AXENT Expands Lifecycle Security Services.

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1998--

Acquires Secure Network Consulting, Inc. and Expands

Services Offerings to Help Organizations Implement Effective Security

AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXNT), a leading provider of innovative information security solutions, today announced a Lifecycle Security Services(TM) program to help organizations assess, design, deploy, integrate and support enterprise security solutions. In addition, AXENT(TM) also announced the acquisition of Secure Network Consulting, Inc. (SNCi), a privately held information security consulting firm based in San Antonio, Texas. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

SNCi(TM) will operate as an independent subsidiary of AXENT in order to maintain its focus on information security consulting. Charlie Johnson, SNCi president and CEO, will report to Bill Franklin, AXENT corporate vice president of services. Mr. Franklin is responsible for AXENT's overall services business including consulting, training and relationships with complementary third party service partners.

"With AXENT's strong security background, customers continually look to us to provide more than security products. Customers need planning services to define security strategy, develop policy and assess security, based on business needs. SNCi's depth of information security consulting expertise enhances AXENT's capability to provide a broader range of professional information security consulting and support services beyond traditional product implementation and training," said John Becker, AXENT president and CEO. "Furthermore, the ability to partner with customers through the entire security lifecycle is a strong competitive advantage for AXENT."

Modular Services Program

AXENT's Lifecycle Security Services simplifies the security process by providing modular service packages that address the full range of information security challenges. The AXENT Lifecycle Security offerings include enterprise security management planning, security policy development, information security risk assessment, solution design, product implementation, system and network integration services, education and training, configuration management and network security monitoring. Services are business-specific and scalable to suit the dimensions of each and every organization's user groups. Organizations can ted service methodology and training will be thens to tap into. At the same time, users want ton Services Program, International Data Corporatged care."

SNCi Brings Top Security Experts s and chief engineer of the commercial servicesarketplace. Their expertise is marked by a structured approach from the enterprise level--they see the entire security picture and have the ability to develop and integrate solutions that address the highest priority security needs from a business perspective. SNCi's specially trained consultants include some of the world's most experienced security experts, with experience designing and supporting security solutions for numerous Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

"SNCi's technical expertise was critical to the identification of serious security flaws in the networks of several Baseline consulting clients," said Charles Cresson Wood, president and CTO of Baseline Software. "As our clients' businesses grow and mature, we're confident that AXENT and SNCi will be there at every step of the way helping to set strategy, tailor solutions to fit the companies' needs and deploy and maintain those solutions."

About AXENT(TM)

AXENT Technologies(R), the leading provider of innovative information security solutions, protects your most valuable resource -- information. Most computer security products address only a small part of the security problem. AXENT reduces the burden of securing information in a complex environment by providing more products across more platforms than any other security provider. The award-winning product suite provides security assessment, intrusion detection, remote access security, single sign-on, Virtual Private Networks, Web security and firewalls, for UNIX(R), Windows(R) 3.x, Windows NT(R), Windows(R) 95, Windows(R) 98, NetWare(R) and mid-range systems in heterogeneous computing environments.

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by Fortune 1000 companies and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at [e-mail], or visit AXENT's Virtual Press Office at http://www.axent.com/vpo/.

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