Press Release - For Immediate Release

IronPort Systems Reports Another Record Quarter

Continues to Exceed Expectations—Substantial Renewals, New Business and Industry Consolidation Extend IronPort's Market Leadership

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - August 8, 2006 -- IronPort® Systems Inc., the leader in gateway security, today announced that the company continues to exceed corporate milestones, ending the second quarter of 2006 with more than $25 million in invoicings—the company's highest quarterly top-line to date. This is up more than 89 percent year-over-year from Q2 2005. IronPort continued to dominate large enterprise and government accounts, with domestic growth driven by strong mid-market results. Mirroring IronPort's domestic performance, the company's aggressive international expansion resulted in 42 percent of the quarter's invoicings. IronPort's technology now protects 38 of the 100 largest enterprises in the world, a testament to the innovation that is driving growth at the company.

Record Quarter - Foundation for Future Success

IronPort is focused on continuing to build out its infrastructure, processes and systems to be a financially strong and independent multinational company. The second quarter of 2006 demonstrates the company's progress toward this goal with record-breaking results. Q2 2006 highlights and milestones include:

  • Invoicings of more than $25M
  • IronPort Anti-Spam™ had a 75 percent attach-rate and accounted for 12 percent of invoicings
  • International sales represent 42 percent of invoicings
  • 11 percent of US invoicings from federal customers
  • Installed base over 300 Million seats
  • 100 percent customer renewal rate

Industry Consolidation Provides Opportunity for IronPort

"IronPort's future is bright. The recent industry acquisitions are good news for IronPort. While others are navigating product integration, corporate issues and managing analyst expectations, IronPort remains 100 percent focused on providing the industry's best email and Web security solutions," said Scott Weiss, IronPort CEO and Co-Founder.

Performance Driven by Superior Technology

IronPort's success continues to be driven by its unique technology. The second quarter marked the widespread adoption of IronPort Anti-Spam, the 'best of breed' offering, which provides industry-leading efficacy rates and less than 1 in 1 million false positives. IronPort continues to excel:

  • IronPort Reputation Filters™ reduce email bandwidth consumption by as much as 500 percent.
  • IronPort Virus Outbreak Filters™ have proven their value by stopping 99 percent of all outbreaks in 2005—an average of 14 hours ahead of signature availability.
  • The performance of IronPort AsyncOS™ replaces legacy servers at a ratio of up to 10:1 — reducing server count, rack space and management time.
  • The accuracy of IronPort's email and Web filters allows 'set-and-forget' operation, reducing administration time by as much as 80 percent.

The best evidence of IronPort's leadership is the traditional network security and technology companies that have chosen IronPort to protect their own networks. IronPort protects the three largest network security companies in the world, eight of the ten largest ISPs in the world, as well as 38 of the 100 largest enterprises in the world.

About IronPort Systems

IronPort Systems is the leading gateway security provider for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. The company has developed a family of security gateway appliances, including the IronPort C-Series™ email security appliance, and the IronPort S-Series™ Web security appliance. All IronPort application-specific security gateway appliances offer breakthrough performance, and utilize SenderBase®, the world's largest email and Web threat detection network and database. For more information on IronPort products and services, visit: http://www.ironport.com/.

Press / Analysts

If you are a reporter or analyst and want more information on IronPort Systems please contact:
David Oro at (415) 885-9898 or dto@theorogroup.com
Suzanne Matik at (831) 479-1888 or smatick@ironport.com