Stonesoft Teams with Alphaware

Alphaware Reseller Program Brings StoneGate Security Solutions to
Brazilian Market
ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--
Stonesoft and Alphaware today announced a partnership to bring
StoneGate Secure Connectivity Solutions to the Brazilian market.
Alphaware, a leading technology integrator in Brazil, will launch a
new reseller initiative this week that will introduce StoneGate
solutions for physical and virtual environments, including the
company's patented Multi-Link(TM) Firewall/VPN, IPS and SSL VPN
appliances, to Brazilian organizations.

Alphaware announced a new channel strategy this week that will
place key resellers, technology specialists and salesmen at principal
locations throughout Brazil. The new channel program includes
Stonesoft's existing partners MasterSoft Technologia and NetSolutions
as well as several new resellers including Andracom, Brazcon, Aim7
Informatica, ECE, CoreSec and Htec. As part of this initiative, these
resellers will receive information and training on the entire suite of
StoneGate products.

"While building out the details of this channel program we
interviewed our customers to determine which products to distribute,"
said Waldir Santos, President of Alphaware. "Our customers have always
responded very positively about their experience with Stonesoft
products, as well as the level of support they received. StoneGate
Secure Connectivity Solution is an ideal offering for this new
program."

"The Brazilian market presents a tremendous growth opportunity for
Stonesoft," said Paul Johnson, president of Stonesoft Inc. "We are
excited to have such a strong partner in Alphaware to help us further
build our presence in this key market."

Alphaware launched the channel program this week with Stonesoft
technical training hosted at SUCESU in Sao Paulo. Companies or
resellers interested in joining the program can contact Alphaware
through its Web site, www.alphaware.us.

About Alphaware Servicos de Informatica

Founded in 2000 and located in Alphaville, Sao Paulo, Alphaware
combines products, people, and processes to provide best in class
technology solutions with a high cost-to-benefit ratio.

Alphaware's philosophy is that a company's image cannot be
protected by good products or services alone. It is necessary to
maintain the functionality and security of the business. In an
environment that demands reduction of expenses without loss of
efficiency, Alphaware shows that it is possible to find intelligent
solutions, of superior performance and affordability that guarantee
the operation of the company.

About Stonesoft Corporation

Stonesoft Corporation (OMX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of
integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow
of distributed organizations. Stonesoft customers include enterprises
with growing business needs requiring advanced network security and
always-on business connectivity.

StoneGate(TM) Secure Connectivity Solution unifies firewall, VPN,
IPS and SSL VPN blending network security, end-to-end availability and
award-winning load balancing into a centrally managed system for both
physical and virtual environments. The key benefits of StoneGate
Secure Connectivity Solution include low TCO, excellent
price-performance ratio and high ROI.

StoneGate Management Center provides centralized management for
StoneGate Firewall with VPN, IPS and SSL VPN. StoneGate Firewall and
IPS work together to provide intelligent defense all over the
enterprise network while StoneGate SSL VPN provides enhanced security
for mobile and remote use.

Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation is a global company with
corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters
in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com.

Stonesoft Inc.
Laurie Douglas, 678-578-8429
laurie.douglas@stonesoft.com
OR
Lois Paul & Partners
Jennifer Lake, 512-638-5313
jennifer_lake@lpp.com
OR
Alphaware
Waldir Santos, (55) 11 4166 5599
waldir.santos@alphaware.us

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