Barbedwire Technologies Security Products Now Available from EMJ

Barbedwire Technologies, of Tracy, CA, a leading developer of security appliances and EMJ of Guelph, Ontario a leading Canadian distributor of technology products have signed an agreement to make Barbedwire appliancs available to resellers through EMJ in Canada. EMJ was recently named as one of the top 50 best run companies in Canada and will provide an excellent outlet for Barbedwire to rapidly expand into Canada. This announcement comes on the heels of Barbedwire's naming of John Herrington as the Country Manager for Canada and furthers Barbedwire's committment to the region.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) January 21, 2004--EMJ Data Systems Ltd. (TSX: EMJ) and Barbedwire Technologies announced a distribution agreement that will make Barbedwire's complete line of products immediately available to Canadian resellers for intrusion detection and prevention, virtual private networks (VPN) and firewalls, vulnerability assessment, antivirus, antispam, URL and web access control, wireless security, security event management systems (SEMS), and IPS application security.

Barbedwire has taken a modular approach to an appliance based network security infrastructure. This allows resellers to add exactly the right security features they need today with the ability to add new features tomorrow, all on the same appliance. Resellers simply select the appliance most appropriate for the size of their customer's network and choose any one or all of their security softblades, mixing and matching as they need.

We are very excited by this new partnership," said Zia Iqbal, CEO of Barbedwire, EMJ is a top notch distributor in Canada and will really help expand our share of the Canadian security marketplace."

"EMJ believes that the security market is a profitable area for VARs," said Jim Estill, President of EMJ Data Systems Ltd. "This offering increases our penetration in that area." Barbedwire Technologies products are now in-stock at EMJ and can be found on EMJ's website at this URL: http://www.emj.ca/vendors/barbedwire.shtml

About EMJ Data Systems Ltd.:

EMJ Data Systems Ltd., headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, is a Canadian, publicly owned distributor of computer products and peripherals. EMJ specializes in niche-market products for Apple, Bar Coding/Auto-ID/Point-of-Sale, Digital Video, Networking and Security applications. EMJ has Canadian branch offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, and Halifax, as well as one office in the United States. EMJ is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol EMJ. For more information about EMJ, visit http://www.emj.ca.

About Barbedwire Technologies    

Barbedwire Technologies provides high performance security solutions for mid-market class networks with prices that almost any size organization can afford. BT features the STAR Engine for SEMS, the IP Warrior Secured by Check Point appliance and the DP Inspector appliances for FW, VPN, IDS, VA, WiFi, and Web filtering including Antispam, Antivirus, and URL filtering. Visit us at http://www.barbedwiretech.com or call 1-866-667-0565.

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