Tally Systems and St. Bernard Lead IT Managers Out of Wilderness; Companies Make Special Offers for Windows Security and Inventory Software.

Business/Technology Editors

LEBANON, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2002

Tally Systems today announced a new co-marketing partnership with St. Bernard Software, Inc., a global provider of security solutions that protects against data loss, system threats, and Internet abuse. The agreement will offer Tally Systems customers a special free trial offer and a discounted price on St.Bernard's UpdateEXPERT(TM) security software, while St. Bernard customers will receive a special free subscription to Tally Systems WebCensus hosted PC inventory service.

The new partnership will open opportunities for both companies to assist each other's customers with key security and asset management projects such as managing Microsoft software license agreements and maintaining a secure and stable Windows computing environment, according to Joanne Egner, WebCensus Product Manager at Tally Systems.

"One of the biggest headaches for IT managers is tracking the software deployed in the enterprise, and then keeping up with the stream of security patches and upgrades required for a safe and stable computing environment," says Egner. "The combination of Tally Systems WebCensus with St.Bernard's UpdateEXPERT patch management capabilities will enable organizations to come at the problem from both an asset management and day-to-day operations approach, resulting in improved software management and less time and resources spent on the messy task of keeping up with myriad software fixes and upgrades."

Tally Systems' WebCensus service delivers a fast and accurate PC hardware and software audit over the web. Drill-down reports and queries can be accessed minutes after the inventory runs to address critical IT issues such like:

-- PC security vulnerability assessment

-- Software compliance

-- Microsoft licensing changes

-- Windows 2000 and XP migrations

With WebCensus, the result is a fast, centralized, low-maintenance way to audit enterprise PCs for standard installed software as well as rogue software and hacker tools -- with nothing to build, install or manage, requiring no software or servers.

UpdateEXPERT's automated inventory, research, deployment and validation capabilities enable system administrators to fix security vulnerabilities, stability and performance problems inherent in many Microsoft products. UpdateEXPERT manages and deploys software fixes for Microsoft OSs including NT, Win2K, Terminal Services, and XP as well as an array of high value applications such as IIS, IE, Media Player, SQL Server, and Exchange.

"WebCensus will bring a new asset-management dimension to St. Bernard's customers, and will open up many new opportunities to track their software licenses," according to John Jones, CEO of St. Bernard Software. "Accurate recognition of IT assets deployed throughout the enterprise is a critical function," says Mr. Jones. "Tally Systems has an unsurpassed reputation for excellence in this field, not just with their technology but also with their understanding of process and customer support. We are very pleased to introduce WebCensus to our customers -- the service is a perfect companion to UpdateEXPERT."

About St. Bernard Software, Inc.

St. Bernard Software, Inc. is a global provider of security solutions that protect against data loss, system threats and Internet abuse. Through its products and services, St. Bernard Software helps companies protect their bottom line by securing networks against major risks before they happen. The company's products include Open File Manager (TM), which captures open and in use files that would otherwise be skipped during the backup process; UpdateEXPERT, which solves system and application security problems by keeping software patch levels current; and iPrism (TM), a self-contained Internet filtering appliance that controls inappropriate Internet usage, providing protection from legal liabilities while increasing worker productivity and conserving network bandwidth.

Founded in 1995, St Bernard Software is a privately held corporation headquartered in San Diego, Calif. with international sales offices in London. Ranked by Software Magazine as one of the world's 500 largest suppliers of software and services, St. Bernard Software's award-winning products are sold and supported through key solution partners worldwide. For more information call 1-800-782-3762 or visit http://www.stbernard.com.

About Tally Systems

Tally Systems delivers innovative IT asset tracking solutions to ensure effective technology investment and successful IT projects. Tally Systems pioneered automated PC inventory over a decade ago with its patented Census Recognition Technology (TM), and continues to develop applications, services and integrations to support critical IT initiatives such as migrations, software license compliance and end user support. Tally Systems products -- including TS.Census, WebCensus, QuickCensus, PowerCensus, and CentaMeter -- have been licensed on over 10,000,000 PCs at 15,000 sites worldwide Visit Tally Systems on the web at: http://www.tallysystems.com