SlipStream Data Partners With Authentium to Provide Best of Breed" Internet Service

Industrys leading acceleration technology provider and dominant security services provider team up; deployment of tightly integrated acceleration and security technologies will enable ISPs to enhance the Internet experience and differentiate their business.

Waterloo, Ontario; West Palm Beach, Florida (PRWEB) November 10, 2004 -- Leading technology vendors SlipStream Data Inc. and Authentium, Inc today announced the launch of an integrated suite of Internet software that will make web surfing significantly faster and more secure.

The Authentium ESP Enhanced Security Platform, an integrated security suite including antivirus, firewall, multi-user parental controls, anti-spyware, pop-up blocker, and ad filter, has now been enhanced to integrate seamlessly with SlipStream SP, the leading web and email acceleration technology.

"Faster access and robust security are the focus of Internet subscribers today," said John Sharp, Chairman and CEO of Authentium. "SlipStream Data is acknowledged by more than nine hundred ISPs as having the fastest web accelerator on the market. Their ability to integrate seamlessly with Authentium ESP, and Authentiums ability to deliver a proven, integrated suite of best of breed" security applications, will provide ISPs with an extremely attractive and comprehensive suite of tools designed to satisfy the most demanding ISP subscribers. We are excited to be part of this huge opportunity."

The Authentium Enhanced Security Platform (ESP) is a multi-module security suite that includes best of breed" protection against more than 200,000 identified threats. Authentium is one of the fastest-growing companies in the security software industry, servicing more than 2,200 enterprise, education, government, and consumer network customers, and millions of end-users, worldwide. ESP, Authentiums flagship product, is currently rolling out to more than eight million subscribers at Comcast and Cox Communications, two of the three leading broadband ISPs in North America.

"Authentiums commitment to deliver the best of breed technologies that are scalable to millions of users make them a natural fit as a security partner," stated Ron Neumann, president of SlipStream Data. This partnership supports our continuing mission of offering ISPs the most flexible and comprehensive selection of value-added services to attract and retain customers."

SlipStream SP is the de-facto standard in the accelerated dial-up market, with over 900 ISP Partners worldwide. The company's sophisticated web and email acceleration technologies compress, optimize and streamline web content and emails, providing a dramatic improvement in access speeds over any network. This technology, which can be integrated with any third-party application, gives ISPs a fast and flexible way of rolling out unique value-added services that create customer loyalty by offering users a more fulfilling online experience.

About SlipStream Data
Founded in 2000 in Waterloo, Ontario, SlipStream Data Inc. is a privately-owned software development company that delivers on the need to increase the speed of Internet access - regardless of network connection - by providing unparalleled compression. SlipStream's web and email accelerator products are the fastest on the market, as confirmed by recent independent tests, increasing traditional access speeds by as much as six times. The company's primary customers are ISPs, ASPs, carriers and corporations, including United Online for their NetZero and Juno solutions, Wanadoo and AOL Canada. For more information visit: http://www.slipstream.com.

About Authentium
Based on West Palm Beach, Florida, Authentium develops core antivirus, file and application defense, and data interception and analysis technologies, and is one of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in the security software industry. Authentium provides services to more than 2,200 enterprise, government agency, and education customers worldwide, and more than eight million ISP subscribers, including Comcast and Cox Communications, two of the three leading high speed data providers in the United States. More information on Authentium is available at www.authentium.com.

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