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Marbella -- September 23, 2010 -- Palo Alto Networks, the leader in next-generation security, presented C-CURE not only with the “Partner of the Year Benlux” award but also with the “Top Performer EMEA” award during the annual Palo Alto Networks Partner Conference in Malaga, Spain.

C-CURE, now part of Telenet NV, specialized in ICT security acted as a pioneer by introducing Palo Alto’s next generation Firewall to the ICT market in Belgium and Luxemburg.  C-CURE immediately acknowledged the benefits and opportunities this innovative product entails – both for their clients as within the clients’ networks.  By adding this technology to its portfolio and presenting it to their clients, C-CURE succeeds in accumulating a rapidly growing clientele in different market regions.

This commitment has now been rewarded and C-CURE is looking forward to a further successful collaboration with Palo Alto Networks.

Lane Bess, President & CEO for Palo Alto Networks, says:  We are very hounored to recognize C-CURE for such outstanding performance.  They are one of the first resellers to adopt Palo Alto in all of Europe and have clearly demonstrated their ability to bring this technology to their customers in Belgium.

Luc Dooms, CEO of C-CURE commented:  Innovation has always been C-CURE’s second nature and Palo Alto Networks is ‘the’ flagship company of the next generation internet security solutions. So, this is a perfect match. Therefore I’m very proud to receive this awards a second year in row.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks™ is the leader in next-generation firewalls, enabling unprecedented visibility and granular policy control of applications and content – by user, not just IP address – at up to 10Gbps with no performance degradation. Based on patent-pending App-ID™ technology, Palo Alto Networks firewalls accurately identify and control applications – regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or SSL encryption – and scan content to stop threats and prevent data leakage. Enterprises can for the first time embrace Web 2.0 and maintain complete visibility and control, while significantly reducing total cost of ownership through device consolidation. For more information, please visit: http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

About C-CURE

C-CURE, a Telenet Company, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit:  http://www.c-cure.be

Mechelen -- June 1, 2010 -- Telenet announced today that it is taking over the Mechelen-based internet security specialist, C-CURE, and has acquired all shares from the existing shareholders. With this takeover, Telenet is seeking to integrate security solutions into its portfolio of corporate internet services while making managed security services a substantial part of its product offering.

C-CURE provides advice and integrates and develops advanced products related to internet and network security for corporate customers. C-CURE was founded in 1998 and generated a non-audited turnover of approximately €6.6 million in 2009. Major customer references include Press Agency Belga, Tele Atlas (TomTom), De Persgroep and Hansen Transmissions.

The purchase price paid by Telenet for C-CURE amounts to one third of its turnover. The transaction will have no impact on C-CURE’s personnel. The management team will remain intact and will continue to operate from the company’s current location in Mechelen-Noord.

C-CURE will be integrated within the activities of Telenet Solutions, Telenet’s business to business division.

“As a result of the increased accessibility of (network) bandwidth and better and cheaper data storage capacity, many companies these days are reorganising their IT and computer resources. One direct consequence of this reorientation is an increased demand for (managed) security solutions. Telenet’s acquisition of C-CURE is a logical step given this current climate,” explains Martine Tempels, Senior Vice President Telenet Solutions. “Thanks to C-CURE’s expertise and product portfolio, we will also be able to offer our customers a comprehensive range of integrated security services. There is a clear evolution to be seen where customers are not only purchasing connectivity products from us but also explicitly requesting that their service provider offer solutions for securing their networks and internet traffic. With C-CURE, we are even better placed to meet those expectations.”

Luc Dooms, co-founder and CEO of C-CURE NV is extremely satisfied: “This is a major step forward for C-CURE and an important impulse for our further development. Over the past few years, C-CURE has played a prominent role as a trusted security advisor for corporate customers. With this takeover, Telenet Solutions will provide us with the right framework for offering this specific knowhow to a broader audience.”

About Telenet

Telenet is a leading provider of broadband cable services in Belgium. Telenet provides cable television, high speed internet and telecom services, primarily to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels. Under the brand name Telenet Solutions, it also provides services for companies in Belgium and Luxembourg. Telenet is listed on the Euronext Brussels stock exchange under the ticker symbol TNET.
For more information, please visit: http://www.telenet.be

About C-CURE

C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners.
For more information visit: http://www.c-cure.be/

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Diegem -- March 23, 2010 -- De Persgroep is a large online, print and broadcast media group, active throughout Benelux. The group requires continuous connectivity to support the 600,000+ daily online visitors to its portals. It also needs reliable high-bandwidth services, with 24/7 data links to its multiple printing plants.

Why Radware’s Solution

De Persgroep asked Radware reseller C-CURE, to evaluate solutions for cost-effective, reliable and scalable ISP connectivity. Based on C-CURE’s experience and Radware’s references, the LinkProof WAN load balancing solution was chosen. Luc Dooms, CEO of C-CURE, commented: “Everything offered by Radware and mentioned by the references was corroborated in reality. We are very satisfed with the technology.”

Solution

Radware’s LinkProof ensures that De Persgroep’s datacenters, users and customers have continuous connectivity to the Internet and to Intranet-dependent services via multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs), avoiding connectivity loss due to service failure. In the event of a WAN link failure, the most optimal path is selected without the user experiencing any downtime or disconnection. The solution maximizes utilization of existing links, enabling De Persgroep to take advantage of Radware’s “add-link-as-you-grow” offer, minimizing integration costs.

Benefits

Since LinkProof was deployed, there have been zero breaks in connectivity to De Persgroep’s portals and production plants. Visitors to De Persgroep’s site have not experienced downtime or lost business continuity at any time following the deployment of LinkProof. The price of bandwidth is now negotiable as De Persgroep can bargain with ISPs by mixing and matching different WAN links.

About De Persgroep

De Persgroep NV is a Flemish media company owned by the Van Thillo family. This large media group, operating throughout Benelux, has successfully developed a clear leadership position in multiple markets, including print and online titles, television and radio and print centers. In 2008, it served approximately 3.5 million newspaper readers and 600,000 daily online visitors. De Persgroep’s ambition is to remain active in all consumer media – especially strong media brands. For more information, please visit:
http://www.persgroep.be

About C-CURE

C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit:
http://www.c-cure.be

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Marbella -- October 6, 2009 -- Palo Alto Networks, the leader in next-generation firewalls, presented C-CURE with the “Reseller of the Year Northern Europe” award during the first annual Palo Alto Networks Partner Conference in Marbella, Spain.

This Belgian company specialized in ICT security acted as a pioneer by introducing Palo Alto Networks next generation Firewall to the ICT market in Belgium and Luxemburg. C-CURE immediately acknowledged the benefits and opportunities this innovative product entails—both for their clients as within the clients’ networks. By swiftly adding this new and sound technology to its portfolio and presenting it to their clients, C-CURE succeeds in accumulating a rapidly growing clientele in different market regions.

This commitment has now been rewarded and C-CURE is looking forward to a further successful collaboration with Palo Alto Networks.

Karl Driesen, VP Sales, EMEA for Palo Alto Networks, says: “The knowledge and expertise C-CURE had from the beginning of our partnership ensured that from the start end-users were confronted with problems they were not able to solve with traditional firewalls in combination with Proxy firewalls, URL filters and IDS solutions. As such many customers didn’t doubt the solution C-CURE presented them with and started working with Palo Alto Networks shortly after a proof of concept.”

Luc Dooms, CEO of C-CURE commented: “I’m very proud of receiving this award, especially as I highly value the visionary strategy Palo Alto Networks has developed for the last year. I indeed strongly believe that the next generation firewall is a major step forward for every enterprise that aims to have a level of security that is adapted to today’s internetworking reality.”

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Network™ is the leader in next-generation firewalls, enabling unprecedented visibility and granular policy control of applications and content—by user, not just IP address—at up to 10Gbps with no performance degradation. Based on patent-pending App-ID™ technology, Palo Alto Networks firewalls accurately identify and control applications—regardless of port, protocol, evasive tactic or SSL encryption—and scan content to stop threats and prevent data leakage. Enterprises can for the first time embrace Web 2.0 and maintain complete visibility and control, while significantly reducing total cost of ownership through device consolidation. For more information, please visit:
http://www.paloaltonetworks.com

About C-CURE

C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit:
http://www.c-cure.be

Prague -- October 1, 2009 -- C-CURE, a Belgian company specialized in ICT security, received the “Most innovative Partner Benelux 2009” award from Barracuda Networks, the worldwide leader in content security appliances, during the 2009 Barracuda Networks EMEA Regional Partner Conference earlier this month.

Partners dedicated to delivering extraordinary results were honored in a number of categories including revenue growth, outstanding performance and exceptional customer service.

Barracuda Networks and C-CURE have worked closely together, focusing on the distribution of Barracuda Networks’ security products, including the award-winning Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall, Barracuda Web Filter and Barracuda IM Firewall.

Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks, said: “Barracuda Networks would like to congratulate C-CURE for receiving Most Innovative Partner Benelux 2009 which represents their dedication to achieving growth and profitability while maintaining their competitive advantage during the past year. C-CURE has exceeded expectations in delivering exceptional customer service and demonstrating an impressive level of persistence to build and conquer new markets.”

Luc Dooms, CEO of C-CURE comments: “C-CURE is delighted with this recognition and would herewith like to thank Barracuda Networks for the gratifying collaboration. To continuously innovate as security experts has always been a major ambition of C-CURE. It’s encouraging to see this is recognized and awarded by a leading technology provider like Barracuda Networks.”

About Barracuda Networks Inc.

Barracuda Networks Inc. built its reputation as the worldwide leader in content security appliances by offering easy to use and affordable products that protect organizations from email, Web and IM threats. Barracuda Networks has leveraged its success in the security market to offer networking products that improve application delivery and network access as well as world-class solutions for message archiving, backup and data protection. Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L’Oreal, and Europcar are amongst the more than 85,000 organizations protecting their networks with Barracuda Networks’ solutions. Barracuda Networks’ success is due to its ability to deliver easy to use, comprehensive solutions that solve the most serious issues facing customer networks without unnecessary add-ons, maintenance, lengthy installations or per user license fees. Barracuda Networks is privately held with its headquarters in Campbell, Calif. For more information, please visit:
http://www.barracudanetworks.com/

About C-CURE

C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit:
http://www.c-cure.be

Mechelen -- October 11, 2005 -- C-CURE, the Belgian specialist in information security, has announced today that the company has become an Infoblox IDeal Partner whereby C-CURE will offer and implement Infoblox network identity solutions in Belgium.

Belgian security specialist To Offer Infoblox Network Identity Solutions

Infoblox is an American manufacturer of appliances that deliver Network Identity services for DNS, DHCP, and RADIUS protocols, in addition to related IP Address Management. Integration of these functions can result in centralised management, storage and restoration of data, as well as centralised monitoring and reporting. This technology can help enterprises reduce anonymity on the network, so that the administrator is able to see who did what, where and when.

The IDeal Partner Programme was set up by Infoblox to ensure a fruitful business relationship for Infoblox and its partners with the ultimate goal of serving the needs of enterprise customers.

Karl Driesen, vice president of EMEA Sales for Infoblox, commented: “C-CURE can build on years of experience and thorough expertise in DNS. The company already possesses the basic know-how, which means that the transition to offer Infoblox solutions is easy. This gives our collaboration tremendous value-add. C-CURE is a real niche player and on a number of fronts, it is very complementary to our existing partner network.”

Luc Dooms, CEO of C-CURE says: “The ultimate aim of the cooperation is to offer a solution giving the necessary added value to the customer’s DNS architecture through the combination of Infoblox solutions and C-CURE’s expertise.”

About Infoblox

Infoblox develops essential infrastructure used for establishing identity-driven networks (IDNs). Infoblox network identity appliances deliver nonstop DNS, DHCP, IPAM, RADIUS and related services with unparalleled reliability, manageability, scalability and security. Hundreds of organizations worldwide, including many of the Fortune 500, use Infoblox solutions for the critical naming, authentication, authorization and IP management services that make their networks secure, robust, manageable and compliant. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and operates in more than 30 countries. For more information, please visit: http://www.infoblox.com/

About C-CURE

C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit: http://www.c-cure.be

Contactpersons for the press:

Infoblox Inc.
Karl Driesen - VP EMEA
Tel: +32 (0)3 218 21 22

C-CURE NV
Luc Dooms
Tel: +32 (0)15 29 92 50

Outsource Marketing & Communications
John Kinnart
Tel: +32 (0)2 451 00 09

Mechelen -- October 5, 2005 -- C-CURE, the Belgian information security specialist, is changing its legal form from a CVBA (cooperative company) to an NV (public limited company), in response to the company's growing success. Four months after the start of the collaboration with ELMOS, a Belgian provider of IT services, self-employed security specialist George Ataya has been appointed to the Board of Directors.

George Ataya appointed as a Director

C-CURE, founded in 1998, has experienced continuous growth in recent years. In May 2005, ELMOS took a 50% stake in C-CURE to further support and consolidate the company. Six months on, the cross-fertilization between the two IT specialists seems to have been very successful. The company has grown so strongly that it was essential to incorporate as an NV. Besides Luc Dooms, CEO of C-CURE, and Eddy Lambaerts, Managing Director of ELMOS, George Ataya, an authority in the world of information security, has been appointed as a third director.

Luc Dooms, co-founder and CEO of C-CURE, is extremely satisfied with the new development: “The formation of an NV is a great step forward for C-CURE and will certainly provide a new impetus to the company’s operations. I am also a firm believer in the fruitful collaboration with the other two directors.”

According to Eddy Lambaerts, Managing Director of ELMOS and the new company’s second director, the formation of an NV was a logical next step: “Since the start of our collaboration four months ago, C-CURE has become a symbol of the modern technology within the ELMOS group. The formation of the NV goes hand in hand with that, and consolidates the financial basis of C-CURE.”

George Ataya was approached to be the third director of the NV, as an impartial specialist who could bring in new ideas relating to vision and strategy. He is an expert in information and communication technology domains, specialising in the areas of audit, security, control and strategic management. Since 2004 he is the President of the Belux Chapter of the “Information Systems Audit & Control Association” (http://www.isaca.org). Ataya is also the co-founder of the Brussels European Chapter of the “Information Systems Security Association” (http://www.ISSA.org). George Ataya is the founder and Academic Coordinator of the ICT Audit & Security Postgraduate degree at Solvay Business School in Brussels.

Luc Dooms: “George Ataya is an authority in information security and we are very pleased with his appointment as a director of the new NV”. George Ataya is looking forward to the new challenge: “I believe very firmly in the vision and strategy of C-CURE. I consider that the company has chosen the right position in the information security market, and hope that my experience will be able to contribute to further positive growth.”

About C-CURE

C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit:
http://www.c-cure.be

About ELMOS

ELMOS is one of the few remaining independent Belgian software houses. In 2004, they achieved a turnover of nearly 10 million euros. The company was founded in 1997 and specializes in the outsourcing of highly skilled and experienced ICT consultants for ICT infrastructure management and support as well as for software development, maintenance and implementation.
Apart from its participation in C-CURE, ELMOS also participates in NetQ, the virtual IT manager that buys, implements and manages the IT infrastructure for its customers. ELMOS Solutions offers wireless and mobile solutions, which solve an important problem for SMEs: the day-to-day monitoring and follow-up of activities and deliveries. For more information, please visit: http://www.elmos.be

Contactpersons for the press:

C-CURE NV
Luc Dooms
Tel: +32 (0)15 29 92 50

Outsource Marketing & Communications
John Kinnart
Tel: +32 (0)2 451 00 09

Mechelen -- May 20, 2005 -- C-CURE, the Belgian specialist in information security, and ELMOS, Belgian supplier of ICT services, consultancy and ICT infrastructure management and support, announce today that ELMOS will acquire half of C-CURE's shares. Co-founder and CEO of C-CURE, Luc Dooms, retains the other half.

ELMOS was founded in 1997 by Eddy Lambaerts and has become an important supplier of ICT services. In 2002, DMV and BITS (Eric Van Tilborgh) joined ELMOS. The company currently outsources more than 120 highly motivated ICT specialists in the field of programming, system development and ICT infrastructure management to its customers. ELMOS sees to it that these ICT specialists are permanently supported and trained to provide excellent services to the customer. ELMOS is one of the few remaining independent ICT companies in Belgium, which guarantees flexibility.

Luc Dooms, CEO and co-founder of C-CURE about ELMOS’ participation: “C-CURE has grown considerably over the past few years. The agreement we have made with ELMOS today aims to support and stimulate C-CURE’s growth. It is clear that there are synergies possible between ELMOS and C-CURE. Both companies can use each others network and technical expertise. However, the agreement does not change C-CURE’s independent position and the services they offer. ELMOS’ participation only seeks to stimulate and permanently support the mutual growth of both companies.”

“Over the past two years, ELMOS has been working actively to diversify its product and service portfolio”, says Eddy Lambaerts, managing director of ELMOS. “Apart from our outsourcing and consulting activities, we want to gather a selection of ICT niche companies around ELMOS. Our participation in C-CURE fits perfectly into this strategy. We expect a cross-fertilization to take place between the various satellite companies around ELMOS, which in the long run should lead to new business opportunities and enhance the mutual growth. Thanks to our strategic diversification and increasing specialization, we contribute to our customers’ satisfaction.”

The share transaction, validating ELMOS’ participation in C-CURE, is supervised by Philippe Van den Broecke, lawyer at Lawfort.

About ELMOS

ELMOS is one of the few remaining independent Belgian software houses. In 2004, they achieved a turnover of nearly 10 million euros. The company was founded in 1997 and specializes in the outsourcing of highly skilled and experienced ICT consultants for ICT infrastructure management and support as well as for software development, maintenance and implementation.
Apart from its participation in C-CURE, ELMOS also participates in NetQ, the virtual IT manager that buys, implements and manages the IT infrastructure for its customers. ELMOS Solutions offers wireless and mobile solutions, which solve an important problem for SMEs: the day-to-day monitoring and follow-up of activities and deliveries. For more information, please visit: http://www.elmos.be

About C-CURE

C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit:
http://www.c-cure.be

Contactpersons for the press:

LVT Benelux PR
John Kinnart - Karolien Hessels
Tel: +32 (0) 2 474 17 40