Consumer Reports Ranks Net Nanny's Features and Lack of Interference `Very Good'.

Business Editors

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2001

Net Nanny Software International Inc. (OTCBB:NNSWF) (CDNX:NNS) announced that Consumer Reports rated Net Nanny(R) "Very Good" in two out of three categories in a recent Internet filtering review.

Praised for its features and effectiveness in allowing access to appropriate content, Net Nanny is the only product that observes the First Amendment and honors consumers' rights to choose which content and controls are appropriate for their own family.

In light of recent controversial legislation mandating use of filtering in schools and libraries, the Consumer Reports review placed an almost exclusive emphasis on "blocking" capabilities. As one of the more full featured products in the review, Net Nanny offers options to block, filter, warn, log or shut down.

Gordon Ross, president and CEO of Net Nanny, believes that Consumer Reports unintentionally portrayed an incomplete picture of the capabilities and nuances of the individual products reviewed. Consumer Reports did not review several Net Nanny features, including: support for up to 12 users, scheduling Internet access times, free site list updates, and its "Can Go" feature, that only allows access to appropriate sites and blocks out all inappropriate sites among others.

"We are pleased that Consumer Reports recognized Net Nanny for its features and effectiveness in not blocking appropriate material," Ross said. "We designed our filter to give consumers maximum freedom and options and encourage Consumer Reports to consider these features when reviewing filters in the future."

Ross went on to say that while no product is going to be 100% effective at blocking access to all inappropriate content, Net Nanny will continue to develop products which give consumers the ability to make their own decisions and features which help them guide their children safely and responsibly online.

The Company's announcement follows a statement issued by the Information Technology Association of America, of which Net Nanny is a member. In the February 15 press release, the association stated that the review "falls short in fairly characterizing the utility of these consumer tools, and raised questions about the methodology of the analysis."

"Our concern is that such a highly regarded publication as Consumer Reports, was only able to use 86 sites as its test sample. In the opinion of industry groups, this is not large enough of a sample to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of filters," continued Ross. "We're concerned that parents reading the review may assume that filters have no value. To the contrary, filters should be regarded as helpful tools that parents use as part of their overall involvement in their children's online activities."

Net Nanny 4 was recently ranked as "best all around filter" against Cyberpatrol and Cybersitter, by the Los Angeles Times and was awarded to Winmag.com's prestigious WINLIST, after these publications conducted comprehensive comparative reviews on each of the filters' feature sets.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Net Nanny Software International Inc.

Gordon A. Ross

President and CEO

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