2. Company Background
Mission
Deliver easy to use and cost effective solutions for protecting email servers
Founded December 2002
Research and development since 2001
Barracuda Spam Firewall Launch October 2003
Barracuda Spyware Firewall Launch April 2005
Headquarters in Mountain View, California
Offices in Europe (UK), China (Shanghai), Canada, Australia, India, Japan, Pakistan, United Arab
Emirates (Dubai), and USA
130+ employees worldwide
Experienced management & development team
Privately Funded
Profitable
Market Leader
21,000 customers worldwide
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3. Market Outlook
Anti-spam market
Similar in size and scope to firewall and anti-virus markets
By 2007, 80% of all security solutions will be delivered via
a dedicated appliance.*
*Source: IDC Research
Firewall market Anti Spam Market Size
Reached $3.8 billion in 2003 6
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Expected to reach $5.5 billion in 2005* 4
Anti-virus market 3 Anti Spam
Firewall
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Anti Virus
Approximately $4 billion in 2004 1
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Expected to reach $4.4 billion by 2007* Market Size (2007)
Billions $
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4. Barracuda Networks Strategy
Similar in progression to firewall market
Firewall Market
Check Point Nokia/Cisco NetScreen
Software Software/Hardware Hardware
$50K $50K $5K
Spam Firewall Market
Brightmail IronPort/CipherTrust Barracuda Networks
Software Hardware/Software Hardware
$100K $50K $5K
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5. Barracuda Spam Firewall
Comprehensive email protection
Blocks spam and virus – inbound and outbound
Integrated hardware and software solution
Ease of use
Plug-and-play
No changes needed to email servers
Enterprise Features
Reliable and Robust
**Launched October 2003**
Aggressively Priced
No per user licensing fees
Market leading anti-spam appliance
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6. Barracuda Spam Firewall Family
Spam Firewall 200
1,000 users
1 million messages/day
Spam Firewall 300
2,000 users
4 million messages/day
Spam Firewall 400 Clustering support
10,000 users for redundancy and higher
10 million messages/day capacity
Spam Firewall 600
25,000 users
25 million messages/day
Spam Firewall 800
30,000 users
30 million messages/day
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11. Barracuda Central - Energize Subscription
Barracuda Central
24x7 operation
Monitors Spam and Virus
Trends
Changes
New outbreaks
Hourly Updates
Spam rules
Virus definitions
Keeps Barracuda Spam
Firewall worry free and
accurate
No maintenance for IT dept.
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12. Web Interface
Easy
Intuitive
Consistent
Multiple Languages
Configure and forget
96-98% spam blocking with
no adjustments
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13. Award-winning Barracuda Spam Firewall
“I’ve reviewed many security products, but it’s rare for me to be so
impressed with a product that I want to keep and use it after the
review. Barracuda Networks’ Spam Firewall is my favorite keeper
so far this year.” – Roger Grimes, InfoWorld
“Meet Barracuda Networks’ inexpensive, easy to set up,
effective and very manageable antispam and antivirus
firewall appliance.” - Editorial Staff, Network Computing
“We have found that the Barracuda Spam Firewall system works
extremely well, such that we will regret sending it back. We may
well get very difficult about it.” – Mark Gibbs, NetworkWorldFusion
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14. Competitive Analysis
Features Barracuda Borderware Brightmail IronPort Proofpoint
Networks
Antispam Engine: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Heuristics/Bayesian
Antispam Quarantine: Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Notification/Auto delete
Antivirus Engine Proprietary Kaspersky Symantec Sophos McAfee/Soph
os
Delegated Administration No Yes No Yes Yes
Mail Server Access None POP3 access, None None None
Web mail
High availability/ scalability Cluster/sync Yes Cluster Round Master/agent
master Robin
Price: Per user/year $0.90** $26.55 $21.82 $34.13 $21.00
for 1,000 users
**Pricing estimates based on three year amortization; Barracuda Spam Firewall has no per-user licensing fees
Statistics reported by Network Computing (May 13, 2004)
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15. Customers
Technology/
Education Government Financial Internet Corporate
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17. What Customers are Saying…
“We were attacked by a server
sending out the
“In my humble opinion, you need look no further… The
Worm.Bagel.AF.2 virus. Nothing
Barracuda Spam Firewalls provide the optimal
on the network got infected,
balance of spam/virus filtering at a cost effective
though. When my boss asked
price point.” -Richard Applebaum, Caltrans
about what happened, I told him
‘The Barracuda ate the virus.’
Thanks again for the great
product.” -David Goranson,
Gores Technology Group
“We are very happy with the
Barracuda Spam Firewall. It's doing
its job, so we can do ours."
- Darryl Dirickson, Georgia Institute
of Technology “My employees were spending so much of their time
weeding through spam emails, often times deleting
important emails in the process, that they couldn't get
their work done. The Barracuda Spam Firewall has
turned email into a productive business tool again. We
are very pleased.“ -Robert Stephen, NMCGroup
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18. Customer Support
World Class 24x7 technical support
Support objective
“…You really went out of your way to help troubleshoot our
No voicemail network…my sincere thanks for your insight and help.
Things all seem to be very smooth now.”
No phone trees -Dan Cochran, Saratoga-Los Gatos High School District
100% satisfaction
“I emailed (technical) support with a couple of quick “…The response from your technical support in
questions and they got back with me very quickly, I addressing issues, has been good…. Many times
also added a few suggestions about future (they have) assisted me on Saturdays … (they)
software enhancements that they said would be always goes out of the way to help and respond to
forwarded on down the line. All in all, great product my e-mails very rapidly.”
at a great value.” -Don Logan, City of Fairbanks, North Borough
-Chris Martin, Hampton City Schools
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19. Summary
Powerful Enterprise-class Solution
Comprehensive feature set
Spam and virus protection
Automatic updates
Easy to install and use
Affordable (no per user fees)
Award-winning Spam and Virus Solution
Strong and Focused Reseller Program
Price, Performance, and Market Leader
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28. Barracuda Spam Firewall Background
A powerful anti-spam and anti-virus appliance that is
easy to use and affordable for businesses of all type
Features unique layered defense approach and
intuitive management console for administrative control
One of the highest spam and virus accuracy ratings in
the industry
Success
Quickly became the price and performance leader
Recipient of a dozen awards and industry honors
More satisfied customers than any competitor (20,000+)
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29. Spyware Defined
Spyware is software that is downloaded onto a
computer and then secretly collects and forwards
information or displays advertising
Dangers
Intellectual property theft
Productivity loss
Privacy invasion
Identity theft
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30. Spyware: What is the Pain?
User productivity severely impacted
Desktop contains distractions
Desktop very slow to operate
Help desks are overwhelmed with calls
Gartner claims 25% of help desk calls are about spyware
Cost to diagnose and repair computers
Cost to replace or reinstall computers
Difficult to remove
Infrastructure performance
Degrades desktop performance
Uses bandwidth and therefore increases bandwidth costs
Unknown risks and liability
Information going out of the organization without any controls
Spyware reporting to servers on the Internet
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31. Spyware is Nasty
Installation of spyware can be done with five lines of code
Thousands of exploits on Windows and IE systems enable installation
Tricky text and social engineering to install
Moving scrollbar can install spyware
Drive by downloads require no installation – simply viewing a spyware Web site can do
the trick
Exploits in toolbars
Spyware download can compile on the fly
Typical spyware installation contains 25 Trojans that will infect
different areas of the computer
Some spyware is nearly impossible to remove and requires re-
installation of the OS
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32. Getting Spyware is Easy
Drive-by installations
Socially engineered downloads
Spoofed certificates
Spoofed DNS
OS and IE exploits
Thousands of exploits can install software
Bundled free software
Kazaa and other music-related software
DIVx and other video-related software
Smileys
Toolbars
Discount programs/systems
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33. Customer Demand for Spyware Solution
Problem already exists for many companies
Some industry analysts estimate that as much as 90% of all
computers connected to the Internet already have a spyware problem
Growing awareness of problem
Recent estimates indicate as much as 65% of businesses will
implement a solution in 2005
Not many trusted enterprise solutions available
Handful of vendors offering desktop solutions
Building on Barracuda Spam Firewall success
Customers seeking a powerful, easy to use, and affordable
appliance solution for spyware
Introducing the Barracuda Spyware Firewall
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34. Introducing the Barracuda Spyware Firewall
The first focused gateway appliance for
powerful spyware, malware, and adware
protection
Prevent spyware, don’t repair it!
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35. Spyware Solution Criteria
Prevention
Stop spyware before it reaches the desktop
Do not rely on desktop configuration
Catch spyware so removal is not necessary
High performance
Low latency and high throughput
Low cost
Easy-to-manage and install
Automatically keeps up-to-date
No per user fees, reasonable update fees
Adaptable
Configurable and reliable
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36. Barracuda Spyware Firewall
Preventative, reactive & proactive measures
1. Content filtering
Blocks access to known spyware Web sites
Blocks inappropriate content and Web site categories
1. Stops spyware & virus downloads
Including drive-by downloads that are unknown to the user often through ActiveX
Blocks .CAB, .OCX, .EXE, and .DLL files
1. Detects & blocks spyware access to the Internet
Finds and blocks existing spyware installations
1. Facilitates spyware removal
Informs Administrator of infected machines and infection type
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37. Key Features
Web Filtering Spyware Activity Blocking
Block spyware Web sites & Reporting
Block Web site categories Detect spyware access to Internet
Block inappropriate content Block spyware access to Internet
Flexible policy enforcement Infected client and statistical reports
Spyware Download & Additional Features
IM blocking controls
Virus Blocking Web acceleration/caching
Signature-based blocking Traffic reporting
Rule-based blocking
Dual layer virus blocking System Administration
Decompression of archives Web-based interface
File type blocking Statistical reports
Whitelist and blacklists
Comprehensive logging
Secure remote administration
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42. Network Deployment
Barracuda Spyware Firewall Barracuda Spam Firewall
in front of email server
at Internet access points
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43. Barracuda Central - Energize Subscription
Barracuda Central
24x7 operation
Monitors latest spyware Web sites & virus threats
Hourly updates
Latest updates on spyware & virus outbreaks sent direct to all
Barracuda Spyware Firewall customers
Keeps Barracuda Spyware Firewall worry free &
accurate
No maintenance for IT department
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44. Web Interface
Easy
Intuitive
Consistent
Multiple Languages
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45. Barracuda Spyware Firewall Provides
Prevention
Gateway solutions stop spyware before it enters the network
High performance
Models provide high performance and near zero latency
Low cost
No per user fees
Simple pricing per appliance
Low price
Adaptable
Flexible configuration options
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46. Conclusion
Barracuda Networks
Number one provider of anti-spam appliances
Reliable, robust, and easy-to-use solutions
Barracuda Spyware Firewall
Comprehensive protection from spyware
Includes content filtering
Includes virus filtering
Aggressively priced
The right solution at the right time
Prevent spyware, don’t repair it!
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Wide Range of Customers High Tech Companies ISP’s Web Hosting Companies Hotels Resorts Manufacturers Banking Real Estate Printing Companies Universities Schools Retail Chains Cities TV/Radio Networks Government
Wide Range of Customers High Tech Companies ISP’s Web Hosting Companies Hotels Resorts Manufacturers Banking Real Estate Printing Companies Universities Schools Retail Chains Cities TV/Radio Networks Government