BindView Extends ISO 17799 Capabilities to Help Global Organizations Meet International Security and Compliance Regulations.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004

Helping organizations address complex IT compliance standards, BindView Corp. (Nasdaq:BVEW) today announced the release of BindView Report Packs for ISO 17799. ISO 17799 is the security framework jointly developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

Widely adopted by organizations in multi-regulatory settings, ISO 17799 is comprised of comprehensive security best practices and has become the most widely recognized information security standard. Extraordinarily broad in its depth and scope, ISO 17799 covers physical security, access controls, business continuity provisions and security policies for the protection of information assets. Many publicly traded companies in the United States, as well as international companies trading their stocks on U.S. exchanges, use ISO 17799 standards to help achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

BindView Report Packs are designed to help organizations meet the stringent requirements of the ISO 17799 framework, and serve as a starting point for global companies that need to manage and demonstrate compliance with multiple international regulations.

"The ability to meet compliance guidelines and protect business-critical IT infrastructures is becoming increasingly complicated, and companies are looking to streamline the number of reporting tools required to assess their risk tolerance and meet due-care requirements," said BindView President and CEO Eric Pulaski. "BindView Report Packs for ISO 17799 help organizations mitigate security breaches and provide the framework for meeting compliance guidelines."

BindView Report Packs for ISO 17799 help companies take a proactive, lifecycle approach to risk management through in-depth security reporting and analysis. By regularly analyzing systems for vulnerabilities, configuration errors and user rights violations, organizations can help protect the integrity of the financial systems that their internal controls rely upon and improve the overall security of their infrastructure.

Now Available

BindView Report Packs for ISO 17799 and other industry and technical standards such as Sarbanes-Oxley and FISMA are immediately available for bv-Control customers under current maintenance contracts. The Report Packs support multiple operating systems including Windows, UNIX, Netware and NDS/e-Directory.

The requirements for every organization are different, and BindView Professional Services provides consulting engagements to help fine-tune customer environments to meet their specific requirements.

For more information, please visit the BindView website at www.bindview.com/Resources/Datasheets/bv-ControlRP-PolicyComp-DS.pdf

About BindView Corporation

BindView Corporation is a leading provider of proactive business policy, IT security and directory management software worldwide. BindView solutions and services enable customers to centralize and automate policy compliance, vulnerability assessment, directory administration and migration across the entire organization. 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] or visit BindView's World Wide Web Site at http://www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at 1-800-749-8439 or at 1-713-561-4000.