Websense

Improving Employee Productivity

Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) 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, ranging in size from 100-person firms to global-sized corporations. Websense customers include 244 of the Fortune 500, 69 of the Nikkei 225 and 36 of the FTSE 100, encompassing more than 8.2 million employees worldwide.

History:

Websense was founded in 1994 as a value-added reseller of firewalls and other Internet solutions. In 1996, the company launched its first product as a software developer - the Websense Internet Screening System. In two years, Websense won numerous awards from high-tech publications, transformed itself into a multimillion-dollar corporation and built the largest worldwide reseller channel in the industry. In January 2000, the company released Websense Enterprise 4.0 - the most comprehensive and flexible employee Internet management application on the market today, running on the broadest range of integrations.

Solutions:

Improve company productivity

Preserve valuable corporate bandwidth

Limit company liability by filtering out objectionable or time-wasting Internet material in the workplace

Target Market:

Mid-sized to large corporations

Government agencies

Client List:

Currently, more than 13,000 organizations worldwide use Websense Enterprise software. On any given day in corporate America, 6.6 million employees are managed with the company's software. Websense's client list reads like a "Who's Who" in business, including:

	Compaq
	General Motors
	American Express
	MetLife
	Ralston Purina
	Blue Shield
	Shell Oil
	Pepsi
	Calvin Klein
	Delta Airlines
	Canon
	IBM
	Yamaha

Partnerships:

Websense delivers its products through a network of domestic resellers and international resellers, blanketing more than 70 countries. The company has also established a number of key strategic partnerships, including:

CacheFlow (NASDAQ: CFLO) - implements Websense on its high-traffic cache engine appliances; Websense is a member of the ACE program.

Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP) - implements Websense on its leading Firewall-1 products; Websense is a premier member of the Check Point OPSEC program.

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) - implements Websense in a variety of its networking products; Websense is a member of its Security Associates Program.

Inktomi (NASDAQ: INKT) - implements Websense on its Traffic Server products.

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) - implements Websense on its Microsoft Proxy Server and its ISA Server.

Netscreen - Implements Websense on its 10/100 security appliances.

Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) - Implements Websense on its firewall product.

SonicWALL (NASDAQ: SNWL) - Implements Websense on its firewall appliance.