Sybari's Antigen Chosen for Antivirus Protection by the State of Montana; 10,000 Users Stand Protected by Antigen

Business Wire, August 8, 2000

Business & High Tech Editors

E.NORTHPORT, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 8, 2000

Sybari Software, Inc., the premier antivirus and security specialist for groupware solutions today announced that Antigen for Microsoft Exchange was chosen to protect the State of Montana's 10,000 Exchange users from the attack of harmful email viruses.

"In the three months that we've been running Antigen for Exchange, we've been entirely pleased." said Hunter Coleman, ISD end user support, State of Montana. "The installations were straightforward and administration has been intuitive and simple. We found the documentation to be thorough and easy to understand. On the few occasions that we felt the need to contact Sybari for technical support, their staff were knowledgeable and friendly. We've been pleasantly surprised to have Sybari contact us on several occasions to check in and see if we had any issues with Antigen. It would be nice if other vendors would follow Sybari's example and make customer service the same priority."

Sybari's Antigen for Microsoft Exchange delivers advanced antivirus protection with unparalleled service. The developers at Sybari have concentrated their efforts on supplying the best solution by taking advanced steps to meet the reliability and performance standards set by their customers. Its this higher understanding of Microsoft Exchange that enables them to bring a best-of-breed solution to the market in Antigen.

"Each Antigen deployment has it's own considerations and challenges. Our technicians are skilled in determining how Antigen is best utilized in each situation," said Joseph King, director of technical support for Sybari Software, Inc. "Sybari's focus on the groupware environment enables us to provide exceptional service for an ever-changing landscape".

"We refer to Antigen as "Set it and forget it" software around the office," Added Coleman. "Once Antigen is installed you just let it do what it does best, provide superior protection from virus attacks on your groupware environment."

ABOUT ANTIGEN

Antigen for Exchange and Notes is currently shipping. Antigen is available as a two-year renewable license based on the number of users protected within an organization. Pricing is discounted by volume with a per user range of $25-$10 per user. Sybari offers additional pricing and support options as "trade-up" pricing for products from vendors such as Network Associates (NASDAQ:NETA), Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) and Trend Micro (NASDAQ:TMIC). For more information on Antigen and its more complex features, please visit the Sybari website at http://www.sybari.com or send an email to info@sybari.com.

ABOUT SYBARI

Since 1995, Sybari has been investigating and providing solutions for groupware-based viruses and security threats. Today, over four million groupware seats are virus-free as a result of Sybari's Antigen technology. Sybari produces Antigen for Notes and Antigen for Exchange, which is distributed in more than 50 countries through their worldwide offices and distribution network. Sybari is headquartered in E.Northport, New York with its International headquarters in Madrid, Spain. Sybari's clients include IBM, Dell, Compaq, ABB, JD Power, Amazon, Nortel, Visa, Tosco, Lufthansa, US Federal Government, Union Pacific, Wang Global/Getronics and Texaco. Evaluation copies of Antigen for Notes or Exchange are available for download from the Sybari Web site--http://www.sybari.com. Sybari's many strategic partners include Lotus Development (NYSE:IBM), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Computer Associates (NYSE:CA), Compaq (NYSE:CPQ) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW).

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