WebTrends Announces eBusiness Intelligence Solutions for Cisco SAFE e-Business Security Framework.

Business/High Tech Editors

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2000

WebTrends Firewall Suite Provides Advanced eBusiness Intelligence

for Cisco's Flexible, Comprehensive Security Framework

WebTrends(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:WEBT), the leading provider of Enterprise Solutions for eBusiness Intelligence and Visitor Relationship Management (VRM)(TM), today announced its support for Cisco SAFE, the new eBusiness security framework from Cisco Systems, Inc.

WebTrends Firewall Suite is an essential solution for eBusinesses deploying Cisco SAFE security solutions to analyze bandwidth usage and cost, analyze employee Internet usage and investigate security breaches.

The latest version of Firewall Suite, v3.0 released in August, offers IT professionals real-time alerting and monitoring on critical security events, industry-leading performance enhancements to handle traffic from the largest installations, and advanced management capabilities providing additional ease of administration.

Cisco SAFE is a flexible, comprehensive security blueprint that is designed to help organizations securely, reliably and cost effectively engage in eBusiness. It integrates scalable, high performance security services throughout the eBusiness infrastructure, making it possible for companies to design and implement intelligent, self-defending networks. In addition, Cisco SAFE is enhanced by a rich ecosystem of third-party products, solutions and services, of which WebTrends Firewall Suite is a part.

The Cisco Security and VPN Associate Program is the basis for this ecosystem, providing customers with interoperable, tested and certified security solutions based on Cisco's industry-leading security products and third-party security products. This proven ecosystem of complementary products assures customers that their networks will be secure for eBusiness. As part of the Cisco Security and VPN Associate Program, WebTrends has passed stringent compatibility testing in order to provide assurance of Firewall Suite's interoperability with Cisco's security products.

"Maximizing network security is an eBusiness imperative, and we support Cisco in its Cisco SAFE initiative," said Coleen Carey, director of product marketing at WebTrends Corporation. "WebTrends Firewall Suite is a complement to the Cisco SAFE security framework, providing customers with the latest improvements in system monitoring and alerting to help keep their network investment secure and ensure that their customers have a positive Internet experience."

"Large-scale security monitoring solutions are fundamental to deploying and maintaining any network security solution," said Greg Mayfield, manager of business development in the Cisco VPN and Security Services business unit. "WebTrends, through the Cisco Security and VPN Associate Program, offers excellent security products that enhance the Cisco SAFE framework and ecosystem."

About WebTrends Firewall Suite

WebTrends Firewall Suite 3.0 is the most complete security management and reporting solution, enabling Internet professionals to analyze firewall and proxy server log files and report on all Internet traffic activity, including protocol usage, security issues, bandwidth consumption, and employee Internet monitoring included embedded URL categorization. WebTrends Firewall Suite manages, monitors and reports on firewall activity so users can understand and react to the impact on security and network traffic. It supports all leading firewalls, VPN and proxy servers, and offers the comprehensive reports, accuracy, robustness and usability for which WebTrends products are relied upon. For more information and to download a free 14-day trial of WebTrends Firewall Suite, visit www.webtrends.com/products/firewall.

About WebTrends

Founded in 1993, WebTrends Corporation (www.webtrends.com) is the leading provider of Visitor Relationship Management and eBusiness Intelligence solutions for Internet and intranet servers and firewalls.

WebTrends offers organizations a comprehensive set of solutions that are integrated, scalable, modular, and easy to use. Products include CommerceTrends, WebTrends Enterprise Reporting Server, WebTrends Enterprise Suite, WebTrends Professional Suite, WebTrends Log Analyzer, WebTrends Security Analyzer, WebTrends Firewall Suite and WebTrends Live, the industry's first Web traffic analysis eService. They are used by thousands of customers such as ISPs, ASPs, government and educational institutions and corporate clients that include American Express, AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Comcast, Dow Jones & Company, EDS, Firstar, IBM, Microsoft, NASA, NCR, Pharmacia & Upjohn, PSINet, Verio, marchFIRST, and UUNet.

WebTrends' many strategic partners include Allaire (Nasdaq:ALLR), Cable & Wireless, Check Point Software, Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO), Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HWP), Internet Dynamics, Lotus Development, Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Novell (Nasdaq:NOVL), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), Vignette (Nasdaq:VIGN) and WatchGuard Technologies.

WebTrends is a registered trademark of WebTrends Corporation. Visitor Relationship Management and VRM are trademarks of WebTrends Corporation. All brands or product names mentioned are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products and services of, their respective owners.