e-Security Receives Highly Coveted "Excellent" Award From InfoWorld

Market Wire, September, 2004

e-Security, Inc., the leading supplier of security and compliance management solutions, announced today that the company has received the highly coveted "Excellent" award from InfoWorld Media Group's Test Center editors and analysts. Receiving an "Excellent" rating assures IT professionals of a product's quality and market readiness before they make a purchase.

"We are extremely pleased to receive this award from the InfoWorld Test Center," said Joe Payne, CEO of eSecurity, Inc. "InfoWorld is reaffirming what our customers have been telling us -- our product is easy to use, intuitive, scalable and mission critical for managing security and compliance. We continue to deliver innovative, quality solutions to help our customers drive down risk, costs and time and increase operational and compliance confidence across the extended enterprise."

"Using it [e-Security] is extremely intuitive. It presents the data in a clear graphical form that makes it easy to stay on top of security management," said Wayne Rash, Senior Analyst, InfoWorld's Test Center. "Information was presented clearly and logically. Even better, this product is scalable and can work with just about any solution that provides some sort of reporting capability. It's clearly designed for use by busy IT managers who don't have the time or resources to dedicate a person to baby-sit it."

"Our methodology for testing products is simple," says Chad Dickerson, InfoWorld Media Group's CTO and acting Test Center Director. "We utilize real, working technologists and analysts with years of 'in the trenches' IT experience to construct tests in an environment that mirrors the real enterprises of our readers. The new ratings' program gives IT buyers a quick sense of the top enterprise-ready products on the market today."

A complete copy of the article reviewing the product test results can be found at http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/09/17/38TCesecurity_1.html.

About e-Security, Inc.

e-Security, Inc. is the leading global provider of security and compliance management solutions. e-Security's solutions enable organizations to drive down the risk, costs and time associated with security management and compliance, while improving operational and compliance confidence and achieving greater protection across the extended enterprise. e-Security has a proven track record with the largest installed base of security management and compliance customers worldwide. Leading corporations, government organizations, and managed security service providers (MSSPs) use e-Security solutions to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of their security operations and improve compliance with security policies. For more information on e-Security, please visit www.esecurity.net.

About InfoWorld Media Group

For 25 years, InfoWorld Media Group has provided cutting-edge coverage and evaluation of IT products and services for technology experts in senior management. Through integrated channels including print, online, and events, InfoWorld reaches the most influential senior-level information technologists -- those who drive their enterprises' strategies and technology purchases. Powered by a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products.

About IDG

InfoWorld is a division of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is available at www.idg.com.

e-Security Contact: Brooke Greenwald Cornerstone Communications 301-983-0490 brooke@cornerstonepr.net InfoWorld Contact: Paul Calento InfoWorld Media Group 415-978-3212 paul_calento@infoworld.com