Shavlik Technologies Wins Two Redmond Magazine Readers' Choice Awards; Shavlik HFNetChkPro and Shavlik NetChk Compliance Chosen by Readers for Patch Management and Compliance Management.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Shavlik Technologies, LLC, a leading global provider of enterprise security software solutions, today announced that its Shavlik HFNetChkPro and Shavlik NetChk Compliance solutions have been chosen by Redmond Magazine readers as key technologies used to drive their network security.

Redmond Magazine focuses on Microsoft products, but has acknowledged that in many categories, such as patch management, independent software vendors (ISVs) provide powerful solutions that are widely used in the market. Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM) was named the ISV Winner in patch management for being the leading independent software vendor who earned the most votes from Redmond Magazine readers.

Readers chose Shavlik NetChk(TM) Compliance as a preferred product to help manage their network security compliance. Shavlik's solution helps network administrators meet regulatory and corporate policy challenges by easily managing critical system and security configurations.

"We are extremely honored to be selected by industry professionals as a leader in patch management and compliance management," said Mark Shavlik, president and CEO of Shavlik Technologies. "We strive to produce solutions that help companies simplify complex network security and it's rewarding to be recognized for our products. We thank our customers, OEM partners, VAR partners and International resellers for choosing our security solutions to help secure enterprise networks."

To view the complete Redmond 2006 Readers' Choice Awards visit www.redmondmag.com.

For more information about Shavlik, please visit the Shavlik web site at www.shavlik.com.

About Shavlik Technologies

Shavlik Technologies, LLC helps information technology managers and administrators manage computer system security including policy based assessment, security scanning and remediation of security vulnerabilities due to missing patches, weak accounts and passwords. Shavlik's security solutions include Shavlik NetChk(TM) Protect, a unified console for multiple security products including Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM), the industry standard for security patch management; Shavlik NetChk Compliance, a security compliance management solution, and Shavlik NetChk(TM) Spyware, an enterprise anti-spyware solution. Other security solutions include Shavlik Security Agents(TM), the company's new agent-based patch management solution; and Shavlik HFNetChkPro(TM) for Solaris, the company's web-based interface for the Linux and Solaris environments.

Founded in 1993, Shavlik licenses its industry-leading technology to partners including BladeLogic, BMC Software, Endforce, Numara, iPass, Microsoft, N-able, Net IQ, ScriptLogic, SupportSoft and Symantec and integrates with McAfee Policy Enforcer. Shavlik can be reached at www.shavlik.com.

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