Aviation Industry Chooses Websense Software, Soars to New Heights in Employee Productivity.

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2001

Airlines, airports and aviation regulatory agencies worldwide have upgraded their networks from Economy to First Class with the purchase of employee Internet management (EIM) software from Websense Inc.

Seeking to increase worker productivity and conserve precious network bandwidth, some of the largest carriers and airports in the world have recently chosen software from Websense (Nasdaq:WBSN) as their EIM solution of choice. New customer additions to the Websense portfolio include Virgin Atlantic Airways, Austrian Airlines, Athens International Airport and San Jose (Calif.) International Airport.

With the new customers, Websense software is now used by more than 100 airlines, airports and aviation regulatory agencies worldwide, including America West Airlines, American Trans Air, Delta Airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Heathrow International Airport, London City Airport, Lufthansa, Sydney Airport and Thai Airways International.

"Airlines and airports overwhelmingly choose Websense because it saves them money in a time of belt-tightening across the industry," said Curtis H. Staker, executive vice president of worldwide sales, Websense. "Another reason for selecting Websense is because of the software's flexibility. Aviation companies often have to manage far-flung operations and multiple cultural environments. Websense software adapts to their unique regional needs and overall company culture, with eight different management options and a database spanning 15 different languages."

Another key reason why airlines, airports and aviation regulatory agencies choose Websense Enterprise is because of the product's ability to integrate with existing network appliances, such as firewalls, proxy servers and caching engines. Websense software integrates with industry leaders that make these devices, such as Inktomi, Cisco and CacheFlow.

Finally, companies in the aviation industry rely on Websense's enterprise-level scalability, which handles high levels of Internet traffic for thousands of employees based in offices around the world.

About Websense Inc.

Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN) is the worldwide leader of employee Internet management (EIM) solutions. Websense Enterprise software enables businesses to manage how their employees use the Internet. This supports an organization's efforts to improve employee productivity, conserve network bandwidth and storage costs, and mitigate legal liability. Founded in 1994, the company serves more than 13,000 customers worldwide, ranging in size from 100-person firms to global-sized corporations. These include 244 of the Fortune 500, 69 of the Nikkei 225 and 36 of the FTSE 100, encompassing more than 8.25 million customer seats, pre-paid on a subscription basis.

Websense is listed on the year 2000 Software 500 ranking and has been honored by the Deloitte & Touche "Technology Fast 50" program. The company also has strategic technology relationships with CacheFlow (Nasdaq:CFLO), Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP), Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT). For more information, visit www.websense.com.

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