FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Robert Deitz II
(530) 677-1333
Government Technology Solutions, Inc.
rdeitz@gTechonsonline.com

Meghan Fitzgerald / Brian Greehan
(781) 684-0770
Schwartz PR for OKENA
okena@schwartz-pr.com

GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC., AND OKENA TEAM TO PROVIDE INTRUSION PREVENTION SOLUTIONS

Immediately Available, Initiative Offers Proactive Security to Government Technology Solutions, Inc., Customer Base, Stopping New and Evolving Threats

Shingle Springs, CA- December, 10, 2002- Government Technology Solutions, Inc., (GvTechSolutions) ( www.GvTechSolutions.com.), today announced a strategic agreement with OKENA™, Inc. (www.okena.com), the leading developer of intrusion prevention software. Under the terms of the agreement, Government Technology Solutions, Inc. (GvTechSolutions) will represent OKENA on the GSA schedule and will distribute OKENA’s Product line under the GSA schedule to the Federal Government. Together, Government Technology Solutions, Inc. and OKENA will provide…

The continued increase of new and evolving security threats demands the adoption of policy-based, “zero update” intrusion prevention solutions in order to stop attacks rather than simply detecting them. OKENA’s breakthrough proactive security technology for desktops and servers offers customers’ optimum defense for stopping known and unknown attacks. Customers will benefit from OKENA’s behavioral approach to security, which alleviates the burdensome operational costs associated with the management of attack signatures on servers and desktops.

“We are very excited to offer OKENA StormWatch to our customers, offering proactive security to stop even the most advanced new attacks ….,” said Robert Deitz, chief executive officer, Government Technology Solutions, Inc. (GvTechSolutions). “Our Federal customers will benefit from this partnership with more secure networks that are protected against network attacks that can breach less sophisticated IDS products."

StormWatch is the cornerstone of OKENA’s ongoing StormSystem enterprise security platform. StormWatch application security policies can be implemented right out of the box or can be customized to meet unique corporate environments. This results in more secure networks that are protected against the new wave of attacks that breach traditional security perimeters and bypass signature-based technologies. This also translates into proven return on investment: a reduction in the administrative burden associated with shutting down networks for repairs, patching systems, updating signatures or wading through an endless sea of log files and alerts generated by false-positives.

“OKENA is committed to extending intrusion prevention to new customer channels by partnering with the leading resellers and integrators through the industry,” said Erich Baumgartner, VP Sales and Business Development at OKENA. “We respect the expertise of Government Technology Solutions, Inc. (GvTechSolutions) and are confident in their ability to not only distribute OKENA StormWatch/StormSystem to Federal, State and local government, but also in the additional services Government Technology Solutions, Inc. (GvTechSolutions) provides customers to ensure a total defense-in-depth strategy founded on the strength of proactive security.”

OKENA StormWatch ships with a set of default policies that protect desktops and servers, as well as the most popular applications, against both known and unknown attacks. These include: buffer overflows, syn flood attacks, Trojan horses, worms and even software security holes for which users may not have downloaded a patch. For added security, policies can be tailored to protect custom or legacy applications.

About OKENA
Since 2001, OKENA has been delivering breakthrough security software products that proactively preserve the operational integrity of applications and host systems. OKENA’s policy-based, application-centric technologies enforce authorized application behavior to allow acceptable business activity while proactively preventing dangerous activity from executing. This behavioral approach reduces high IT costs associated with the maintenance and deployment of traditional attack-centric signature technologies. OKENA continues to receive industry validation, with recent recognition including being named a finalist for the 2002 MIT Sloan eBusiness Awards, a five-star review of StormWatch from SC Magazine, and Network Computing naming OKENA a “company to watch” in 2002. OKENA, headquartered in Waltham, Mass., was founded in 1999 and is privately held. For more information on StormSystem and OKENA’s INCORE architecture, visit the OKENA Web site at www.okena.com.

About GvTechSolutions
Government Technology Solutions, Inc. (GvTechSolutions) is the leading integrator of independent security solutions to the government market. Founded in 1997, GvTechSolutions has established itself as the leading source for information and solutions to the increasingly complex Government Market. GvTechSolutions has been a industry leader in past and current government Initiatives including the Federal Malicious Mobile Code Security Guidelines, the Common Criteria/NIAP certification program, working with agencies on centralizing their security solutions and evaluating current risk levels, and working with various manufacturers in developing new products to meet these needs. Headquartered in Shingle Springs, Calif. with offices in the Washington DC area, GvTechSolutions provides global products and solutions to support government agencies in over 50 countries. GvTechSolutions holds contracts from a variety of Government Agencies including the General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. Air Force (IT-2 BPA), U.S. Army (Perimeter Security BPA), The US Department of Energy (ICPT BOA) and the State of California (CMAS Schedule), among others. For more information visit www.GvTechSolutions.com.

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