"E-businesses are learning the hard way that firewalls and encryption are just part of a comprehensive Internet security strategy. To be truly secure, applications themselves need to be protected," said Tim Carney, President of The NetworkGuys, Inc. "AppShield is the first and only automated, application-level security solution available. This is an important product that meets a critical need for our customers. We're looking forward to working with Perfecto and adding AppShield to our portfolio of products."

The value added partnership will allow Perfecto to leverage The NetworkGuys' strength in the California local and state government markets as well as the medium and Enterprise business markets. Both markets have shown tremendous growth in the demand for Internet security solutions for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer applications.

"The NetworkGuys has established itself as an organization that truly understands the security requirements of companies and organizations operating in today's fast paced, dynamic e-business environment," said Peggy Weigle, CEO of Perfecto Technologies. "With its roster of established customers, and with its extensive track record for delivering integrated security solutions for the Windows NT and Solaris platforms, we believe The NetworkGuys will be an important partner in helping us to expand the market for AppShield."

About AppShield
Based on Perfecto's innovative Policy Recognition Engine and Adaptive Reduction Technology, AppShield is uniquely able to prevent application-level intrusions. By dynamically recognizing a site's intended application security policy and analyzing each outbound HTML page on the fly, AppShield ensures policy compliance for each incoming HTTP request. As a result, AppShield makes it nearly impossible for hackers to take advantage of common security loopholes; either in the application code or within widely used third-party products such as web servers. AppShield can be installed quickly, needs little configuration and does not require modification to either existing eBusiness applications or third-party software.

About The NetworkGuys Inc. (www.networkguys.com)
The NetworkGuys are network security integrators whose focus is to provide its customers implementation of the most up-to-date technology to secure those customers' networks and connections to the Internet. The company is a leading vendor of firewalls, VPN software and hardware, content filtering and anti-virus, anti malicious vandal software, security assessment software and professional services that include security hardware and software implementation, technical support, security assessments and managed security services.

About Perfecto Technologies (www.perfectotech.com)
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Perfecto Technologies pioneered the market for Web Application Security Management software. AppShield, Perfecto Technologies flagship product offering, is the first to provide extreme security for customer-facing applications in dynamic Web site environments. Perfecto Technologies has customers in many sectors including, banking, retailing, finance, government, and healthcare. Privately held, Perfecto Technologies is funded by blue-chip venture capital firms and industry leaders, including Sequoia Capital, Walden, and Intel Corporation. More information about Perfecto Technologies may be obtained by visiting the Company's Web site at www.perfectotech.com or by calling the Company directly at (408) 855-9500.

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