Hifnoffersabroadsetofproductsthatprotectinformationatriskwhileitisin- transitacrossthenetworkorat-rest,storedonback-uparraysortapedevices.Weare committedtodevelopingnewproductsandtechnologiesthatmeetchangingcustomer requirementsandemergingindustrystandards. Hifntransformsadvancedtechnologiesintovalueforourworldwidecustomers.The leadingNetworking,StorageandSecurityOEMsuseHifnsolutionstoaccelerate,secure, classify,andcompressinformationfortheircustomers. Background Hifnwasfoundedin1996andisheadquarteredinLosGatos,California.Wemake securityaccelerationandcompressionboards,siliconsecuritysolutionsandsoftware formanufacturersofnetworking,storageandsecurityproducts.Theadventofthe Internetbroughtmanyopportunitiesforbusinessandpersonaluse.Unfortunatelywith thoseopportunitieshavealsocomevulnerabilities.Hifnhasdevotedthelast10years todevelopingandbuildingsolutionsthatwouldminimizethesecurityvulnerabilities withoutcausingperformancedegradations.ItisthroughsomeofHifn’spioneering effortsthatsecuredeploymentoftechnologiessuchasVoIPandenhancedapplication securitywithflowclassificationandsearchtechnologiescantakeplace.Hifnholdsa numberofpatents,aswellas,patentpendingtechnology. HifnistradedontheNASDAQStockExchangeundertheHIFNsymbol. Quality,Support,andDevelopment Wearecommittedtoprovidingtotalcustomersatisfactioninproductquality, reliabilityandservice.Hifnstrivestoprovidehigh-value,defect-free,timely solutionsatcompetitiveprices-reflectingourdedicationtoinnovationand continuousimprovement.Productdevelopmentinputisobtainedfromcustomersand throughparticipationinindustryorganizationsandstandardssettingbodies,suchas theIETF(InternetEngineeringTaskForce)andIEEE. Oursalespersonnelhelpcustomersbridgetechnicalissuesofnetworkcomputersecurity withsolutionsthatarerootedinfeaturesandbenefits.Thesalesgroupalsoprovides supporttoanetworkofsalesrepresentativesanddistributorsintheU.S.and worldwide.MostHifncustomersareOEMs(OriginalEquipmentManufacturers)suchas Cisco,EMC,Huawei,NortelandQuantumwhomakenetwork,storageandsecurityequipment.