European Investment Bank Protects Critical Information, Provides Secure Access With Enterasys Secure Networks Solution

ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - October 29, 2007) - Enterasys Networks® Inc., the Secure Networks Company™, announced today that European Investment Bank (EIB), the financing institution of the European Union, has deployed an Enterasys Secure Network to provide reliable, high-performance connectivity for more than 3,000 users and devices, while ensuring the highest levels of security and control for the bank's sensitive information. The network spans four buildings in Luxembourg, including the institution's headquarters, as well as remote offices throughout Europe and Africa.

EIB's infrastructure includes Enterasys Matrix™ X-Series secure routers in the core and data center, Matrix N-Series flow switches at the network edge, Enterasys SecureStack™ switches in remote offices, and RoamAbout® access points for wireless connectivity. Enterasys' NetSight® Management Suite provides unified, policy-based visibility and control of the wired and wireless infrastructure, while the Dragon® advanced security applications for intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) and Enterasys Network Access Control (NAC) ensure only the right users can access the right information from the right place at the right time.

"Enterasys is proud to help European Investment Bank achieve its critical business objectives: sustaining economic and social development; supporting small and medium-sized enterprises; and promoting sustainable, competitive and secure energy in its member countries," said Mike Fabiaschi, president and CEO of Enterasys. "Network security, reliability and performance are crucial to achieving the mission."

As the European Union's financing institution, EIB provides vital support to member countries. Network security, reliability and performance are crucial to achieving its mission. Employees and partners depend on EIB to provide on-demand access to critical information and financial transactions processing whenever and wherever required -- and it all must be secure. EIB's Enterasys Secure Network ensures the confidentiality, integrity and availability of network access for all of the bank's activities -- including its trading center and information warehouse.

Over the next several months EIB's Secure Networks infrastructure will play a vital role in the integration of new Sun Data Center Reference Implementation (DCRI) servers, on which most of the institution's applications will be hosted. The ability of Enterasys' standards-based solutions to integrate seamlessly with the new Sun data center cluster was essential. The Matrix X core router enabled EIB to implement a second backbone for testing and deployment of the Sun servers. This is one of the bank's key technical objectives for 2007, and the level of interoperability Enterasys provides has made the integration of multivendor solutions completely transparent. Enterasys continues to provide on-site support to EIB throughout this process.

As with all financial institutions, ensuring the highest levels of security and control of access to information is a priority for European Investment Bank. The bank must safeguard all the data it transmits or stores in its infrastructure, including client information, transaction details, identification and account numbers, so security is crucial. To protect its information, EIB leverages the security capabilities embedded in Enterasys hardware, while relying on the Dragon Security Suite to provide intrusion detection and prevention and network access control.

Four years ago EIB looked at the growing challenges facing the financial services industry and moved quickly to deploy Dragon IDS to identify and stop threats before they impact the infrastructure. EIB continuously works to improve its security posture, which led the bank to deploy Enterasys Network Access Control. In the last year, the network has faced several attacks, and in each case the threats were easily identified and automatically isolated by the Enterasys infrastructure.

Enterasys' NetSight Management Suite provides EIB with superior visibility and control, which is especially important because the bank manages its network (more than 16 sites) with just one full-time employee, one full-time contractor and a part-time contractor. With NetSight, EIB gains a global view that enables the team to manage and control the network easily so they have time to devote to strategic IT initiatives.

In the future, European Investment Bank expects to enhance its security posture by leveraging the features of 802.1x to move from device-based authentication to user-based authentication. In addition, the institution is evaluating Enterasys wireless switch controllers that combine the benefits of centralized WLAN control and management with the performance efficiencies of optimized traffic flow through intelligent local switching.

EIB's Enterasys Secure Network meets its goals for security, availability and control, and was cost-effective to deploy and is efficient to operate. EIB's initial Enterasys investment has been operating successfully for more than six years, which is why EIB continues to make Enterasys its networking partner.

About Enterasys Networks

Enterasys Networks -- the Secure Networks Company -- is owned by a private investor group led by The Gores Group, LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC. Enterasys' unique Secure Networks solutions secure any network to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability and performance of IT services and the business users that rely on them. Thousands of leading companies, government agencies and educational institutions in more than 70 countries rely on Secure Networks solutions to maintain business continuity and protect vital information. The company's culture is centered on the principle "There is nothing more important than our customers." Delivering on that commitment, Secure Networks provides granular, policy-based command and control of individual user, application, device, port and flow performance, and security. Enterasys' architectural approach to network security offers a long technology lifecycle and significant operational and business benefits, while reducing total cost of ownership. Information about Enterasys' award-winning policy-enabled switches, routers, wireless products, security software, and services is available at www.enterasys.com.

About The Gores Group

Founded in 1987, The Gores Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mature and growing businesses which can benefit from the firm's operating experience and flexible capital base. The firm combines the operational expertise and detailed due diligence capabilities of a strategic buyer with the seasoned M&A team of a traditional financial buyer. The Gores Group has become a leading investor, primarily in the technology and telecommunications sectors, having demonstrated over time a reliable track record of creating substantial value in its portfolio companies alongside management. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, The Gores Group maintains offices in Boulder, Colorado and London. For more information, please visit www.gores.com.

About Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC

Tennenbaum Capital Partners is a Santa Monica, California-based private investment firm managing over $3.8 billion in assets through private funds. The firm's investment strategy is grounded in a long-term, value approach, and it assists -- both financially and operationally -- transitional middle-market companies in such industries as technology, healthcare, energy, aerospace, business services, retail and general manufacturing. Tennenbaum's core strengths include its in-depth knowledge of equity and debt-financing vehicles in the public and private markets, as well as a thorough understanding of special situations. For more information, please visit www.tennenbaumcapital.com.

Contact Information: Contact: Trent Waterhouse Enterasys Networks +1 978 684 1506 trent@enterasys.com Jackie Abramian BridgeView Marketing +1 617 584 2580 jackie@bridgeviewmarketing.com