Santa Clara, Calif. - October 30, 2000 - Sanctum, Inc., the established leader in automated Web application control and security software, today announced strategic partnerships with three industry leading security integrators. Mission Critical Systems (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Enterprise Systems Consulting Inc. (Irvine, Calif.) and Secure Enterprise Computing (Raleigh, N.C.) will now offer AppShield, Sanctum's powerful application-level security solution, to eBusiness customers in North America, providing them with blanket protection against Web application perversion.

As part of Sanctum's security integrator strategy, these significant partnerships immediately expand the reach of Sanctum's market-leading Web application security solution to the Fortune 1000, as well as small and medium size businesses. Sanctum's security integrator program generates market reach for AppShield, the company's flagship product, by opening an expanded set of channels focused on solving the explosive problem of application security. With these agreements, Sanctum now has 13 security integrator partners throughout North America and Israel.

"By implementing Sanctum's AppShield product, companies can provide a more secure, trusted environment for conducting transactions on the Internet," said Susan Crabtree, president of Mission Critical Systems. "Web applications are the front lines of eBusiness, so having a solution focused on protecting them is critical to any eBusiness strategy. AppShield is really the only product on the market at the moment that gives companies the peace of mind that their Web applications are protected."

AppShield is the first solution to provide complete application-level security for eBusinesses. Developed to meet the time-to-market demands of the online environment, AppShield secures Web sites by blocking any type of application manipulation through the browser. It blocks hacks, logs them and sends a warning to the perpetrator, while alerting the eBusiness to the hacker's identity and to the time and location of the hack. AppShield ensures an enterprise's valuable digital content is secure so the company can focus developer resources on making money versus debugging and patching existing applications.

"Sanctum is helping to redefine the fundamental approach of data security," said Rick Ricker, Senior Partner, Architecture and Strategy, Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc, "Sanctum's products not only protect our customer's Web presence from catastrophic application security vulnerabilities, but do so in a way that provides forward-looking protection against the increasing ingenuity of today's hackers. This is an innovative approach that should set the course for all security products."

"To compete effectively today, eBusinesses must proactively address the enormous security concerns of an increasing dangerous online world and effectively implement a comprehensive security solution. This requires unique expertise that only a world-class network of security integrators can deliver," said Peggy Weigle, CEO of Sanctum. "With today's announcement, we're once again demonstrating our commitment to delivering market-leading Web application security solutions that encompass technology, services and partnerships. We are very proud of these new relationships."

For a complete list of contact information and profiles for Sanctum's security integrator partners, visit www.sanctuminc.com/partners/partners/index.

About Sanctum, Inc. (www.SanctumInc.com)
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Sanctum, Inc. (formerly Perfecto Technologies) pioneered the market for web application security and control software. Sanctum's software works autonomously and continuously to monitor how individuals interact with web applications. By detecting and defending against any unauthorized behavior, Sanctum prevents web application perversion, even if a site has unknown security holes or flaws. Sanctum's customers include industry leaders in banking, retailing, finance, government, and healthcare. Privately held, Sanctum is funded by blue-chip venture capital firms and industry leaders, including Sequoia Capital, Walden and Intel Corporation. More information about Sanctum may be obtained by visiting the Company's web site www.SanctumInc.com or by calling the Company directly at (408) 855-9500.

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