Websense and Network Appliance Collaborate to Launch EIM-Enabled NetCache Appliances
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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001--Employee Internet management (EIM) leader Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN - news) today announced it has teamed with Network Appliance Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP - news), the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, to offer a new line of EIM-enabled content delivery appliances.
Together, Websense and Network Appliance are offering customers a platform that eliminates redundant and unproductive Web traffic, while greatly reducing the load on the network.
Websense Enterprise v4.2, NetCache(TM) Edition, combines flexible, sophisticated Internet filtering software with high-performance, scalable NetCache content delivery solutions. By coupling Websense Enterprise with NetCache appliances, customers can boost network performance by caching frequently visited Web pages and removing unproductive, bandwidth-intensive content.
Employee requests to the Internet are checked with Websense's management application to ensure that the Web content is appropriate according to the customer's particular Internet access policy. This prevents the NetCache appliance from caching frivolous or non-work-related material, saving valuable cache space and increasing the speed of the network for all employees.
``The two products work hand-in-hand, demonstrating an alliance of best-of-breed companies,'' said John B. Carrington, Websense CEO. ``Websense software saves bandwidth, storage and productivity costs, while Network Appliance(TM) hardware speeds delivery and reduces the need for additional bandwidth.''
Websense Enterprise v4.2, NetCache Edition, provides the following features:
Flexible Filtering Options -- In addition to blocking and permitting access, Websense software lets organizations use a host of flexible management options, such as Postpone, Defer and Continue. This enables employees to postpone personal Web surfing until appropriate times, such as lunch, before or after work. Administrators can also permit employees to continue surfing sites they deem work-related or schedule time ``blocks'' of personal surfing per employee, per day.
Custom Reporting -- The companion reporting application to Websense Enterprise, Websense Reporter offers more than 50 reports detailing Internet access, including top 10 hits and top 10 bandwidth use for sites, categories, users and groups. Administrators can also schedule specific times to generate reports.
Comprehensive Websense Master Database -- The largest, most accurate database of sites in the Internet filtering category, the Websense Master Database consists of more than 2.2 million sites comprised of 400 million Web pages and is organized into more than 65 categories. The database is automatically and incrementally updated daily, with subcategories that allow finer control of Internet access policies.
Premium Groups -- Websense's Premium Group databases enable customers to manage additional productivity-draining or high-bandwidth Web content. PG I manages online advertisements, freeware/software download, instant messaging, online brokerage and trading and pay-to-surf sites. PG II allows managers to limit employee use of streaming or bandwidth-intensive content that can choke corporate networks, such as Internet radio, Internet telephony and others.
``Network Appliance content delivery solutions enable customers to utilize the content management features inherent in Websense software at the edges of their corporate networks, reducing network bottlenecks and saving bandwidth costs,'' said Amit Pandey, senior director of content marketing for Network Appliance. ``This collaboration allows our customers to reduce Web traffic and feel more secure that the content reaching their employees is the right content.''
The Websense and Network Appliance joint solution will be available in June 2001. As part of its rollout, both companies will launch joint marketing and sales efforts targeted primarily at enterprise customers. For more information, visit www.websense.com/netapp.html.
About Network Appliance Inc.
Network Appliance Inc., a leader in network file storage and content delivery, has been providing data access solutions since 1992, and is a member of both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 index. Major corporations and service providers, including Lycos, Yahoo!, Citicorp Securities, Siemens, Lockheed, Cisco, Motorola and Texas Instruments have deployed NetApp® solutions.
The company pioneered the concept of the ``network appliance,'' an extension of the industry trend toward dedicated, specialized products that perform a single function. NetApp storage and content delivery platforms (filers and NetCache appliances) are coupled with powerful content distribution and reporting software. This center-to-edge(TM) solution offers seamless data management from the back-end data center to the edge of the network quickly, simply and reliably. The Network Appliance product portfolio utilizes the company's innovative data access software, known as the Data ONTAP(TM) operating system, as well as standards-compliant hardware. It also offers multiprotocol support and transparent integration for UNIX® and Windows® environments.
About Websense Inc.
Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN - news) is the worldwide leader of employee Internet management (EIM) solutions. Websense Enterprise software enables businesses to monitor, report and manage how their employees use the Internet. This supports an organization's efforts to improve employee productivity, conserve network bandwidth and mitigate legal liability. Founded in 1994, the company serves more than 13,000 customers worldwide, ranging in size from 100-person firms to global-sized corporations. These include 244 of the Fortune 500, 69 of the Nikkei 225 and 36 of the FTSE 100, encompassing more than 8.25 million customer seats, pre-paid on a subscription basis.
Websense is listed on the year 2000 Software 500 ranking and has been honored by the Deloitte & Touche ``Technology Fast 50'' program. The company also has strategic technology relationships with Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP - news), Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO - news) and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT - news). For more information, visit www.websense.com.
NetApp is a registered trademark and Network Appliance, NetCache, center to edge and Data ONTAP are trademarks of Network Appliance, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements containing the words ``planned,'' ``expects,'' ``believes,'' ``strategy,'' ``opportunity,'' ``anticipates'' and similar words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from historical results or any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date hereof. The potential risks and uncertainties which could cause actual growth and results to differ materially include but are not limited to, the volatile and competitive nature of the Internet industry, changes in domestic and international market conditions, foreign exchange rates, the success of the Company's brand development systems efforts, and customer acceptance of the Company's services, products and fee structures. Further information on the factors and risks that could affect Websense's business, financial condition and results of operations are included under the ``Risk Factors'' sections of Websense's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at (http://www.sec.gov).
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Contact:
Websense Inc.
Ted Ladd, 858/320-9270
tladd@websense.com
or
Network Appliance Inc.
Heather Fuller, 408/822-3287
hfuller@netapp.com |
