SafeWeb Names Jeff Wilson to Its Board of Advisors; Executive Director of Infonetics Research Lends Industry Expertise to Leading Provider of SSL-based Remote Access Appliances

Business Wire, Sept 24, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002

SafeWeb, Inc., a leading provider of secure remote access technologies, today announced that Jeff Wilson, executive director of Infonetics Research, Inc., has joined its Board of Advisors. As a member of the advisory board, Wilson will help shape SafeWeb's strategy and explore new partnerships in the burgeoning market for SSL-based remote access technologies.

"Jeff's knowledge of the network security space is impressive and thorough, as well as leading edge," said Jon Chun, CEO of SafeWeb. "Jeff will be a great complement to the SafeWeb team as we continue to broaden our reach into new market opportunities."

Wilson is widely recognized as the leading expert on VPN and security technologies and buying trends, and he has covered these markets since 1997. As executive director of Infonetics Research, Wilson covers emerging networking products and services and has expertise in all areas of enterprise and service provider networks, including technologies, trends, and purchase patterns.

"The market for SSL-based remote access technology is still in its infancy, but about to experience tremendous growth," said Wilson. "SafeWeb has got a great product and great vision, and they're in the right market at the right time. It's an exciting time for the company, and I'm glad to have the opportunity to help shape SafeWeb's future."

About the SEA Tsunami

The SEA Tsunami enables companies to quickly and easily build extranets so that remote users can securely access corporate network resources using just a Web browser. With absolutely no clients, no back-end server agents, and no major reconfiguration of systems or networks, the SEA Tsunami delivers dramatic savings in cost, time, and ongoing overhead.

About SafeWeb

SafeWeb designs next-generation security solutions that are effective, economical, and simple. Its mission is to drastically reduce the cost and complexity of securing corporate network resources for remote access. To this end, SafeWeb has applied its award-winning proxy technology to develop the Secure Extranet Appliance (SEA), a clientless SSL-based VPN that enables companies to quickly and easily set up secure extranets.