Websense and Inktomi Team to Enable Content Filtering to Work With Caching Appliances

Business Wire, August 30, 2001

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SAN DIEGO & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2001

Integrated Solution Provides Enterprises With Faster,

Better Managed Web Content Delivery

Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN) and Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT) today announced they have teamed to enable Websense's employee Internet management (EIM) software to work with Inktomi-powered caching appliances available from Compaq, Dell, F5 Networks and Hewlett-Packard.

The seamless integration of Websense's adaptable EIM filtering software and Inktomi-powered caching appliances enables enterprises and government agencies to accelerate Web content to users, while ensuring that all content delivered is managed according to the organization's particular Internet access policy. Websense's EIM filtering software can be customized to manage employee Internet use at any sized company, from small firms to global corporations. With this highly scalable solution, organizations benefit from enhanced end-user productivity and network efficiency.

"Inktomi-powered server appliances that are Websense-enabled address a critical business need for enterprises -- the ability to accelerate and manage the flow of content across their networks," said Kevin Brown, vice president of marketing for Inktomi's Content Networking Solutions Group. "With Websense's strong market share in the enterprise, Websense Enterprise software was a natural choice to integrate with appliances powered by Inktomi's network caching software."

Websense is the first EIM solution integrated to work with Inktomi-powered network caching appliances.

"Building on our existing long-term relationship, Websense and Inktomi have worked closely to integrate our respective products, and the result is an easy-to-deploy, scalable solution," said Andrew Meyer, vice president of marketing for Websense Inc. "Customers receive the best of all worlds -- high-performance filtering and caching capabilities available on powerful, turnkey server appliances."

About Inktomi

Based in Foster City, Inktomi develops and markets network infrastructure software essential for global enterprises and service providers. Inktomi's business is divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for network caching, content distribution and media broadcasting; Search Solutions, which include general Web search and related services, and enterprise search; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America Online, AT&T, Compaq, Dell, Excite@Home, Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.inktomi.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. This supports an organization's efforts to improve employee productivity, conserve network bandwidth and storage costs, and mitigate legal liability. Founded in 1994, the company serves more than 14,000 customers worldwide, ranging in size from 100-person firms to global-sized corporations. These include 250 of the Fortune 500, 69 of the Nikkei 225 and 42 of the FTSE 100, encompassing more than 8.9 million customer seats, pre-paid on a subscription basis.

Websense is listed on the year 2001 Software 500 ranking and has been honored by the Deloitte & Touche "Technology Fast 50" program. The company also has strategic technology relationships with CacheFlow (Nasdaq:CFLO), Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP), Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP) and others. For more information, visit www.websense.com.

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