Replacing Your Cisco XML Gateway? Forum Systems Can Help!

Company Augments Cisco ACE XML Gateway Replacement Program to Offer Direct Trade-in Credit for Any XML Vendor Gear, No-cost Training, Migration Best Practices and More

BOSTON, November 15, 2010 - Forum Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crosscheck Networks, Inc.,
today announced a comprehensive program to reduce costs, allay concerns and
answer questions for organizations seeking to deploy XML Gateways.

On the heels of introducing the latest version of its flagship Forum
Sentry XML Gateway, Forum Systems has extended its Cisco ACE XML Gateway
Replacement Program. Effective now through March 31, 2011, the Program
includes:

    - Direct trade-in credit in exchange for any XML Gateway
      hardware and software;
    - No-cost, on-site migration to Forum Sentry XML Gateway policies;
    - No-cost Forum Sentry Training Certification Program;
    - Dedicated 24x7x365 support by experts with a minimum of five
      years experience.

Additionally, to help organizations ensure a smooth migration, Forum
Systems offers the following Best Practices for Selecting an XML Gateway:

    - Choose a Patented Product: Selecting a non-patented XML
      Gateway only leads to product replacement, and ultimately, additional
      acquisition costs.
    - Scrutinize XML Gateway Architectures: Understand XML Gateway and
      ESB/Application Server differences. With security of paramount
      importance, clear role segregation should be enforced - and custom code
      never introduced into an XML Gateway.
    - Demand an Independent Security Assessment: Integrating an HSM
      crypto card into the appliance does not improve security or constitute
      compliance. The entire XML Gateway must be FIPS 140-2 certified in
      order to guarantee security and compliance.
    - Validate Comparable Functionality: To eliminate functional gaps,
      the selected XML Gateway must be architected with modular policy design
      for fundamental constructs so that keys, encryption/signature policies
      and firewall rules can be easily transitioned.
    - Stipulate Flexible Replacement Costs and Options: Demand vendors
      that will work within corporate budgets and timelines. Vendors should
      be flexible in offering options that help reduce capital expenditure
      expense, migration and maintenance costs.

"XML Gateways represent a critical, foundational element for IT groups
and the run-the-business applications and services that drive their
organizations," said Crosscheck Networks CEO Mamoon Yunus. "By abandoning the
Cisco ACE XML Gateway, Cisco is forcing its customers to find other
alternatives. Our expanded Replacement Program - coupled with our
best-in-class Forum Sentry - gives these, and other enterprise organizations
evaluating replacing their XML Gateway, a smooth migration path to a better
solution from a company they can depend on."

Forum Sentry: The XML Gateway Gold Standard

Processing more than one billion transactions per day globally, Forum
Sentry is the industry standard for XML and SOAP security, access control and
integration. Unlike other vendors that introduce runtime code into their
appliances to compensate for inherent design limitations, Forum Systems'
Forum Sentry is certified by NIST and the U.S. Department of Defense, and the
XML Gateway of choice for 300 global organizations in transaction- and
security-intensive sectors including government, financial services,
telecommunications and healthcare. The latest version, Forum Sentry v8.0,
helps organizations securely extend their enterprise SOA deployments to
harness the power of the public cloud.

    Resources

    - No-cost Cisco ACE XML Gateway Replacement Quote
    - No-cost Forum Sentry XML Gateway Evaluation
    - Cisco ACE XML Gateway Migration Strategies
    - Forum Sentry XML Gateway Data Sheet

    Press Releases

    - Forum Sentry Eases Enterprise-to-Cloud Migration; Enable
      Seamless Extension of SOA to the Cloud
    - Forum Sentry Issued Industry-first Patent for XML Security
      Functions Including XML-encryption, XML-decryption and XML-signatures
    - Forum Sentry Provides Secure, Unified Integration of XML and SOA
      Web Services and Portals for Seamless End-user Experience

About Forum Systems

Forum Systems and its parent company Crosscheck Networks deliver
solutions for deploying robust, resilient, secure and reliable Service
Oriented Architecture (SOA). More than 50,000 users in 42 countries across
organizations such as the U.S. Treasury, British Telecommunications,
Fidelity, Premera Blue Cross and the Dutch Health Care System rely on Forum
Systems and Crosscheck Networks as the backbone of their secure transaction
processing. Recognized as a technology innovator and security leader, Forum
Systems is the only company granted a patent for its Forum Sentry XML Gateway
and has been certified by NIST and the U.S. Department of Defense. Forum
Sentry is the de facto standard for XML and SOAP security, and Forum Systems
has key OEM relationships with Barracuda Networks and Radware, among others.
For more information, please visit www.forumsys.com.

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Bryan Grillo, CHEN PR, +1-781-672-3129, bgrillo at chenpr.com