Bangkok--27 May--PC & Associates Consulting ProxySG Appliances Manage Web Usage, Accelerate Content, Reduce Bandwidth Consumption and Protect Against Malware for Leading Taiwan Bank Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that Bank of Taiwan has deployed Blue Coat? ProxySG? appliances to manage Web usage, accelerate content and applications, reduce bandwidth consumption and protect against Web viruses, malware and malicious code. Blue Coat appliances provide visibility into the company’s Internet access and enable Bank of Taiwan to enforce appropriate controls according to corporate policy, the type of content or application and the individual using it. Malicious content, such as spyware and Web viruses, can be stopped. Web applications, such as instant messaging (IM) and those using streaming media or peer-to-peer (P2P), can be controlled for bandwidth or acceptability. At the same time, acceptable Internet content and applications are accelerated through use of caching and pipelining so that they now operate faster. In addition, bandwidth consumption has decreased an appreciable amount. “Blue Coat appliances provide Bank of Taiwan with the ability to simultaneously protect, control and accelerate our Web communications and business applications,” said an IT executive with Bank of Taiwan. “With Blue Coat, we can confidently utilize the Internet for business and to better serve our customers.” “The selection of Blue Coat appliances by Bank of Taiwan reflects our proven capabilities for combining Web security and control with acceleration,” said William Tan, Country Manager, Thailand, Blue Coat Systems. “We are proud to help leaders such as Bank of Taiwan make the Internet safe and productive for business.” About Blue Coat Systems Blue Coat secures Web communications and accelerates business applications across the distributed enterprise. Blue Coat’s family of appliances and client-based solutions — deployed in branch offices, Internet gateways, end points, and data centers — provide intelligent points of policy-based control enabling IT organizations to optimize security and accelerate performance between users and applications. Blue Coat has installed more than 40,000 appliances worldwide. Blue Coat is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be reached at (408) 220-2200 or www.bluecoat.com. For more information, please contact Press release issued by Beverly Lu / Piya Paitoonrajitpipat Mongkol Jullayothin / Warawong Jongrak Blue Coat System Inc. Faq Co,Ltd. [email protected] /[email protected] Tel: 0 2971 3711 [email protected] / [email protected]