Perimeter Internetworking Acquires Breakwater Security Associates
Extends National Presence to the West Coast
Milford, CT –
February 22, 2006 - Perimeter Internetworking, the leading provider of
multi-threat, managed security in the cloud services for financial
institutions and other businesses with high data availability and
security requirements, today announced their acquisition of Breakwater
Security Associates, a leading provider of managed security services
and information risk management.
“The
acquisition of Breakwater Security extends our national reach and
provides us with a strong base of business to expand on along the West
Coast,�? said Brad Miller, CEO of Perimeter Internetworking.
“Breakwater is the leading security services provider in the Pacific
Northwest and we are thrilled to have inherited their strong brand
identity and reputation. We feel strongly that our suite of over 50
managed security services as well as our In-The-Cloud delivery will be
of strong interest to Breakwater’s clients�?.
“We are looking forward to joining forces with Perimeter Internetworking,�? said Steve Dorsey, President & CEO, Breakwater Security Associates.
“Our existing clients will greatly benefit from Perimeter’s large scale
and their comprehensive suite of security in the cloud service
offerings.�?
“Breakwater Security is our 7th acquired
company in the past 2 years,�? Miller added. “Perimeter’s acquisition
strategy has allowed us to assemble the talent, technology and scale to
provide the industry’s leading suite of on-demand security services.�?
About Breakwater Security Associates
Breakwater
Security Associates provides comprehensive risk management solutions
that minimize threats to information assets. Services include managed
security, consulting, compliance and regulatory guidance, and training
and education. Since 1996, Breakwater has delivered the freedom for
more than 500 clients to innovate, communicate and achieve their
strategic goals. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Breakwater has
multiple national offices. For more information about Breakwater visit: http://www.breakwatersecurity.com
About Perimeter Internetworking
Perimeter
Internetworking™ is the leading provider of On-Demand managed security
services and the pioneer of multi-threat security-in-the-cloud
services. Perimeter offers over 50 managed network security services
including Intrusion Defense, Malicious Code Defense, Secure Email
Services, Secure Access, Automated Compliance, and Network Services.
Perimeter's unique centralized architecture offers best-in-class,
pre-integrated technology with complete redundancy, continuous
upgrades, complemented with a 24/7 engineering staff of trained
subject-matter experts. Perimeter ranked 9th on The Connecticut
Technology Fast 50 in 2005 & 5th
in 2004. In addition Perimeter ranked 121 on the Deloitte Technology
Fast 500 & has been profitable for the last four years.
Headquartered
in Milford, CT, with four geographically distributed technical
operations centers and three redundant datacenters, Perimeter's secure
network services are validated by TruSecure and guaranteed for current
and future regulatory compliance. For more information about Perimeter
visit www.perimeterusa.com.
For Further Information Contact:
Cathy Clarke
CNC Associates
617.527.2089
cathy@cncassocs.com
