SOMERSET, N.J. – Oct. 27, 2003 - Netilla® Networks, Inc., a leading provider of SSL VPN and secure application access management solutions, today announced the Netilla dynaTRUST Alliance (NdTA) Partner Program. Through collaborations with premier security, identity management and client integrity vendors, this technology partnership program will enable Netilla’s customers to deploy fully integrated best-of-breed solutions to create “virtual trust domains.” These domains will invoke granular enterprise security policies to govern session-aware entitlements that are specific to the type of user, the environment, and integrity of the network endpoint.

The formation of the NdTA partner program reinforces and extends Netilla’s recent announcement of its dynaTRUST policy-management and enforcement operating system for secure application access management (SAAM). dynaTRUST lets enterprises provision dynamic trust-based access to applications and network resources on the basis of four key variables: a user’s identity, entitlements, environment and client integrity. In Netilla’s strategic vision, SSL VPNs that are used today primarily for remote access are evolving into enterprise-wide policy enforcement points that will mediate access to applications and data for all trusted users within an organization, regardless of their location.

“Many of our customers who deployed the Netilla Security Platform initially for SSL VPN remote access are quickly finding that it’s equally valuable as a policy enforcement point, thanks to our unique ability to seamlessly link to Microsoft Active Directory and other group policy stores,” said Bryan Bain, vice president of marketing and corporate development at Netilla Networks.

Bain added: “Now, through our new NdTA partner program, we’re integrating all of the critical building blocks that will put Netilla at the heart of the emerging market for secure application access management – of which SSL VPNs are a subset. These partnerships will allow a Netilla-based solution to identify and authenticate users, provision trust-based access only to authorized resources, mitigate vulnerabilities and malicious intent from compromising the enterprise, and enhance the corporate security governance and regulatory compliance functions by reporting all policy events to centralized security management consoles.”

Netilla will invite all of its current collaboration partners to join the Netilla dynaTRUST Alliance program. This includes the endpoint security vendors already announced as part of its earlier dynaTRUST announcements: Microsoft, Sygate, Symantec, WholeSecurity and ZoneLabs. Netilla’s existing partners, including ActivCard, Aladdin, RSA Security and VASCO will also be invited to become NdTA members.

The NdTA program establishes a set of criteria for prospective partners, including technology integration and/or interoperability certification, joint marketing activities and potential collaborative sales programs. For information on becoming an NdTA member, please send an email to NdTA@netilla.com.

Netilla has also released a new white paper, “The Future of Secure Application Access Management,” that outlines the key issues facing enterprises in providing access to applications and centralized resources to more diverse sets of users. The white paper can be downloaded at http://netilla.channelsuite.com/lp/?c=15.