Websense Inc. Builds on Longstanding Relationship, Renews Check Point OPSEC Certification for Websense Enterprise v4.4.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2002 Product Certification Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and/or quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test standards, Update Includes New Linux Support, Remote Transparent User I.D. Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN WBSN Websense, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) WBSN Work Breakdown Structure Number ), the worldwide leader of employee Internet management (EIM EIM Enterprise Incentive Management EIM Enterprise Information Management EIM Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM) EIM Enterprise Instant Messaging EIM Employee Internet Management EIM European Institute for the Media ) solutions, has renewed its OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for (Open Platform for Security(TM)) certification with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), enabling VPN-1(R)/FireWall-1(R) Next Generation (NG) customers to benefit from Websense's newest best-of-breed EIM solution and top-ranked database. By updating certification for the VPN-1/FireWall-1 NG family of products, Websense Enterprise v4.4 has been rigorously tested to ensure reliability and interoperability with Check Point's market-leading solutions. Customers benefit from a tightly integrated solution offering two market-leading software packages in one integration. In addition, Check Point customers have access to the sophisticated new features available in Websense Enterprise v4.4. "Websense's OPSEC certification renewal for Websense Enterprise v4.4 is another milestone in the company's long-standing relationship with Check Point OPSEC," said Upesh Patel, manager of the OPSEC Alliance for Check Point Software Technologies. "Our customers using Websense and the Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1 family of solutions will benefit from a best-of-breed EIM solution that has been tested for reliability and interoperability with their existing security infrastructure." The renewed OPSEC certification marks A certification mark on a commercial product indicates five things:
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In addition, new features of OPSEC-certified Websense Enterprise v4.4 include: -- Remote Transparent User Identification: This ease-of-deployment feature, unique to Websense in the EIM industry, enables an administrator to identify users via IP addresses and apply Internet access policies in one central location without requiring installation of software on each domain controller. -- Enhanced User/Group Support: Administrators can easily customize Internet access policies based on users and groups as defined in Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 Active Directory and LDAP-accessible directory services. -- Internet Browse-Time Reports: Websense Reporter v6.3, the reporting module of Websense Enterprise, now provides Internet browse-time reports, helping companies calculate the true cost of unproductive surfing and ROI by estimating the time spent surfing the Internet by user and category, and associating this with hourly wages. -- WebCatcher: With this feature unique to Websense customers, uncategorized Web sites pooled from hundreds of Websense companies worldwide are automatically sent to Websense for review and addition to the Websense Master Database. Essentially, customers that use WebCatcher are able to customize Websense Enterprise software to the surfing patterns of their company, providing an extra layer of protection and ensuring that new sites visited by employees are categorized and managed with Websense Enterprise. As one of Check Point's founding OPSEC partners, Websense has worked with the company for eight years and continues to leverage Check Point's OPSEC framework to build its industry-leading EIM solution. "As Websense continues its partnership in Check Point's OPSEC program, customers are the ultimate beneficiaries," said Ron Hegli, vice president of engineering for Websense Inc. "In addition to ensuring they receive a seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. between two best-of-breed solutions, customers also continuously receive new product features that offer powerful functionality and simplified ease-of-use." About Check Point's OPSEC OPSEC is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With more than 300 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com. About Websense Inc. Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN) is the worldwide leader of employee Internet management (EIM) solutions. Websense Enterprise software enables businesses to manage how their employees use the Internet, improving productivity, conserving network bandwidth and storage costs, and mitigating legal liability. Ranked the highest quality database in a recent test of EIM products, Websense delivers the most effective and comprehensive solution in the industry to help companies avoid legal and productivity exposures. Founded in 1994, Websense serves more than 17,000 worldwide customers, ranging in size from 100-person firms to global corporations. These include more than half of the Fortune 500, approximately one-third of Japan's Nikkei 225 and half of the U.K.'s FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. 100, encompassing more than 12 million customer seats, pre-paid on a subscription basis. Websense has strategic technology relationships with CacheFlow (Nasdaq:CFLO CFLO Central Florida Lyric Opera ), Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP), Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), Inktomi, Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), NetScreen (Nasdaq:NSCN NSCN National Socialist Council of Nagalim NSCN Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature NSCN Navy Satellite Control Network ), Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything (Nasdaq:NTAP NTAP Network Appliance, Inc. (stock symbol) NTAP Never Take Another Puff NTAP National Track Analysis Program NTAP Notices to Airmen Publication NTAP Windows NT Application Processors NTAP Naval Training Acquisition Process ), SonicWALL (Nasdaq:SNWL) and others. For more information, visit www.websense.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , including statements containing the words "planned," "expects," "believes," "strategy," "opportunity," "anticipates" and similar words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause the company's actual results to be materially different from historical results or any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date hereof. The potential risks and uncertainties which could cause actual growth and results to differ materially include but are not limited to, customer acceptance of the company's services, products and fee structures, the success of the company's brand development efforts, the volatile and competitive nature of the Internet industry, and changes in domestic and international market conditions, and foreign exchange rates. Further information on the factors and risks that could affect Websense's business, financial condition and results of operations are included under the headings "Risk Factors," "Risks and Uncertainties" or "Factors Affecting our Operating Results" contained in Websense's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at (http://www.sec.gov). |
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