Tripwire and Visa Form Strategic Alliance; Partnership Leverages Joint Expertise, Benefiting Visa and Its Member Organizations

Business Wire, April 22, 2002

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PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2002

Tripwire, Inc., the Data Integrity Assurance Company, today announced that it has entered into a two-year, global strategic alliance with Visa International, the world's leading consumer payments brand.

The alliance will explore options for using Tripwires' award-winning products and technology to result in safer and more secure e-commerce and e-business initiatives for Visa member banks, merchants and consumers worldwide.

Tripwire products provide infrastructure management, control, and security by assuring the integrity of data and networking components across the enterprise. By monitoring for unauthorized change on servers and networking devices, Tripwire software significantly reduces the time spent firefighting and troubleshooting system problems, freeing up IT resources to deliver critical productivity enhancements. In addition to increased IT efficiencies, Tripwire provides a valuable means for change management, while establishing a critical foundation for overall security strategy.

"Tripwire and Visa share a vision of safe, secure Internet commerce, including the ability to conduct business safely within an enterprise, at home or at the point of purchase," said W. Wyatt Starnes, CEO, president and co-founder of Tripwire, Inc. "By working closely together to leverage each company's expertise, the substantial benefits of e-commerce and e-business may be maximized as the risks of fraud and thefts are minimized. We look forward to the opportunity to work with Visa to protect all levels of critical data."

"At Visa International we believe that infrastructure and data integrity are essential in maximizing the security, reliability, and availability of our systems," said Sarah Perry, senior vice president of Strategic Investments and Business Development for Visa International. "As the world's largest commercial processor of financial transactions, Visa understands the need for security at all levels of the transaction process, and are excited by the possibilities and proven track record that Tripwire brings to the table."

Tripwire's flagship product, Tripwire for Servers, has hundreds of thousands of active users and has received many industry awards. The product assures the integrity and security of data by notifying users if, when and how files have drifted from a known, good state. Additional products from Tripwire include, Tripwire Manager and Tripwire for Routers and Switches. Tripwire Manager enables secure, centralized management of enterprise-wide Tripwire for Servers installations. Tripwire for Routers and Switches, a data and networking integrity product, provides real-time detection and restoration of router and switch misconfigurations and attacks.

Billions of dollars are spent annually on Internet Security technology, including firewalls and network management tools, just to keep data available and flowing. Data and network integrity are at the intersection of the Internet security and network management markets. Internet Security is expected to be a $7 billion market by 2004. The Network Management market will be even larger at $12.4 billion by 2004. This relationship emphasizes Visa's belief that a powerful security strategy which includes Tripwire for data integrity assurance is essential for successful e-commerce, in both consumer- and business-oriented transactions.

About Tripwire Inc.

Tripwire Inc. is the Data Integrity Assurance Company. Tripwire software assures the integrity of data by establishing a baseline of data in its desired state, detecting and reporting any changes to the baseline, and ensuring rapid discovery and remediation when undesired change occurs. Tripwire is highly recommended as a Best Practice by many security advisory groups and is featured in the NSA's "60 Minute Security Guide." Tripwire customers include Global 3000 companies, e-business corporations and key public sector organizations such as Intuit, AT&T, Ernst & Young and the U.S. House of Representatives. Tripwire is headquartered in Portland, Ore., with offices in Japan, France and Germany, and users in 92 countries around the world. For more information about Tripwire, please visit the company Web site at www.tripwire.com.

About Visa International

Visa is the world's leading payment brand. Visa-branded cards generate more than US$2 trillion in annual volume and are accepted at more than 23 million physical locations around the world, including more than 750,000 ATMs. The Visa organization plays a pivotal role in developing innovative payment products and technologies to benefit its 21,000 member financial institutions and their cardholders. Visa is a leader in Internet based payments and is pioneering the creation of u-commerce, or universal commerce -- the ability to conduct commerce anywhere, anytime, and any way. For more information, visit www.visa.com

Tripwire is a registered trademark of Tripwire Inc.

Tripwire for Routers and Switches, Tripwire Manager, and Tripwire for Servers are trademarks of Tripwire, Inc.