MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - August 30,1999 - Perfecto Technologies, a developer of innovative eBusiness security software, today announced that Quote.com is the first eBusiness to deploy AppShield�, Perfecto`s "plug and play" Internet Application Security solution. Quote.com is the network for the investing revolution, providing the best in market intelligence, tools, educational resources, and transaction capabilities for independent and professional investors. AppShield is currently being used by Quote.com to provide enhanced protection for private customer areas, such as Quote.com`s subscription and registration sites.

Quote.com serves free market news, analysis, charting and portfolio tracking to over 150,000 unique users each month, with thousands more paying prices ranging from $25-$100 each month to receive premium market data and analysis tools. The implementation of Perfecto`s AppShield into the subscription and registration areas of Quote.com`s site has ensured tighter security for any pages where confidential customer information is disclosed.

"We`re completely committed to ensuring the security and privacy of the information entrusted to us by our customers" said Robert Honeycutt, President and CEO of Quote.com. "AppShield allows us to deliver an even greater degree of security without impacting our development process or time to market. More importantly, we believe that by helping us to create a more secure online environment, AppShield provides us with yet another way to attract and retain customers."

According to Eran Reshef, Perfecto`s co-founder and Vice President, "We believe that, among eBusinesses, the need for generic application security solutions is as great as the need for firewalls and encryption. We`re very pleased that Quote.com has chosen AppShield, as they are exactly the sort of dynamic, innovative eBusiness for which AppShield was designed."

About AppShield

AppShield is the first plug and play security solution that allows eBusinesses to dramatically improve their defenses against application-level hacking attacks without impacting time-to-market.

AppShield derives its unique ability to prevent application-level intrusions by employing two of Perfecto`s innovative core technologies: the Policy Recognition Engine and Adaptive Reduction Technology. AppShield dynamically recognizes the intended application security policy by analyzing each outbound HTML page on-the-fly. It then enforces compliance with the policy for each incoming HTTP request. As a result, AppShield protects the integrity of an eBusiness application by making it nearly impossible for hackers to take advantage of security loopholes, either in the application code or within widely used third-party products such as web servers.

AppShield is also designed to be easy to use, allowing systems administrators to manage the installation and operations of multiple AppShield nodes from a single location. Online status and transaction logs are clear and easy to understand.

AppShield is available for both the Sun Solaris and Microsoft Windows NT platforms and is designed to meet the demanding performance and scalability requirements of today`s rapidly growing eBusinesses. Its streamlined design combined with efficient SMP support enables AppShield to deliver high performance and supports millions of hits per day with unlimited concurrent users.

AppShield is available immediately. For more information, including pricing please contact Perfecto Technologies.

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Perfecto Technologies pioneered the market for Internet Application Security software. AppShield, Perfecto`s initial product offering, is the first to provide extreme, plug and play security for customer-facing applications in dynamic eBusiness environments. Privately held, Perfecto is funded by blue-chip venture capital firms and industry leaders, including Sequoia Capital and Intel Corporation. More information about Perfecto Technologies may be obtained by visiting the Company`s Website at www.perfectotech.com or by calling the Company directly at (650) 625-8101.

For Immediate Release
Contact:

Kevin Pedraja
Sterling Communications
(408) 441-4100
[email protected]