London, UK, 25 April 2000 - GFI announced today that LANguard Internet/Network Access Control is to be bundled with Planet routers.

"This alliance between GFI and Planet Technology Corp. will add value to Planet's router offering. The company's router customers will now benefit from Internet and network access control, through LANguard," Nick Galea, GFI president, explained. "By bundling LANguard in this manner, GFI is expanding awareness of the need for Internet/network security tools, as well as helping users save time, money and bandwidth through preventing unproductive use of the Internet during working hours."

Jack Chen, Planet president, added: "We are pleased to provide extra value to our customers through this agreement. This way, as well as supplying a quality router product, we are also taking the initiative to satisfy the need for a reliable Internet/network access control tool by supplying LANguard with each router."

LANguard enables administrators to monitor network users' surfing patterns while safeguarding the network from threats. Its features include:

• Protection against Internet misuse (Internet access control)
• Protection against internal and external threats
• Password sniffer detection
• Prevention of access to web sites
  
• Advanced content checking (Blocks searches for and/or access to web pages with particular content)
• Reports on Internet usage
• Extensive security logging

Unlike other Internet/network access control products, LANguard is not based on using a proxy server or a gateway but uses sniffer technology that allows it to reside on any machine in the network. Therefore, LANguard is easier to install, deploy and maintain as it does not slow down Internet access, does not involve network reconfiguration and does not require Internet settings to be changed at each workstation.

Planet is a professional LAN/WAN supplier based in Taiwan that specializes in PC/LAN-WAN and communication product development. With its strong R&D team and extensive experience, Planet has built its reputation on the technical expertise that has made it possible to develop a wide range of goods of the highest quality for global LAN/WAN users. In February 1997, Planet achieved ISO9002 certification. All products from Planet boast top reliability and excellent performance, and Planet employees are committed to quality, innovation and reliability in all areas of operation.