Blue Coat, Softnet-Logicalis Team

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Coat® Systems (Nasdaq: BCSI), the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced that Softnet-Logicalis, the leading network systems integrator in Latin America and a Logicalis/Datatec Group company, has become a Blue Coat Elite Partner for Central and Latin America and that the two companies will work together in joint sales, marketing and support activities to provide Web security and WAN optimization solutions throughout the region. Solutions based on Blue Coat SG appliances provide a complete infrastructure for security and acceleration of applications across the Internet and WAN.

"There is a tremendous need and opportunity for WAN application delivery solutions throughout rapidly growing areas in Latin America," said Carlos Lorenzo, chief executive officer, Logicalis Latin America. "We are pleased to combine our expertise for systems integration and network design with solutions from Blue Coat Systems to serve the Latin American market."

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