AppRiver Named 2009 "Hot Company" Award Finalist.

Network Products Guide Recognizes AppRiver for Superior Products, People, Performance and Market Potential

GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- AppRiver LLC, a leading provider of secure e-mail messaging solutions, today announced that Network Products Guide ranked the company among the world's elite Software-as-a-Service companies, naming it a "Hot Company" Finalist for 2009.

Selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors, AppRiver has advanced to the finalist stage based on its achievements in the areas of product, people, performance, and potential. This year's evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit, seasoned executive teams, a clear understanding of the market segment, products and solutions, emerging market opportunities, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

"The 2009 Hot Company Award recognizes companies that are making great strides in their industries with the most innovative technologies, employees and growth strategies," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Info Security Products Guide. "Companies like AppRiver have been able to succeed in the competitive security space, and have the growth and achievements to prove it. We congratulate AppRiver on its finalist placement and look forward to seeing them at the 2009 World Executive Alliance Summit."

The 2009 Hot Company Award winners will be announced and honored at the 2009 World Executive Alliance Summit in San Francisco, California on March 26-27, 2009. The event will be represented by technology companies from all over the world in the areas of security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications. To see the complete list of finalists, please visit: http://www.networkproductsguide.com/hotcompanies/.

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About AppRiver

Founded in April 2002, AppRiver - based in Gulf Breeze, Florida - is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) security provider offering secure messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes. In addition to spam and virus protection, the company provides a complete managed service for Microsoft Exchange. With more than 35,000 customers around the world - and an impressive 97 percent customer retention rate since its inception - AppRiver is one of the largest email security managed service providers worldwide. In 2008, Red Herring magazine named AppRiver one of its top 100 companies to watch. The company was also named to CRN Magazine's 2007 Emerging Tech Dynamos list. For more information, visit www.appriver.com.