BindView Working with NetApp to Advance Next-Generation Storage Compliance.

HOUSTON -- In an effort to help organizations protect network storage, BindView Corp. (NASDAQ:BVEW) announced today it is integrating its next-generation of IT security compliance solutions with NetApp(R) unified storage solutions. BindView plans to offer comprehensive capabilities for monitoring and evaluating access controls in NetApp storage environments with its award-winning bv-Control portfolio.

In today's multi-regulatory landscape, organizations face increasingly complex data storage requirements. To help meet specific statutes of limitation, mandates frequently require varied timetables for retaining critical data, as well as validating access controls are in place for meeting auditor requirements. Using new capabilities in its bv-Control portfolio, BindView customers will be able to monitor access controls, helping to ensure information is both secure and available.

"Customers are moving massive amounts of data to NAS devices, particularly as long-term storage is required for meeting a number of regulatory mandates," said BindView Vice President of Field Marketing Chris Smith. "As evidenced by the widespread incidents of malicious behavior and threats, storage compliance best practices must include policies that tightly monitor and manage access controls for safeguarding critical data."

"In environments where automated performance tuning and sophisticated data management capabilities are required, NetApp unified storage provides customers with improved availability and a cost-effective way to protect critical assets," said Network Appliance Vice President of Products and Partners Patrick Rogers. "Working with BindView, customers will gain integrated capabilities that keep data safe and available, with the confidence that access controls are in place for additional protection."

About bv-Control for Windows

BindView's bv-Control portfolio allows administrators to audit, secure and manage operating systems, directories, applications and databases from a single common console. It provides in-depth auditing and reporting, and closed-loop problem identification and remediation, automating many tasks that are required for efficiently and securely managing IT environments:

--Provides an automated, single-stop solution for data gathering and reporting, eliminating network vulnerabilities across disparate platforms and providing a cost-effective method for managing global IT security compliance risks

--Offers scalable patch assessment, packaging and deployment of Microsoft patches

--Finds and eliminates security exposures with powerful closed-loop identification and resolution

--Reduces host- and network-based security breaches using simplified configuration management to manage risk against downtime and revenue losses

About BindView

BindView Corporation is a global provider of IT security compliance software. BindView solutions remove barriers that limit an organization's ability to cost effectively demonstrate due care and maintain compliance with IT security policies and regulatory mandates. BindView policy compliance; vulnerability and configuration management; and directory and access management software combine best-practices knowledge with automated controls to reduce risk and protect IT assets at the lowest cost across users, systems, applications and databases in multi-platform environments. 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.

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