NetScreen Positioned in the Leader Quadrant in SSL VPN Magic Quadrant

NetScreen Positioned in the Leader Quadrant in SSL VPN Magic
Quadrant
Company Evaluated on Vision and Execution 


SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NetScreen Technologies,
Inc.  today announced it has been recognized in a recently released SSL VPN
market research report published by Gartner, Inc., a leading worldwide research
and advisory firm, in the leader quadrant.  The report, titled "Gartner SSL VPN
Magic Quadrant for 1H2004" (1), summarized evaluation of 16 vendors in the SSL
VPN market based on their vision and ability to execute that vision (2).

According to the report, "Leadership in the Magic Quadrant is realized through
balanced progress and effort on all categories defined for execution and
vision.  The leaders aggressively cultivate relationships with leading
third-party security and policy vendors that enterprises often use for standard
system images."

"Enterprises are shifting their attention from Internet Protocol Security
(IPSec) to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) virtual private networks (VPNs) for newly
provisioned, upgraded, individual remote-access connections," the report
continued.  "The flexibility of SSL is so compelling that it overrides startup
cost considerations."

According to Gartner, Inc., leaders are vendors who are performing well today,
have a clear vision of market direction, and are actively building competencies
to sustain their leadership position in the market.

"We are thrilled that NetScreen has been positioned in the leader quadrant in
Gartner's SSL VPN Magic Quadrant," said Jason Matlof, vice president of
marketing for NetScreen's secure access products.  "We continue to see growing
interest in, and adoption of, our NetScreen Secure Access SSL VPN products by
customers in multiple sectors, and we believe this placement confirms our
leadership in helping shape this rapidly evolving market."

For more information about NetScreen SSL VPN products, visit:
http://www.netscreen.com/products/ssl_vpn/ .

About NetScreen Technologies

NetScreen Technologies, Inc. is a leading developer of network security and
access solutions for enterprises and carriers worldwide.  NetScreen's solutions
offer customers multiple layers of network and application-level protection in
purpose-built appliances and systems that meet customers' security, performance
and total cost of ownership objectives.  NetScreen is located at 805 11th Ave.,
Sunnyvale, Calif., 94089.  More information on NetScreen's products can be
found at http://www.netscreen.com/ or by calling toll free at 1-800-638-8296.

Note 1:  The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted April 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is
reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a
marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of
how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined
by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in
the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those
vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely
as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner
disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.

Note 2:  "Gartner SSL VPN Magic Quadrant for 1H2004," John Girard, vice
president and research director, April 12, 2004.

NOTE:  NetScreen and the NetScreen logo are trademarks of NetScreen
Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.

This press release contains forward-looking statements about events and
circumstances that have not yet occurred. For example, words such as "will,"
"can," "provides," "enables," "designed," "allows" and "continues," or other
statements in the future tense, are forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes
and results may differ materially from expectations in this press release due
to a number of risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include
whether the market for security products will grow as projected, if at all,
whether demand for NetScreen products will continue, whether new products if
and when introduced, will be successful and whether products will perform as
expected. 

DATASOURCE: NetScreen Technologies, Inc.



CONTACT: Dan Spalding, [phone], or ; or

Amy Lee, [phone], or , both of NetScreen

Technologies, Inc.



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