Zeus Extends ZXTM Product Suite with a Powerful Web Application Firewall

Zeus launches new Application Firewall Module to meet web application security
demands
CAMBRIDGE, England--(Business Wire)--
Zeus Technology, the only software-based application traffic management company,
today announced it is extending its traffic management software to offer ZXTM
Application Firewall Module (ZXTM AFM). The powerful add-on security module is
now available to ensure business-critical applications are even more secure from
malicious attacks and to protect personal and financial information.

Zeus` comprehensive and flexible ZXTM AFM solution will help online businesses
by providing compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI
DSS), a requirement that regulates how organizations process, transmit or store
credit card information. ZXTM AFM identifies and classifies transactions as well
as encrypts and seals information, to protect against unauthorized access. Zeus`
web application firewall also securely handles non-permitted requests so they
never reach the application and are logged for audit purposes.

The key add-on security capability will give optimum protection to safeguard
against the increasing number and types of application level attacks. In
conjunction, ZXTM intelligently monitors network traffic and can carry out
prescribed policies to re-direct and even rewrite service requests and
responses.

The main benefits of ZXTM AFM include:

* Comprehensive website protection, securing web applications from attacks and
vulnerabilities whilst accelerating and load-balancing traffic to ensure online
services are consistently available
* Helps provide compliance with PCI DSS 6.6 application security requirement
* Complete inspection of inbound and outbound web application communications
including encrypted traffic
* Easily configured with additional security policies to detect and prevent
attacks specific to web applications
* By combining ZXTM AFM with TrafficScript, specific rules can be easily created
as to how website traffic moves into, within and out of your network
* Centralized, real-time overview of the security status for all applications
* As a pure software solution, it can be migrated across hardware platforms and
can be deployed in any physical, Virtual or Cloud environment
* Extensive monitoring and reporting features.

Zeus has built a new strategic partnership with Art of Defence, the leading
distributed web application firewall (dWAF) provider to supply the core
technology behind ZXTM AFM.

"The functionalities of our software solution and ZXTM complement each other
very naturally," said Georg Hess, CEO of Art of Defence. "With both the
application-oriented approach of Art of Defence and the network capabilities of
ZXTM, an organization can now customize its infrastructure`s security and
protect against malicious attacks wherever they present themselves."

Paul Brennan, CEO, Zeus Technology, explains, "By integrating our purely
software solution with Art of Defence`s software, we have a unique offering. As
the on-line business challenges become more complex, we are seeing a continual
need for improved web application security. Whether it`s online retail,
broadcast and media or the financial services sector, it is critical that online
services have the highest level of security. We are delighted to be partnering
with Art of Defence, to provide a future-proofed solution that addresses these
issues and can be deployed on any physical, Virtual or Cloud platform."

For further information about Zeus` new web application firewall ZXTM AFM,
please visit http://www.zeus.com/application-firewall-module/landing

About Zeus Technology

Zeus Technology provides software that enables businesses to create, manage and
deliver exceptional online services. Implementing a Zeus software solution
allows organizations to visualize and manipulate the flow of traffic to their
web-enabled applications, ensuring a consistently robust web infrastructure.
Coupled with the ability to deploy new online services very quickly, Zeus will
help provide the competitive advantage your business needs. As the only software
application traffic management solution available, the Zeus products are
flexible whatever your deployment environment; physical, virtual or cloud. Zeus
holds strategic partnerships with world-class companies such as AMD, Dell,
Egenera, HP, IBM, Intel, Joyent, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Qualcomm and VMware.
Zeus powers over one million website infrastructures across the world including,
Rapattoni, Business Financial Publishing, iLike, Rodgers Townsend, BT, China
Telecom, NASA, PLAY.COM, STA Travel, and VNU. For more information, visit
www.zeus.com.

About Art of Defence GmbH

Founded in 2005, Art of Defence GmbH is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany,
and serves the U.S., European and Asian markets. Focused exclusively on
providing comprehensive web application security technology on any scale, the
company is the only European provider in this space that covers the entire
software development lifecycle (SDLC). The company partners with leading
technology providers like Microsoft, Zeus, GeNUA, and Armorize.

The company serves the financial services, eCommerce, technology,
telecommunication and public sector markets exclusively through OEM/technology
and reseller channel partners.

For more information about Art of Defence, visit: www.artofdefence.com/en

Press contacts for Zeus Technology
USA
Vanessa Cross
+44-(0)7824-692637
vcross@zeus.com
or
UK, Europe and Asia Pacific
Kate Hamilton
+44-(0)207-608-4671
Kate.Hamilton@hotwirepr.com
or
Stuart Wragg
+44-(0)207-608-4672
Stuart.Wragg@hotwirepr.com
or
Press contact for Art of Defence
Eric Seymour
+1-617-960-9856
eric@marchpr.com

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