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NetScaler and First Virtual Communications Team to Deliver Unmatched Secure, Reliable Rich Media Communications Combination of First Virtual Click To Meet(TM) Web Communications And NetScaler 9000 Series SSL VPN Solution Delivers Highly Scalable, SecureCollaboration Over the Internet RSA Conference 2004, Booth #1239, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- NetScaler, Inc., a pioneer in application delivery systems, and First Virtual Communications , a premier provider of infrastructure and solutions for real time rich media communications, today announced that they have entered into a partnership to enable customers to participate in online meetings over encrypted connections. The combination of NetScaler 9000 Series secure application deliverysystems with First Virtual's Click to Meet(TM) web communications results in a complete, reliable solution for secure, scalable collaboration over the Internet. "Our partnership with NetScaler represents a commitment to deliver a joint solution through which our customers can conduct truly secure, productive meetings," comments David Weinstein, vice president of marketing for First Virtual. "By deploying NetScaler systems in concert with our Click to Meet web communications solution, users can securely transmit streaming media and messages with the same high reliability they have come to expect with Click to Meet." Click to Meet delivers online meetings unlike any other solution on the market, combining high quality multipoint audio and video with web collaboration tools, all within a single web browser interface for a truly interactive conferencing environment. The solution enables remote workers and dispersed teams to meet, collaborate, train, demonstrate and sell online in an easy-to-use, scalable and cost-effective manner. Click to Meet provides today's organizations with the ability to improve access to people and information regardless of their location. With its high performance SSL VPN functionality, the NetScaler 9000 application delivery system can fully encrypt the TCP and UDP traffic inherent in a point-to-point or multipoint Click to Meet collaboration session. In addition, the combined solution extends the benefits of online meetings beyond the edges of the managed data network by eliminating firewall traversal issues and introducing full-fledged security for a large number of simultaneous users. The NetScaler 9000 Series systems combine key functionality in the areas of application security, application performance, Layer 4-7 switching and secure remote access through a unified platform architected around its patented Request Switching(TM) suite of technologies. When NetScaler systems are coupled with Click to Meet software, the end result is a highly scalable collaborative online meeting solution that can handle thousands of encrypted user connections and grant clientless secure access to users anytime, anywhere. "Customers demand a fast, secure way to collaborate online," says Raj Kanaya, vice president of product strategy and alliances, NetScaler. "By partnering with First Virtual to integrate the Click to Meet product line with our highly secure, best-performing SSL VPN solution, NetScaler is addressing this important customer requirement by eliminating a key barrier to rapid adoption of online collaboration." About First Virtual Communications First Virtual Communications is a premier provider of infrastructure and solutions for real time rich media communications. The Company's award-winning Click to Meet(TM) product line is enterprise-class software that enables corporate, education, healthcare and government customers worldwide to present, share, sell, train and collaborate. Click to Meet integrates the user's choice of data, audio and multipoint interactive video into existing work environments and into everyday communication tools such as instant messaging, web browsing and e-mail. Click to Meet software solutions are widely deployed in over 1,500 customer locations and excel in challenging environments such as military intelligence, emergency response, disaster recovery, corporate training and geographically dispersed tele-working locations, among others. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, First Virtual Communications has operations in France, United Kingdom, Japan and China. More information about First Virtual Communications can be found at http://www.fvc.com/ or by calling 800-728-6337 or 650-801-6500 outside North America. About NetScaler NetScaler provides networking systemsthat enable the fast and secure delivery of applications over web-based networks. Uniquely integrating application-layer security, optimization and switching capabilities, NetScaler's 9000 Series optimizes the application performance and security of many of the world's largest data centers and websites, while greatly reducing cost of ownership. NetScaler headquarters are in Santa Clara, California, and the Company's products are available both direct and through a variety of channel partners globally. For more information, visit http://www.netscaler.com/ . NOTE: NetScaler and Request Switching are trademarks of NetScaler, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks of theirrespective holders. DATASOURCE: NetScaler, Inc. CONTACT: John Oh of NetScaler, Inc., +1-408-987-8712, or ; or Tracy Wemett of BroadPR, +1-617-868-5031, or , for First Virtual Web site: http://www.fvc.com/ Web site: http://www.netscaler.com/

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