8e6 Technologies Checkmark Certified for Web Filtering by West Coast Labs; R3000IR Is First Filtering Appliance to Earn the Checkmark Premium Level Web Filtering Certification.

ORANGE, Calif. -- 8e6 Technologies, a security company dedicated to Internet filtering and reporting, today announced it has earned the Checkmark Premium Level Web Filtering Certification from West Coast Labs, one of the world's foremost independent test laboratories. 8e6's R3000IR is the first Web filtering appliance to receive this West Coast Labs certification.

West Coast Labs is an independent organization that tests information security products. The Checkmark System certifies information security products to real-world standards. As one of the leading global certification brands, it is an integrated system of standards recognized as a reliable indicator of performance levels.

"The Checkmark Web filtering certification sets the standard for what IT administrators should expect from a filtering solution," said Chris Thomas, operations director of West Coast Labs. "Through our rigorous testing, 8e6's R3000IR demonstrated one hundred percent accuracy in filtering against various categories of Web content."

8e6 R3000IR empowers organizations to enforce acceptable use policies by blocking access to prohibited content. Web use policies can be established at the user-level or group-level to customize access based on user need. Through its reporting function, it enables compliance to CIPA, HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. Unlike software-based filtering solutions that only provide the Web filter application on a general purpose OS, the 8e6 R3000IR is a complete top-to-bottom Web filtering solution. With the R3000IR, 8e6 Technologies owns and controls the filter application, reporting application, operating system and hardware. As a result, customers get a purpose-built, reliable appliance that offers a much lower total cost of ownership (TCO) Web filtering solution when compared with leading software Web filters.

"We are pleased to have earned West Coast Labs' highest certification for Web filtering," said Eric Lundbohm, vice president of marketing at 8e6 Technologies. "The Checkmark Premium Level Web Filtering Certification validates that 8e6 provides the highest standard in Web filtering today, echoing the feedback we receive from our installed customer base."

West Coast Labs Testing Criteria

For a product to be certified for the Checkmark Premium Level Web Filtering Certification by West Coast Labs, the product must ensure that during the test period, 100% of attempts to access material via the Web in contravention of a standard Web usage security policy will fail and that such attempts will be logged. For more information: www.check-mark.com or www.westcoastlabs.org.

About 8e6 Technologies

8e6 Technologies is a security company dedicated to Internet filtering and reporting. We are the only Web filtering company that uses a unique "pass-by technology" on a highly scalable appliance. Our standalone reporting appliance is easy to use and provides extremely detailed information, faster than any other product on the market. 8e6 helps protects its customers from all internal threats including spyware, malware, and Internet abuse leading to data loss and liability-while preventing bandwidth misuse. By preventing improper use of network resources and employee time, 8e6 also increases productivity and ensures regulatory compliance. Our standalone security solution achieves a dramatic reduction in the cost of hardware, subscriptions, maintenance, and support, and produces a substantially lower total cost of ownership. A Web filtering pioneer since 1995, the company maintains headquarters in Orange, California, with offices in Taipei and Beijing, as well as a network of channel partners worldwide. For more information, please call 888.786.7999 or visit www.8e6.com.