CoSoSys Acquired by Unified Threat Management Vendor Astaro; Astaro, Europes Leading Vendor of UnifiedThreat Management, has acquired CoSoSys and will integrate their leadingendpoint and data security technology in their solutions.

M2 PRESSWIRE-January 27, 2011-: CoSoSys Acquired by Unified Threat Management Vendor Astaro; Astaro, Europes Leading Vendor of UnifiedThreat Management, has acquired CoSoSys and will integrate their leadingendpoint and data security technology in their solutions(C)1994-2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Karlsruhe, Germany, -- CoSoSys, developer of Endpoint Security, Data Loss Prevention andportable media security software, and Astaro, IT security specialist fromGermany, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Astaroto acquire the Romanian company and integrate CoSoSys complete staff into theirteam.

While continuing to launch new products andimprove their existing range of endpoint and mobile data security solutions, thetwo companies will collaborate on integrating CoSoSys device control, data lossprevention and endpoint security solution into Astaros Unified ThreatManagement solution, the Astaro Security Gateway, and on providing a level ofoverall security beyond any solution currently on the market.

"CoSoSys very talented team has created animpressive product portfolio to manage and secure the use of portable devices incompanies," said Jan Hichert, CEO of Astaro. "Unlike other solutions availablein the security market, their Endpoint Protector solution is easy to use,centralized, offering comprehensive and unified endpoint and network protection. Their technology focus on both Windows and Mac platforms opens excitingpossibilities for us to expand our security offering for our customers. We arelooking forward to welcoming them to Astaro."

"We are proud to work with Europes most skilledand dedicated network security team to build technologies that thousands ofbusinesses will be using on a daily basis," said Roman Foeckl, CEO of CoSoSys."

The acquisition by Astaro comes as recognition of the quality and innovationour solutions feature. We are all looking forward to continue innovating anddeveloping solutions for the permanently evolving security challenges datasecurity is faced with as part of Astaro."

The acquisition by Astaro completes a verysuccessful 2010 for CoSoSys. The company has previously launched EndpointProtector Hardware Appliance, the first hardware appliance in the world toprovide out of the box device control and data security for Windows and Mac.Only two months after being launched, the solution was recognized as one of thetop endpoint security solutions of the year by Info Security Products Guide.Moreover, in 2010 CoSoSys continued developing and improving its cloud based MyEndpoint Protector solution, another world premier when it had been launched asthe first device control security-as-a-service offering in the market.

About CoSoSys

CoSoSys is specialized in network endpoint security for Windows andMac and development of software for portable storage deviceenhancement. The application portfolioincludes functions from password security, data synchronization and networksecurity. CoSoSys distributes its products globally through the worlds leadinghardware manufacturers, software Distributors, Resellers and directly to usersat http://www.EndpointProtector.comand http://www.CoSoSys.com.

CoSoSys enjoys a continuously growing installation base of users worldwide. Thecompany has offices in Germany, the United States and Romania.

About Astaro

Astaro offers the most complete and easy to use Internet securityappliances available. Astaros award-winningproducts provide the latest protection with the best total cost of ownership.Software, hardware and virtual appliance offerings provide users the flexibilityto meet a wide variety of deployment scenarios. Distributed by a growingworldwide network of more than 2,500 resellers, Astaro products protect over100,000 networks across 60 countries. Astaro, headquartered in Karlsruhe,Germany, offers free downloads of its products at www.astaro.com.

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PressContacts: Mirror Communications Alina Popescu Phone: +40 741 073753 E-mail:alina@mirror-communications.com CoSoSys Ltd.

Anca Goron Phone: +40 264 593 110 Ext. 113 E-mail:anca.goron@cososys.com

Astaro Monika Schraft Phone+49-721-25516-365 E-mail:mschraft@astaro.com

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