BindView Builds Product Momentum with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Support; New Solution Protects Critical Databases for Enterprise Organizations.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Extending its commitment to protect critical data stores, BindView Corp. (NASDAQ:BVEW) announced today its plans to support Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with new solutions available in early 2006. As part of its presence at Tech Ed 2005, BindView will showcase a future solution at Booth 715 from June 5 - 10, 2005, in Orlando, Fla. A demo will also be available at the Partner Theater in Booth 740 on Tuesday, June 7, at 3:00 p.m. EST  and Wednesday, June 8, at 4:20 p.m. EST.

BindView bv-Control for SQL Server provides organizations with capabilities to secure the SQL Server environment by helping auditors, security personnel and administrators to quickly assess the risk to SQL Server environments. The solution offers numerous pre-defined reports, providing a quick start on security assessments, with effective, non-intrusive capabilities for scanning even the largest distributed environments.

"Databases house some of an organization's most critical information and protecting these assets is a significant business challenge," said BindView Senior Vice President of Product Management Shekar Ayyar. "With IT security compliance at the forefront of today's business agenda, BindView provides comprehensive capabilities to help organizations meet regulatory audit requirements and demonstrate due care."

"As a strategic Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, BindView understands the importance of protecting critical databases, which are often the nerve center of global enterprises," said Lucho Torres, group product manager for SQL Server at Microsoft Corp. "With expanded support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005, BindView provides enterprise organizations around the world with comprehensive IT security compliance solutions for protecting these important assets."

The bv-Control portfolio of vulnerability management products, which includes bv-Control for SQL Server, offers administrators the capabilities to audit, secure and manage operating systems, directories, applications and databases from a single common console. The solutions provide enterprise organizations with in-depth auditing and reporting, as well as closed-loop problem identification and remediation, automating many tasks and allowing administrators to efficiently manage enterprise IT environments.

New Reporting Features for bv-Control for SQL Server 2005 Include:

--Separation of Users and Schema: Extends access control reporting to include schema and database users. New schema concept allows easier management of object ownership.

--Execution Context on Programmable Modules: Provides granular permission management, helping to ensure customers can report on execution context. Allows users to specify which programs can be executed against.

--Password Policy for Standard Logins: Enforces password policies on standard database logins and reports on compliance.

Availability

BindView bv-Control for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 will be available in early 2006. For more information on BindView's current bv-Control for SQL Server offering, please visit: www.bindview.com/Products/bvControl/MSFTSQLServer.cfm.

About BindView

BindView Corporation is a leading provider of proactive IT Security Compliance software worldwide. BindView solutions enable customers to centralize and automate Compliance Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Identity Administration and Configuration Management operations across the enterprise. By following established regulatory guidelines, audit frameworks, technical standards and industry best practices, BindView solutions enable customers to implement a policy-based approach toward safeguarding their IT environments from internal and external threats and vulnerabilities. The result is improved security and improved compliance auditing across users, systems, applications, and databases based on Microsoft, UNIX, LINUX and Novell operating systems. With BindView insight at work(TM), customers benefit from reduced risk and improved operational efficiencies with a verifiable return on investment. More than 20 million licenses have shipped to 5,000 companies worldwide, spanning all major business segments and the public sector. Contact BindView via e-mail at [e-mail], on the web at http://www.bindview.com, and at 1-713-561-4000 or 1-800-749-8439.