StillSecure Launches Comprehensive Set of Partner Programs for Cobia Unified Network Platform

(Superior, Colo. – May 21, 2007) – StillSecure®, creator of secure network infrastructure software, today announced the StillSecure Cobia™ Partner Program. VARs, independent software vendors (ISVs), and hardware manufacturers can leverage the Cobia open, modular platform to capitalize on new revenue opportunities that include reselling Cobia software, appliances and services, embedding Cobia within hardware, and building products that can be distributed on the Cobia Unified Network Platform™.

Cobia is a community source project that is shifting the value equation from fixed-appliance manufacturers to a broader, partner-based ecosystem. Current partners include Cymphonix Corporation, Portwell, Inc., ArcMentor, DirSec, and Haven Computing.

“Cobia changes the playing field in the network infrastructure industry. As an open, modular, community source platform, it offers a virtually unlimited number of products and services that resellers, software vendors and hardware manufacturers can offer,” said Mitchell Ashley, CTO and General Manager of Cobia. “It’s a game changing opportunity for a broad ecosystem of partners who are looking for new revenue sources rather than having to fight it out selling the same traditional fixed appliances with razor thin margins.”

The StillSecure Cobia Partner Program includes three components:
Cobia VAR Program – a program to resell, distribute, and service Cobia
Cobia Platform Program – a program to embed Cobia software onto hardware platforms
Cobia ISV Program – a program to enable ISVs to port their software applications to Cobia

The Cobia VAR Program
The Cobia VAR Program helps resellers and systems integrators to increase their market opportunity by reselling Cobia appliances, software, and support in addition to building their own installation and value added services. As part of the program, StillSecure provides partners with online sales tools, technical training, support resources, and co-marketing opportunities.

“As a value added reseller we are always looking for new ways to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace,” said Lou Rubbo, Principal of DirSec, a western regional reseller. “With Cobia, DirSec can solve both networking and security needs on one platform. Plus, Cobia’s virtualization capabilities provide us with a whole new market that we can build products and services around.”

The Cobia Platform Program
The Cobia Platform Program is for computer, server, appliance, and network infrastructure equipment providers who are interested in integrating Cobia with hardware, or building Cobia into their products. Cobia can be embedded and re-branded under a traditional OEM license or a distribution license. Cobia provides hardware manufacturers with an opportunity to tap into the closed network infrastructure appliance market by offering new software and services with their hardware platforms.

"Portwell is excited to provide the appliance platform with the power and flexibility for Cobia, which results in the convenience of an easy-to-use package," said Frank Shen, Product Marketing Director, American Portwell Technology, Inc. "Cobia's open architecture and Portwell's flexible configurations are a perfect fit for companies who need to get their network infrastructure up and running quickly, and leverage the network and security capabilities of Cobia."

The Cobia ISV Program
The Cobia ISV Program is for partners who would like to offer their products as modules on the Cobia platform. The Cobia ISV program provides a Software Developers Kit (SDK) to speed porting of third party applications. ISVs can leverage Cobia’s modular, platform-based approach to bring products to market faster and easier than traditional methods of software distribution.

“The convergence of networking and security onto Cobia’s open, modular, software platform is a very logical step in the integration of networking technologies,” said Brent Nixon, President, Cymphonix. “It provides an excellent opportunity for companies like Cymphonix because it allows us to bring our network threat protection and bandwidth optimization products to market as part of a larger, converged solution.”

For additional information on the StillSecure Cobia Partner Program, please visit http://www.stillsecure.com/partners or call (303) 381-3830.

About Cobia
The Cobia™ Unified Network Platform™ contains the routing, security, and core network systems needed to implement a network. Cobia’s modular design and web-based management interface allow users to implement the complete network or a subset by tailoring the Cobia platform to the needs of each network.

The Cobia platform is a community source application that is delivered as software and is installed on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) x86 hardware or as a virtual appliance. This allows users to take advantage of the price, performance, and scalability of general computing hardware as well as advances in virtualization.

Pricing and availability
StillSecure offers the Cobia software under a dual license: a public community license and a commercial use license. The Cobia platform can be downloaded immediately at http://cobia.stillsecure.com free of charge under the StillSecure Community License for installation on an x86 host or as a virtual machine (Linux or Windows). Partners participating in the StillSecure Cobia Partner Program will require a commercial use license. For more information on Cobia, visit http://www.stillsecure.com or http://cobia.stillsecure.com.

About StillSecure
StillSecure creates secure network infrastructures. By converging networking and security, StillSecure is the foundation for secure, intelligent, highly automated networks that are easy to manage and protect. StillSecure customers range from midsize companies to the world's largest enterprises and agencies in government, financial services, healthcare, education, and technology.