BindView's bv-Control for UNIX Solution Certified for Hewlett Packard's HP-UX v11 and v11i Platforms.

Business/Technology Editors

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002

BindView Becomes the Newest Member of Hewlett Packard's Developer

and Solution Partner Portal

BindView Corporation (NASDAQ: BVEW), a leading provider of security management solutions, announced today that it has certified its bv-Control for UNIX solution for Hewlett Packard's HP-UX v11 and v11i(R) platforms. BindView's bv-Control security management solution helps to secure an organization's global enterprise by pinpointing and correcting risks to the health and integrity of an IT infrastructure. As a HP-certified vulnerability assessment solution, BindView's bv-Control for UNIX product provides UNIX operating system end-users with a security solution that has been thoroughly tested and validated to run smoothly, quickly and reliably on critical HP UNIX-based systems.

BindView also announced today its membership in HP's Developer and Solution Partner Portal (DSPP). As a result of this partnership, HP will assign a dedicated partner resource to work with BindView to identify customer opportunities for BindView's bv-Control solution in the HP marketplace. The DSPP offers its members technical papers, code samples, selected HP software, reference documents and links, access to development sites throughout HP and information about development services.

"HP certification is another example of BindView's dedication to provide its end-users and partners with the best solutions available," said Thomas Oldroyd, program director, strategic relations, BindView Corporation. "Certifying BindView solutions on this platforms tells IT administrators that BindView products are compatible and complementary to the current IT resources running on HP-UX systems and that they will help ensure the most efficient and effective operation of the HP-UX platform."

Benefits of bv-Control for UNIX Software

BindView's bv-Control for UNIX software provides IT administrators with the following benefits:

-- Comprehensive & Real Time Security Assessment: The bv-Control for UNIX
software performs checks to key areas of potential vulnerability within UNIX
systems and provides real-time RapidFire Updates, alerting administrators of
security risks and how to remedy them. The product ships with over 200
pre-defined reports for assessing the security of the UNIX environment.

-- ActiveAdmin(R): The bv-Control for UNIX software provides BindView's
exclusive ActiveAdmin(R) technology that allows IT administrators to "Find and
Fix" security holes, enforce standards and implement security policies across
their entire enterprise.

-- Custom Query Builder: The bv-Control for UNIX software provides a unique
capability to produce custom queries. This flexible and comprehensive reporting
tool provides IT administrators with the ability to develop new queries using a
simple point and click interface and to export this data as needed in a variety
of formats.

-- Baselining Technology: With the bv-Control for UNIX software, IT
administrators can utilize BindView's advanced baselining technology, allowing
them to quickly document the content of directories or the configuration of
servers to uncover unauthorized changes.

About BindView Corporation

BindView Corporation, the worldwide leader in the vulnerability assessment market, delivers proactive security management solutions to help safeguard computer systems and networks from security breaches before they occur. BindView's solutions work from the inside out to help protect business systems from both internal and external threats, thus reducing business risks. BindView's suite of cross-platform software and associated services help secure, automate and reduce the costs of managing information technology infrastructures. More than 20 million licenses of our solutions have been shipped worldwide to approximately 5,000 companies, including more than 80 of the Fortune 100 and 24 of the largest 25 U.S. banks. Contact BindView via e-mail at [e-mail] or visit BindView's World Wide Web Site at http://www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at [phone] or at [phone].

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