South Seas Corporation Aligns with TippingPoint to Distribute UnityOne Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS)

Englewood, Colorado – May 17, 2004 – South Seas Solutions, the leader in computer network security, today announced with TippingPoint to re-sell and distribute TippingPoint’s UnityOne Intrusion Prevention System. This relationship strengthens South Seas’ network security product line and provides its customers with additional defense-in-depth. Product highlights include:

• Proactive Network Security
• Network Infrastructure Protection
• Client and Server Protection
• Application Performance Protection
• Real-Time Digital Vaccine Inoculation
• At-A-Glance Dashboard

“TippingPoint’s UnityOne is the industry’s leading Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), unrivaled in security, performance, high availability and ease-of-use. As the only IPS to receive the NSS Gold Award and Common Criteria certification, among other awards, UnityOne is the defining benchmark for network-based intrusion prevention,” said Tony Pitman, Executive Vice President, South Seas Solutions, Inc.

“TippingPoint is pleased to add South Seas Solutions to our growing network of security-focused value-added resellers and distributors,” added Preston Lawhorne, vice president of North American Sales for TippingPoint , “South Seas is committed to defense-in-depth strategies and UnityOne enhances this approach exponentially.”

About TippingPoint Technologies
TippingPoint is the leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth Application Protection, Infrastructure Protection, and Performance Protection for corporate enterprises, government agencies, service providers and academic institutions. Their innovative approach offers customers unmatched network-based security with unrivaled economics, ultra-high performance, scalability and reliability. Further UnityOne features can be found at (www.tippingpoint.com)