ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterasys Networks Inc., the Secure Networks Company(TM), announced today that Alpharetta, Ga.-based High Density Hosting, Inc., a regional Internet data center, relies on an Enterasys Secure Networks infrastructure to meet the multigigabit backbone requirements of its enterprise customers. The Secure Networks solution ensures that the company's customers have the security, continuity and performance needed to meet on-demand business requirements.

High Density Hosting was formed in late 2005 out of the network infrastructure organization of Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU). High Density Hosting provides all network services for SIU and a growing base of non-related companies. "High Density Hosting was launched to respond to a growing need in the region for a facility that could deliver state-of-the-art high-density hosting services, including inline power and cooling for up to 20KW per rack, for customers' data center needs," said Robert Filipovich, chief technology officer for High Density Hosting. "Enterasys is the perfect technology partner for us because the company's commitment to providing the highest levels of security, manageability and availability are essential to our business mission."

Backbone switching on the High Density Hosting network is delivered by Enterasys Matrix(TM) N-Series switches, which support 10-Gigabit Ethernet required for backbone connectivity and offer a distributed fault tolerance architecture that ensures no single point of failure. High Density Hosting also deploys Enterasys SecureStack and Matrix switches at the network edge and core, respectively, and relies on NetSight(R) Console and Policy Manager for infrastructure management.

"The Matrix N-Series is a perfect example of what sets Enterasys apart from other vendors-and provides us with competitive differentiation in the eyes of our own customers," Filipovich said. "Security and manageability are literally embedded in the platform, and the product has been engineered to integrate flawlessly with other components in our network. We don't need to invest in proprietary hardware or add-on modules for important features such as remote network monitoring. Our total cost of ownership-and our customers' cost of doing business-are lower from the minute we plug in the chassis."

Filipovich emphasized that the security provided by Enterasys is essential because High Density Hosting's customers rely on the company to protect their proprietary information, including confidential customer records and financial data. "For many organizations today, ensuring security is still a reactive process," Filipovich explained, "but we take a highly proactive approach to security by leveraging the embedded security features in our Enterasys Secure Networks solutions."

Citing a recent example of a worm that threatened the infrastructure, Filipovich said, "Security threat detection and automated response are so tightly integrated in our network that we were able to instantly push a policy to our switches and block rogue traffic with one click of a mouse. We were completely unaffected by the threat and continued to deliver high performance and availability levels to our customers."

Also critical to High Density Hosting is the advanced management capability the company gains from using NetSight Console and Policy Manager. "NetSight gives us a very high degree of control and visibility into our data center traffic, and because we manage our environment with a staff of just three, that is especially important," Filipovich said.

Filipovich and the team at High Density Hosting, Inc., are so satisfied with their Enterasys Secure Network that they recommend Enterasys solutions to their customers. "Deploying an Enterasys network can be a real win-win for our customers," he said. "On the most basic level, they benefit from superior features and functionality and, as an added benefit, we are able to manage their infrastructures for them using NetSight."

In the near future, High Density Hosting, Inc., intends to expand its deployment of Enterasys security applications with the Dragon(R) Security Suite. "Dragon's signature- and anomaly-based intrusion detection and prevention capabilities will enhance our current security posture and ensure we can defeat even the newest threats," said Filipovich. "Plus, with Dragon's security information manager we will be able to consolidate, analyze and correlate security data and then create custom dashboards for each of our customers. We will expand their visibility into their own infrastructures significantly-and enhance our differentiation in the marketplace."

About Enterasys Networks

Enterasys Networks-the Secure Networks Company-is owned by a private investor group led by The Gores Group, LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC. Enterasys' unique Secure Networks solutions secure any network from any vendor and ensure the integrity and performance of IT services and the business users that rely on them. Thousands of leading companies, government agencies and educational institutions in more than 70 countries rely on Secure Networks solutions to maintain business continuity and protect vital information. The company's culture is centered on the principle "There is nothing more important than our customers." Delivering on that commitment, Secure Networks provides granular, policy-based command and control of individual user, application, device, port and flow performance, and security. Enterasys' architectural approach to network security offers a long technology lifecycle and significant operational and business benefits, while reducing total cost of ownership. Information about Enterasys' award-winning policy- enabled switches, routers, wireless products, security software, and services is available at http://www.enterasys.com/.

About The Gores Group

Founded in 1987, The Gores Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses which can benefit from the firm's operating experience and flexible capital base. The firm combines the operational expertise and detailed due diligence capabilities of a strategic buyer with the seasoned M&A team of a traditional financial buyer. The Gores Group has become a leading investor, primarily in the technology and telecommunications sectors, having demonstrated over time a reliable track record of creating substantial value in its portfolio companies alongside management. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, The Gores Group maintains offices in Boulder, Colorado and London. For more information, please visit http://www.gores.com/.

About Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC

Tennenbaum Capital Partners is a Santa Monica, California-based private investment firm managing over $3.8 billion in assets through private funds. The firm's investment strategy is grounded in a long-term, value approach, and it assists-both financially and operationally- transitional middle-market companies in such industries as technology, healthcare, energy, aerospace, business services, retail and general manufacturing. Tennenbaum's core strengths include its in-depth knowledge of equity and debt-financing vehicles in the public and private markets, as well as a thorough understanding of special situations. For more information, please visit http://www.tennenbaumcapital.com/.

Contact: Kevin Flanagan Enterasys Networks 978-684-1473 kevin.flanagan@enterasys.com

CONTACT: Kevin Flanagan of Enterasys Networks, +1-978-684-1473, or
kevin.flanagan@enterasys.com

Web site: http://www.enterasys.com/
http://www.gores.com/
http://www.tennenbaumcapital.com/