensive auditing and remediation in a single 1U appliance, and Lockdown DataSafe is an enterprise solution that scales up to 25,000 devices by utilizing a centralized management console which supports multiple Lockdown Auditor appliances. Lastly is the revolutionary Lockdown Wireless, the first appliance-based wireless security scanner.

"The name Lockdown Networks is synonymous with what our products do and better represents our mission of providing intelligent network security through our leading vulnerability management solutions," said Brett Helsel, president and CEO. "We have the industry's leading products and we are now putting in place the investment, leadership, and vision to establish ourselves as a premier global network security provider."

About Lockdown Networks, Inc.

Lockdown Networks, Inc. is the leader in next-generation, appliance-based security management for wired and wireless enterprise networks. Lockdown security audits reduce business risk exposure and enable IT teams to increase their productivity by identifying where to spend budget for maximum benefit. The Lockdown family of appliances includes Lockdown Auditor, Lockdown DataSafe and Lockdown Wireless. Lockdown is the best practice approach to effective network security assurance. For more information, visit www.lockdownnetworks.com.