Effnet is granted a patent for its revolutionary filtering technology
EFFNET IS GRANTED A PATENT FOR ITS REVOLUTIONARY FILTERING TECHNOLOGY Effnet has received a notification of allowance, from the Swedish Patent Office, regarding the Effnet Filtering Technology patent application. This means that the patent will be granted shortly. The patented Effnet Filtering Technology is the key to the superior performance of Effnet's FTC500FR series firewalls. Effnet's product achieved outstanding and unbeaten performance results in the FireBench@ test performed by KeyLabs in Provo, Utah, the leading independent test institute. "The patent gives Effnet the exclusive right to bring to the market firewall technologies and products with considerably higher performance than the competitors.", says Mikael Sundström, CTO Effnet Group. "With the patent granted, we heavily increase our technology portfolio which gives us the means to intensify our Technical Partner Program targeted towards potential licensees, especially in the US", says Tomas Althén, CEO Effnet Group. Effnet's main competitive advantage is the ability to continuously develop and improve revolutionary technology, which eliminates Internet bottlenecks, thereby providing more efficient and secure Internet communication. "This is the first generation of the Effnet Filtering Technology. The second generation increases the performance even further and is currently being tested in Effnet's lab. Results from the internal testing will be published shortly", says Mikael Sundström. For more information, please contact Tomas Althén +46 708 151615, CEO Effnet Group, or Mikael Sundström +46 708 33 89 36, CTO Effnet Group. Effnet's business concept is to develop and market network products and network technologies that are distinguished by high efficiency and security. Effnet's current technology platform has resulted in the development of two different network products (routings and firewalls) whose purpose is respectively to sluice and filter information over data networks, such as the Internet or intranets. In 1998, Effnet grew from purely a development company into a commercial player in the network market. The company is now entering a phase in which the focus is on marketing and sales. Effnet's long-term objective is to be the world's leading supplier of network products and technologies. Effnet is currently based in three cities: Stockholm, Luleå and Boston. Effnet Group AB is listed on Stockholm Stock Exchange's New Market. The number of employees amounts to 50 persons. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/19/20000119BIT00530/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/01/19/20000119BIT00530/bit0002.pdf