Kaspersky Lab Named 2006 XChange XCellence Award Winner; Honored as the Top Vendor with Best Software Solution At CMP Media's 2006 XChange'06 Conference

Business Wire, August 29, 2006

WOBURN, Mass. -- Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions that protect against viruses, spyware, hackers and spam, today announced that its North American operation earned a 2006 XChange XCellence award for Best Software Solution. The award was bestowed during CMP Media's XChange'06 at an awards ceremony in St. Louis, Missouri on August 16. Kaspersky was also honored as a finalist in two additional categories; Best Revenue Generator and Best XChange Appointment, a very high distinction since finalists for each category are chosen from 120 nominees.

The XChange Xcellence Awards measure overall business and technology integrator perceptions of vendor products and services. The Awards cover nine key categories including an Overall Best in Show award. "The XChange XCellence Award winners are selected by top solution providers at each conference and honor the vendors with the most exceptional products, programs and technologies," said Nancy Hammervik, vice president/managing director, CMP Media's XChange Conferences. "Congratulations to all of the winning companies. They have demonstrated that they deliver high quality solutions and have many satisfied business partners."

"These multiple honors at the recent XChange conference clearly demonstrate that Kaspersky is delivering on our promise to the channel," said Steve Orenberg, president, Kaspersky Lab, Inc. "This recognition further validates our award-winning software and progressive channel strategy and is proof that we are creating tremendous in-roads in the VAR community, resulting in happy end users and profitable partners."

Heralded for the accuracy and frequency of its anti-virus updates with Kaspersky Lab's exclusive automated hourly anti-virus updates, Kaspersky's virus lab outpaces any of the leading virus detection centers with the industry's highest detection rates and its unmatched rapid response time to virus outbreaks. With Kaspersky's full line of award-winning anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and anti-crimeware offerings, VARs can deliver quality protection for their customers' most complex networks, guarding all network entry points from firewalls and gateways to mail servers, file servers, workstations and mobile devices.

For more information on Kaspersky's value-added reseller channel program, please contact the company at (781) 503-1800 or sales@kaspersky.com, or visit our website at www.kaspersky.com/partners.> About Kaspersky Lab, Inc.

Kaspersky Lab delivers the industry's most immediate protection against Internet-born viruses and threats. Kaspersky is unmatched in the speed that it detects and disarms even the most sophisticated new attacks. Kaspersky offers complete security protection both home users and corporate networks with advanced antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-crimeware and firewall capabilities, supported by rapid response and automated hourly updates from its world renowned Internet security lab. Today, Kaspersky Lab's products protect more than 200 million users worldwide and its technology is licensed by leading security, networking and messaging vendors globally. To learn more about Kaspersky Lab, visit www.kaspersky.com.