Xbridge Systems Partners With nexTier Networks On DLP

PRESS RELEASE

(Mt View, CA) February 22nd 2010 - Expanding its market strategy and capabilities, Xbridge Systems has entered into a strategic partnership with nexTier Networks to deliver XbSecureTM, an Advanced Content Aware DLP solution to the Data Security market segment.

The XbSecureTM product from Xbridge Systems is powered by nexTier Networks' award winning, patent pending, 4th generation DLP technology. nexTier Networks creates next generation DLP monitoring, control, and protection technologies for data in motion throughout the enterprise. XbSecureTM utilizes nexTier technology to provide real-time monitoring, control, and protection of confidential data in a manner and depth of analysis that has yet to be realized by the Data Security Market.

Ray Williams Jr., President and CEO of Xbridge Systems, has founded over 60 companies in Silicon Valley, and is excited about the combined product offering that will be created by this partnership. Ray said: "When we combine Xbridge Systems' mainframe expertise and data discovery capabilities with nexTier Networks' revolutionary DLP technology, this strategic partnership between nexTier and Xbridge will enable a cost-effect extension of this DLP technology to protect the mainframe environment, enabling the first truly enterprise-wide compliance solution to meet PCI, HIPAA, SOX, and other data security directives."

Ray Williams has a legendary track record of creating and investing in companies that provide disruptive technologies to a marketplace. From co-founding Amdahl with Gene Amdahl in 1967, to pioneering revolutionary medical technologies, Ray has consistently identified critical market trends, and believes strongly that current methods to secure sensitive information in "open systems" fall far short of nexTier's advanced DLP capabilities, and none have the ability to effectively translate into adequate protection of mainframe environments.

"Currently, over 60% of business critical data resides on the mainframe." Ray continued: "With that percentage continuing to grow, and with enterprise data storage requirements increasing at an exponential rate, there will soon be an avalanche of need for a cost-effective DLP solution to properly secure the mainframe. We believe these expanded security requirements will materialize much sooner than many may expect, and the strategic partnership between Xbridge and nexTier will place us in the ideal position to provide the most secure, robust, and cost-effective enterprise-wide DLP solution to the market."

About XBridge Systems:

Xbridge Systems is located in Mountain View, California, and provides the IT market with software for world-class Data Access, Data Query, Data Delivery, Data Discovery, and now Data Loss Protection. Xbridge enables companies to locate, query, and deliver their business critical information, as well as monitor and protect their sensitive information. From open systems to the mainframe, Xbridge can access disparate data sources, then discover, join, filter, and deliver results to BI applications, DLP tools, and mobile smart-phones. For more information, see http://www.xbridgesystems.com/

Visit the Xbridge Systems booth at the upcoming RSA show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco March 1st thru the 4th 2010. The Xbridge booth number is 353.

About nexTier Networks:

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, nexTier Networks is a leading provider of next-generation data leak prevention (DLP) solutions. nexTier's DLP appliances protect data based on its contextual and conceptual meaning, using a powerful correlation engine and security algorithms to identify, classify and protect large volumes of information in real-time, with unprecedented accuracy. For more information, see http://nextiernetworks.com/.