Bat Blue Recognized as Palo Alto Networks' Partner of the Year

    SUNNYVALE, CA, November 16, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Bat Blue Corporation, a provider of end-to-end network and security technologies and services, today announced that it has been named East Region 2010 NextWave Platinum Partner of the Year by Palo Alto Networks.

Palo Alto Networks' next-generation high-performance firewalls enable unprecedented visibility and granular policy control of applications and content, at up to 10 Gbps. With over 2,200 enterprise clients, Palo Alto Networks has enjoyed consistently high annual growth rates since it first began shipping product in 2007.

Bat Blue has been a Palo Alto Networks partner since 2007, and became an inaugural NextWave Platinum Partner member in 2009. Recognizing Palo Alto Networks' compelling advantage, Bat Blue invested heavily in the partnership delivering on significant contributions such as a world-class professional services organization as well as full-service managed services offerings. In addition to these services Bat Blue developed customized tools to assist in client migrations from dated security technologies such as Cisco, Juniper, Checkpoint and more.

"Bat Blue is a partner in the truest sense. They recognized the disruptive nature of our technology very early on and have been flawless in their delivery of our technology as a solution," said Lane Bess, President & CEO of Palo Alto Networks. "We don't look for resellers that simply want to expand their line card, we want partners that are smart, capable, passionate and driven. Bat Blue represents precisely this."

"We are honored to be recognized by Palo Alto Networks with this award," said Babak Pasdar, President & CEO of Bat Blue Corporation. "Our partnership with Palo Alto Networks is extremely strategic not just to Bat Blue's business, but as a key driver in changing the industry's current broken model for security. Palo Alto Networks' technology along with Bat Blue's advanced approaches and methodologies allow us to deliver on our promise of economy, effectiveness and efficiency."

About Bat Blue
Bat Blue is a provider of end-to-end network and security technologies and services that address three key areas: Economy, Effectiveness and Efficiency. Bat Blue delivers its solutions through highly-vetted, next-generation technologies that empower consolidation, cost-savings and reduction of burden. Bat Blue's Cloud Services deliver an entire Internet perimeter and off-site backup in the cloud without complicated hardware or expensive subscriptions. Our BlueNET IP network is unparalleled, delivering low-latency services with a ten-fold performance advantage over legacy providers. Bat Blue is proud to be the official WiFi provider of ESPN's X Games. Visit Bat Blue at http://www.BatBlue.com.

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