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Secure Computing Corp agreed to acquire messaging security vendor Cipher Trust Inc. For $ million. The merged pany will sell a range of enterprise gateway security appliances handle threats at the work edge and at the application level . John McNulty, CEO of San Josebased secure puting and Jay Chaudhry, founder and CEO of Alpharetta, Cipher Trust, spoke with Computerworld about their plans. Excerpts follow: Why did Secure Computing and Cipher Trust join forces? McNULTY: We just see a great opportunity to establish an enterprise gateway security pany.[And] the senior team at Secure had been stretched as the pany has grown. CHAUDHRY: There are some 800 security startups. Most of them are doing point pr oducts, and customers are getting tired of it. These panies bring a lot of innovation because of their focus. But they don’t quite have the financial strength or scale to be viable players. Cipher Trust and Secure Computi ng bined will keep the focus and innovation of a startup, but our size and financial st rength is that of a large pany. How do you expect Microsoft’s entry into the security tools business to affect your plans? McNULTY: Microsoft clearly is a huge factor. But Microsoft’s expertise is at the desktop. That is not an area we play in. It’s where you see the likes of Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro. That is where Microsoft is going to have the biggest impact. Microsoft doesn’t sell Appliances. So this is not something that we fear. What about the moves by work equipment vendors like Cisco to get into the security business? CHAUDHRY: If you look at where the Ciscos of the world are playing, it’s at the work level. But if you look at the application gateway level, that is a newly emerging ma rket— and so is the Web gateway market. Our belief is that with our focus and with our innovation, we are going to be moving forward with some leadingedge solutions. DO you agree with analysts who say users now will be more interested in integrated products than bestofbreed tools? CHAUDHRY: