BindView Named Microsoft Tech Ed 2002 Best of Show Finalist; Three of the Company's Leading Security Management Solutions Selected for this Elite Final Round of Judging.

Business/Technology Editors

Microsoft Tech-Ed 2002

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2002

BindView Corporation (NASDAQ: BVEW), a leading provider of IT security management solutions, announced today that three of its software solutions have been selected as finalists for the Microsoft Tech Ed Best of Show Awards, presented by SQL Server Magazine and Windows & .NET Magazine. BindView's .Security Solution Suite, bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange and bv-Control for SQL Server solutions join a select group of 27 products chosen by the publications for the final round of judging. Winners will be determined after another round of product demonstrations and on-site evaluations and will be announced at Microsoft Tech Ed 2002 in New Orleans on April 11, 2002.

"The field included nearly 200 entries, and the selection process was rigorous. We chose finalists based on the product's strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages and the value to the customer," said Mike Otey, senior technical editor for SQL Server Magazine.

BindView's .Security Solution Suite, a finalist in the Windows & .NET category, provides administrators and security professionals with software and services to protect their networks from vulnerabilities, internal threats and configuration inaccuracies for Windows-based platforms, applications and directories. Utilizing Microsoft's .NET technology to create an innovative solution, BindView's .Security Solution Suite focuses on changing users' experiences by delivering data anywhere, anytime and on any device.

A finalist in the Exchange category, the bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange solution is an innovative security management tool for the Microsoft Exchange 5.5 and 2000 environments, helping to protect users from vulnerabilities and configuration inaccuracies, while providing comprehensive administrative control. The bv-Control for Microsoft Exchange solution's two-pronged approach delivers query-based reporting for analyzing mailbox, public folder and distribution list permissions and ownership, along with real-time monitoring and alerting on log file analysis and services availability. Administrators can easily scan the contents of the information stores to identify and remove viruses or inappropriate materials. The solution's exclusive ActiveAdmin(R) capabilities enable administrators to identify and resolve security and administrative challenges with a few mouse clicks.

The bv-Control for Microsoft SQL Server solution, named a finalist in the SQL Server category, provides a comprehensive security solution at the database layer. Administrators can gather appropriate information to assess database vulnerability, analyze performance and conduct integrity checks - enabling them to generate reports on objects to include options, defaults, files, file groups, triggers, users, rules, roles and stored procedures. The bv-Control for Microsoft SQL Server product helps users quickly and proactively determine the state of their SQL Server environments, across multiple servers, for faster and easier security of the SQL Server environment.

"Having three products recognized in this select group of 27 finalists is a testament to the quality of our security management solutions and the company's overall commitment to providing the most comprehensive security administration, configuration management and vulnerability assessment solutions available," said Chris Wilburn, director of Microsoft solutions at BindView. "We look forward to demonstrating the strength of our solutions and our ability to assist organizations in ensuring the integrity of their IT infrastructures during the final phases of judging at Tech Ed."

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. Unlike traditional approaches, the company'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 the company's 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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