Bit9 Selected by AlwaysOn as an AO 100 Top Private Company Award Winner

Business Wire, July 31, 2007

Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology and Global Business Potential

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Bit9, Inc., a leading provider of application and device control solutions, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn (AO) as one of the AO 100 Top Private Companies for 2007. The AO 100 Top Private Companies list identifies the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global technology industry. Bit9 and the AO 100 Top Private Companies for 2007 will be honored at the AlwaysOn Stanford Summit starting today at Stanford University. The Stanford Summit is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political, and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries.

The fifth-annual elite AO 100 Top Private Companies list was compiled by the AlwaysOn editorial panel. In order to be eligible, companies had to be peer-nominated, with AlwaysOn receiving more than 1,000 nominations from venture investors, investment bankers, and other industry experts.

A full list of all the AlwaysOn Top 100 Private Companies can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/15899.> Bit9 Parity's award-winning, patent-pending application and device control solution ensures the best prevention against malicious software and data leakage. Customers regain control of their desktops and laptops through Bit9's business-friendly approach to Windows lockdown that allows them to:

* Stop data leakage

* Prevent malware

* Ban unauthorized software

* Achieve PCI compliance

* Halt zero-day attacks

"Bit9 continues to achieve amazing success this year," said Tom Murphy, Bit9's Chief Marketing Officer. "This is the 8th time Bit9 has been recognized by industry awards in the first half of 2007, celebrating the company's incredible customer traction, market awareness, and partner success."

About The AlwaysOn Stanford Summit

The Stanford Summit is a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. The Stanford Summit features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors, and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates, and private company CEO showcases. The Stanford Summit's goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.

About Bit9

Bit9, Inc., the leading provider of application and device control solutions, centrally controls which applications can and cannot run. Bit9's award-winning, patent-pending technology delivers the easiest and most effective way to achieve business-friendly Windows lockdown, enabling IT professionals to realize the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability. Founded in 2002 by the founders of Okena (acquired by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)) and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bit9 is a privately held company. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwasyOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, AlwaysOn Hollywood, AlwaysOn Media, and GoingGreen) and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.