Tarari Inc., the award-winning acceleration company, won the prestigious UC San Diego CONNECT Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Award in the hardware category for the company's Tarari Anti-Virus Content Processor. The Anti-Virus Content Processor, which snaps into network servers, scans for viruses at wire speed and eliminates performance bottlenecks by accelerating and offloading the complex algorithms used by leading anti-virus applications. Twenty distinguished judges selected the winners based on a company's ability to demonstrate the technology's innovation, technological advancement and potential for commercial success. "We are immensely pleased to receive such a prestigious award," said Randy Smerik, CEO of Tarari, Inc. "In addition, I'm extremely happy for the entire Tarari team, which has continually demonstrated the highest levels of vision, innovation, teamwork, and dedication."