Axent's PowerVPN Secures 'Excellent' Rating in InfoWorld Test Center Review

Business Wire, March 29, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000

AXENT's Market-Leading Virtual Private Networking Solution Praised

For its Flexibility, Interoperability, Ease-of-Use

and New Personal Firewall

AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXNT), one of the world's leading e-security solution providers for e-business, announced today that its market leading virtual private networking (VPN) solution, PowerVPN(R), received the highest score of "Excellent" in a recent issue of InfoWorld magazine. Reviewers praised PowerVPN's flexibility, interoperability, and cost effectiveness, awarding PowerVPN the "Excellent" rating for ease-of-use, performance and following International Computer Security Association(TM) (ICSA(TM)) Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) standards.

In the review, InfoWorld stated that PowerVPN 6.5 provides a very powerful, flexible and easy-to-use solution that is perfect for companies looking to implement a VPN in their existing network and security architectures. "It was the easiest installation and configuration I have seen for such a feature-rich VPN solution," said the InfoWorld reviewer. "The PowerVPN server can stand on its own and is interoperable with any firewall on the market, allowing fast and relatively painless integration with an existing network architecture." The review can be viewed in its entirety at http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pi/xml/00/03/20/000320pipowervpn.xml.> The review also praised PowerVPN's new, innovative personal firewall that blocks traffic to specified ports and ensures that always-on Internet services like cable modems are protected. Reviewers praised AXENT as "the first company to release a personal firewall with a VPN client that has configurable options and varying levels of protection."

"Earning the `Excellent' rating from InfoWorld validates our commitment to provide our customers the highest level of security for open networks, helping protect telecommuters and remote offices," said Barry Cioe, product manager at AXENT(R). "PowerVPN offers the security and flexibility needed for our customers to win the race to the Web, reduce online access and management costs, and implement the right level of e-business security."

About PowerVPN

According to a recent Frost & Sullivan report, U.S. Virtual Private Network Markets, AXENT grabbed 11 percent of the highly fragmented VPN software market in '99, gaining market share, while more than 25 vendors lost VPN market share.

PowerVPN 6.5 integrates two of AXENT's leading VPN offerings-PowerVPN(TM) server and RaptorMobile(TM)-into a single, flexible, integrated solution for fast-growing enterprise users. As part of AXENT's Smart Security Architecture initiative, the firewall-independent PowerVPN Server also works with any firewall and supports a wide range of protocols and standards to streamline installation, management and interoperability. Standards supported include: LDAP and Windows NT(R) Domain; X.509 PKI support for digital certificates; Westcoast Labs Checkmark certification; International Computer Security Association (ICSA) certification and full IPSec/IKE (Internet Key Exchange) support that lets the PowerVPN securely connect with other certified VPN solutions. A full list of the PowerVPN Server features and functionality can be found on the Web at http://www.axent.com under products.

About AXENT(R)

AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize our customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets. Through its unique Lifecycle Security(TM) methodology combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the "right" level of security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection, authentication, VPN, Web-access, single sign-on and user administration for the entire enterprise.

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50, one-third of the Fortune e-50 and governments worldwide. Contact AXENT via e-mail at info@axent.com, or visit AXENT's World Wide Web site at http://www.axent.com.

AXENT, AXENT Technologies, Lifecycle Security, Raptor, RaptorMobile, PowerVPN, and the AXENT logo are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. International Computer Security Association and ICSA are trademarks of ICSA, Inc.; Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.