AXENT Unveils ServiceShield Managed Security Services.

Business/Technology Editors

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000

Unmatched Managed Services Offering Enables Organizations to

Confidently Outsource Security to Protect their E-Business 

Infrastructure

AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXNT), the world's leading e-security solutions provider for e-business, today unveiled ServiceShield(TM), the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of managed security services that enables companies to confidently and effectively protect their e-business infrastructure via security outsourcing.

Offered in conjunction with AXENT(R)'s wholly owned subsidiary, Secure Network Consulting, Inc. (SNCi), which designs, implements, maintains and evolves security architectures, AXENT's ServiceShield provides a complete and flexible array of e-security services for today's e-businesses. ServiceShield facilitates trust level management(TM) within an e-security environment that coincides with corporate e-business policies by creating and delivering trusted solutions utilizing AXENT's Lifecycle Security(TM) Model. Organizations can choose a single packaged service, which enables them to rapidly deploy an integrated security service and software solution to protect a particular e-business initiative, or outsource their entire e-security infrastructure to protect every corner of their e-business environment.

"Since its inception, AXENT has understood the need for a comprehensive approach to security and the ServiceShield offerings meet a clear market demand. ServiceShield is a natural extension of our vision to provide our customers a trusted e-security environment aligned with their business goals," said John Becker, chairman and CEO of AXENT. "By combining the breadth and depth of AXENT's expertise under the ServiceShield managed security services offering, we are uniquely positioned in the market to meet the demand for complete management of the security infrastructure. In fact, ServiceShield allows us to pursue and win significantly larger contracts than in the past; we have quietly introduced this new offering to selected prospects and have been very pleased by the response."

ServiceShield Provides Comprehensive Array of Lifecycle Security Services

AXENT's comprehensive ServiceShield managed security services are tightly integrated under its visionary Lifecycle Security framework and open Smart Security Architecture, which combines the company's award-winning products, methodologies and services to enable large organizations to quickly and safely embrace open e-business practices. Together, these components allow AXENT and its customers to deliver the trusted e-security environment for their business.

ServiceShield's modular approach lets organizations implement the "right level" of sound security practices and technology. Service offerings range from vulnerability assessment and integrity management to firewall and detection response management to complete outsourcing of the security infrastructure. This unique offering enables companies to leverage existing security practices and products to reduce the cost and complexity of security management and speed the adoption of new, critical e-business practices.

Unlike other security services, AXENT's ServiceShield managed security services combines several crucial elements needed for any large company to easily and successfully outsource security:

-- Unmatched Security Expertise and Experience. AXENT has been focused on security---and only security---since it's inception several years ago. 45 of the Fortune 50 and one-third of the Fortune e-50 use AXENT solutions every day and more than 500 top companies leverage AXENT's services worldwide. Traditional outsource providers and smaller consultants just don't have the focus or track record needed to ensure top companies that they understand their e-business security needs.

-- Broad, Integrated E-Security Offerings. AXENT's solutions include the widest, most powerful range of combined offerings. Its Smart Security Architecture creates smart integration between award-winning products, services and third-party solutions to enable customers to quickly and easily implement the "right" level of security aligned with their business needs.

-- Powerful Lifecycle Security Model. Security is an ongoing process, requiring a complete cyclical and structured approach flexible enough to adapt to growing threats and ever-changing business initiatives. AXENT's Lifecycle Security model aligns security policy with evolving business needs, identifies security risks and implements practical solutions.

-- 24x7 Security Monitoring and Management. Companies need round-the-clock security to protect and enable their round-the-clock e-business initiatives. AXENT and SNCi offer comprehensive monitoring to detect and manage unauthorized access and changes to security systems to help minimize the impact of information security breaches on Internet-enabled businesses.

-- Global Reach. AXENT and SNCi have more than 20 offices in countries worldwide, including the U.S., United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Japan.

-- Interoperability/Independence. Smart Security Architecture maximizes integration and interoperability with third-party solutions, including today's top applications and a wide-range of PKI and other authentication methods. AXENT's managed services solutions together with SNCi's independent support and wide-ranging expertise with many security solutions ensures that companies won't waste any previous security software investments. SNCi will seamlessly integrate current security investments into a comprehensive managed service program.

A complete overview of AXENT's ServiceShield managed services can be found at http://www.snc-inc.com.

About Secure Network Consulting, Inc. (SNCi)

Secure Network Consulting, Inc. (SNCi) provides comprehensive, Lifecycle Security solutions to protect and enable critical, confidential information assets and e-business initiatives. SNCi has the ability to design, implement, maintain, and evolve security architectures, offering practical and efficient services that enable customers to successfully address and manage their security risks. SNCi is a wholly owned subsidiary of AXENT Technologies, Inc. Contact SNCi at 1-888-700-SNCi (7624).

About AXENT(R)

AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize its customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets, as well as to facilitate trust level management(TM) within its customers' environments. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) Methodology, combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the 'right' level of trusted e-security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection, authentication and authorization technology, virtual private networking, Web access and single sign-on for enterprises and e-businesses.

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50, one-third of the Fortune e-50 and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at [e-mail], or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com.

AXENT, AXENT Technologies, the AXENT logo, the SNCi logo, trust level management and Lifecycle Security are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.