St. Bernard's iPrism Wins Technology & Learning Award of Excellence

St. Bernard Software, Inc. a leader in Web security appliances, today announced that its iPrism Web Filter appliance was awarded the prestigious "Award of Excellence" by Technology & Learning Magazine. This recognition further reinforces St. Bernard's commitment to delivering superior security, performance and value across all educational institutions.

The Technology & Learning "Award of Excellence" is a 27-year-old recognition program that honors software, hardware, network, and web products that break new ground in some significant way, as well as those that prove to demonstrate superiority over similar solutions in the education market. This year, a panel of more than 30 educators, who tested more than 100 entries across the country, chose the winners.

"We are extremely pleased that the iPrism Web Filter received such high accolades from Technology & Learning Magazine, one of the most respected publications in the education industry," said Steve Yin, executive vice president of sales, marketing and services at St. Bernard. "Educational institutions need dependable Web filtering solutions to protect their networks, comply with federal regulations and efficiently manage bandwidth to ensure productivity. The iPrism appliances are not only feature-rich solutions that schools can rely on to block inappropriate online material and meet CIPA compliance requirements, but they are also proven to deliver the lowest Total Cost of Ownership in the industry, which is extremely attractive to any educational institution."

"This year's awards have grown to include new hardware and network categories," says Kevin Hogan, Editorial Director for NewBay Media's Tech & Learning Group. "Our judges, which include stalwarts such as our resident expert Joe Huber and the staff of Philadelphia's Science Leadership Academy, put dozens of entries through their paces. To come out with their seal of approval is a testament to the product."

A market leader in the web filtering industry since 2001, St. Bernard's awardwinning iPrism Web filter protects organizations from security, regulatory, productivity and network performance risks that can result from inappropriate use of Web, IM and P2P. Delivering exceptional security, performance and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in the industry, the iPrism Web filter is the preferred solution for addressing the Web filtering needs of the mid-market enterprise.

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St. Bernard Announces iPrism Secure Web Gateway Appliance 6.4

St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), a leader in Web security appliances, today announced the availability of iPrism 6.4, which boasts a newly designed Web-based user interface and exclusive features including video tutorials integrated directly into the product. With this release, St. Bernard also introduces the platform for its upcoming hybrid remote filtering technology, the first solution of its kind. These new enhancements provide customers with an even more robust and streamlined Secure Web Gateway solution, allowing them to recognize greater business value associated with lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

iPrism 6.4 features a streamlined user interface that intelligently optimizes workflow and usability for a truly enhanced out of box experience that amplifies ease of use and decreases ongoing administrative time. Intuitively designed with the needs of the customer in mind, administrators easily transition from the shipping box to successful installation and deployment in minutes. The simplicity of iPrism translates into less IT administration and resources, resulting in a lower TCO across the entire organization.

An industry first, iPrism's exclusive video tutorials directly integrate into the product for increased user efficiency and accelerated management comprehension. Through these brief, interactive modules, users can proactively educate themselves on the various features and functionality options available within the solution. With this expert guidance at their fingertips, customers are empowered to create, manage and enforce Web usage policies with dramatically reduced administrative effort and maintenance.

"St. Bernard's iPrism Secure Web Gateway 6.4 is a very nice enhancement to the company's Web security capabilities", said Michael Osterman, President of Osterman Research, Inc. "The company's focus on low cost of ownership is carried through in this release, and the video tutorials are a nice feature for those learning the gateway or who might need a refresher on specific capabilities from time to time."

"We've been a highly satisfied customer of iPrism for years, but this latest version has made us even bigger fans," said John Leonowich, director of technology services at Mannington Mills. "The new GUI is awesome. It's clean, modern, and highly intuitive. The workflow-based interface brings everything together in a "one stop shop," which allows for much greater efficiency in managing Web filtering tasks." Leonowich continued, "I was also impressed with iPrism's new integrated video trainings. Not only are they extremely slick and well produced, but the content provided is short, sweet, and right to the point. It's extremely helpful to just click on a video link and get immediate guidance on a specific area of the iPrism without having to dig around in a manual or utilize other resources. These new features really serve to make an IT administrator's life easier."

Additionally, iPrism's new platform provides enterprise-grade mixed network support across all major operating systems including Windows 7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Citrix, without requiring major changes or restructuring to an enduser's network. iPrism also supports WCCP2 and Active Directory 2008 authentication using NTLMv2 and Kerberos, making iPrism an even more powerful and flexible Internet filtering solution for customers.

Enhanced Hybrid Platform For Remote Filtering With the release of iPrism 6.4, St. Bernard also builds upon its proprietary hybrid platform to introduce its upcoming remote filtering solution. This hybrid platform incorporates the iPrism appliance, St. Bernard's Data Center service, and iPrism Remote Filtering Client (for both Windows and Mac). Unique in the marketplace, iPrism Remote Filtering will deliver powerful Web security to remote and mobile employees without requiring any changes to the corporate network or the use of a VPN or DMZ server, making deployment simple and seamless. By eliminating the need to VPN or access a server in the DMZ, corporate bandwidth is untouched, and zero latency is introduced. With iPrism Remote Filtering, comprehensive Internet security is delivered to any off-premises users while providing cohesive and accurate policy enforcement across all employees, regardless of location.

Benefits of iPrism Remote Filtering include:

* Reduced TCO - by minimizing remote user downtime, IT spends less time on troubleshooting and damage control, and is more effectively utilized across other critical projects. This also reduces administrative overhead associated with identifying and repairing compromised laptops, ultimately resulting in noticeable cost savings.
* No enterprise bandwidth required - allows for proactive management and preservation of bandwidth for maximum uptime and performance
* Consistent Web surfing experience - no added latency and a more positive Web surfing experience for users regardless of location
* Integrated management reporting capabilities - iPrism provides a single source for managing all users whether on or off-premises with a unified iPrism management console
* Reduced security vulnerability - protects remote users from Internet-based threats as well as inappropriate content, mitigates risks associated with mobile platforms re-connecting to the network


"We believe the latest iteration of iPrism is going to offer substantial benefit to the mid-market customer," said Steve Yin, executive vice president worldwide sales, marketing and services at St. Bernard. "The product's new technical capabilities reinforce iPrism's position as a unique player in the market, demonstrating the lowest overall TCO in the industry. Our customers have confirmed that TCO is a critical measure within their organization, that has gone widely under acknowledged and represented amongst key industry thought leaders. We recognize the reality experienced by today's IT professionals including increased turnover, lack of budget, fewer resources, and multiple responsibilities. As a customer-driven company, we are committed to solving these pain points with a solution that is proven to deliver value, simplicity and performance."

iPrism Web Filter 6.4 is available now. Existing iPrism Web Filter customers can upgrade at no cost. Pricing for all iPrism solutions includes a one-time hardware cost and a one-, two- or three-year subscription fee based on the number of users.

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St. Bernard's iPrism Web Filter Advances Enterprise-Grade

St. Bernard Software, Inc. , a leader in Web security appliances, today announced that its iPrism Web Filter now supports all major operating systems including Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. This new functionality provides improved group-based security policies and authentication capabilities across mixed platforms, while offering customers an easier, more flexible approach to identify users and apply policy across workstations without additional software or client required.

The Internet landscape is littered with network vulnerabilities that can easily transition to corporate liabilities. Organizations are protecting themselves and their networks by implementing the highest level of security protocols to ensure that all users are positively identified before allowing access to IT resources.

iPrism ensures a consistent experience and increased security across mixed platform environments through secure authentication protocols and Auto-Login for Mac users. Auto-Login enables customers to use iPrism with Mac workstations just like they do with Windows systems, applying a ubiquitous policy across the network regardless of the platform.

iPrism also supports Active Directory 2008 authentication using NTLMv2 and Kerberos, making iPrism an even more powerful and flexible Internet filtering solution for customers. Mac clients can now take advantage of Auto-Login from OS X Tiger, Leopard, and Snow Leopard clients. By using the Directory Utility function, users can bind the clients to the same directory service as iPrism. Those who don't bind clients to Active Directory can use a locally-cached credential with a one-time prompt from iPrism. This feature is available in proxy and iPrism's exclusive transparent bridge modes and doesn't require the installation of any additional software or client.

Customer benefits:

* Greater network security - support for broader security capabilities helps guard against security threats, minimizes virus and hacking risks, while accelerating and improving management of users Web and application information
* Simplified user experience - users can seamlessly access applications which require additional authentication via Kerberos or NTLMv2 protocols. iPrism can automatically authenticate the user via Kerberos or NTLMv2 with user credentials, eliminating the need for users to enter credentials multiple times to access different applications
* Ease of IT administration - administrators can now enable authentication and access control for applications via Auto-Login, which reduces total IT hours associated with the administration and enforcement of security policies across critical applications
* Low Total Cost of Ownership - an industry study proves the iPrism Web Filter saves users 50% of IT hours associated with filtering tasks compared to competitive solutions. iPrism's ability to provide cross platform support and critical authentication capabilities with greater simplicity and minimal IT investment provides customers with dramatic cost savings and a clear ROI.


"Mid-market organizations rarely have just one operating system to work around," said Ron Kaplan, director of product management at St. Bernard. "Secure Web Gateway solutions, like iPrism, that support mixed platform environments are not only easier to deploy and manage, but help provide increased security throughout an organization. At St. Bernard, we believe it's our responsibility to provide our customers with a wide range of new and flexible capabilities for creating and enforcing a more effective global policy. By minimizing the complexity and cost of managing, addressing, and securing Internet access, URL filtering, access control, and other security issues, iPrism helps organizations leverage their IT investment to accelerate and secure their business applications."

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St. Bernard Announces Operational Growth In Lagging Economy

Ten percent hiring increase will support local Development team. St. Bernard Software, Inc., a leader in Web security appliances, today announced a ten percent hiring increase that will support the transition from international to local Development efforts on its iPrism Web Filter, and enable the Company to expedite execution on its product strategy.

Although the current state of the economy has forced many local technology companies to scale back resources and minimize overhead, St. Bernard is among the few companies positioned to initiate expansion of its local employee base by investing in new Engineering talent. This growth will be focused on supporting the Company's product roadmap, which calls for a combination of both new technology development and an expanded business strategy for existing and new markets.

"Despite economic challenges that are having an impact on many local technology companies, we are poised for growth," said Lou Ryan, CEO of St. Bernard. "Part of this success can be attributed to our reputation in the Web filtering market space, and the fact that our technology continues to be in high demand. St. Bernard's investment in local Engineering resources further demonstrates our confidence in our technology roadmap and the future direction of the Company."

Now with over 5,000 active subscribing customers, St. Bernard recently announced its second quarter earnings results. Highlights included

* Generated positive cash flow
* Produced profit from operations
* Increased subscription revenues 8%
* Increased gross profits 9%
* Increased research and development investment 17%


"We remain confident in our ability to execute effectively throughout 2009 even in the face of a compromised economy," said Ryan. "The combination of our continued operating performance and our increased investment in local development efforts will reflect positive results as we begin more aggressive delivery of product releases through the end of 2009."

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The San Francisco Moscone Center Selects St. Bernard's iPrism Web Filter as Preferred Internet Filtering Solution

Feature rich appliance provides prestigious convention center with reliable, proactive prevention of Web-based security threats

San Diego, CA - 4/21/2009 - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), a leader in Web security appliances, today announced that the San Francisco Moscone Center, one of the largest event centers in the United States, is now an iPrism Web Filter customer. Moscone chose iPrism for its ease of use, and its ability to provide 24x7 protection against critical security risks.

As host of the annual RSA Conference, recognized as the world's largest information security industry conference and expo, the Moscone Center is synonymous with best-of-breed technology and network protection. With operations running round-the-clock and responsible for enormous amounts of critical data, Moscone wanted to proactively mitigate any potential malware, spyware and other Internet-based threats from infecting corporate machines and potentially corrupting the network.

After evaluating various competitive solutions, the iPrism Web Filter proved the most reliable at providing seamless perimeter protection against malware while easing IT administration burden.

Moscone was also impressed by iPrism’s ease-of-use and management. Prior to implementing the appliance, Moscone’s IT department spent hours each week adjusting Internet access for employees who needed to access to specific job-related sites. With iPrism, Moscone’s IT staff can easily customize settings and set special permissions with only a few simple mouse clicks, saving valuable time and allowing administrators to focus on other critical tasks. Not only does this allow the organization to run more efficiently, but it also keeps employees more focused and productive.

"Above everything else, we wanted to ensure that our network was secure from any outside security threats that could impact our work environment," said Jeewan Gill, IT Manager at Moscone Center. "As a 24x7 operation, we needed to make sure that our computers weren't vulnerable to malware, spyware, and Internet-based viruses. iPrism prevents these threats from infecting employee desktops and impacting productivity. iPrism also prevents access to inappropriate Web sites, and provides us with the visibility we need to investigate specific workstations or network issues."

"Moscone's situation is unique because they happen to host the largest security event of the year," said Steve Yin, vice president global sales and marketing at St. Bernard. "Our high-performance appliance is tailored to provide accurate and reliable security against Web-based threats, while allowing organizations to affordably and efficiently maintain healthy networks without placing a heavy burden on limited IT staff and resources."

St. Bernard's iPrism is a self-contained, dedicated Internet filtering appliance that is simple for organizations to install, configure and manage. It provides protection from online threats in HTTP, IM and P2P traffic including spyware, malware and phishing, as well as prevents employee Internet abuse by managing Web access.


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St. Bernard Announces Auto-Login for Macs to iPrism Web Filter

Provides greater controls and seamless integration of policy across OS X platforms without any additional software or client required

San Diego, CA - 4/20/2009 - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), a leader in Web security appliances, today announced the latest software upgrade to its iPrism Web Filter, v6.3, providing an Auto-Login (or Single Sign-on) feature for Macs running Tiger or Leopard. This new functionality expands the authentication capabilities of iPrism enjoyed by Windows users today by offering an easy way to identify Mac workstations without additional software.

With iPrism v6.3, customers can use the Web filter with Mac workstations just like they do with Windows systems, applying a ubiquitous policy across the network regardless of the platform. iPrism v6.3 doesn’t require any additional software on any system in the network, so the process is both easy and convenient for overburdened IT staff. Since educational institutions often end up with a collection of Mac and Windows computers when blending legacy with new equipment, iPrism v6.3 allows schools to bridge their Apple and Microsoft users with the same industry-leading security and creates a cohesive computing atmosphere.

iPrism v6.3 supports Active Directory 2008 authentication using Kerberos and LDAP v3, making iPrism an even more powerful and flexible Internet filtering solution for customers. Mac clients can now take advantage of Auto-Login from OSX Tiger and Leopard clients. By using the Directory Utility function, users can bind the clients to the same Directory service as iPrism. Those who don’t bind clients to Active Directory can use a locally-cached credential with a one-time prompt from iPrism. This feature is available in proxy and iPrism’s exclusive transparent bridge modes.

"Education customers have been eagerly waiting for the ability to seamlessly authenticate and enforce policy to both Apple and Microsoft computers," said Shawn Swanby, president at Ednetics, Inc., a leading provider of technology solutions to the education community. "St. Bernard has delivered innovative Web filtering technologies aimed to protect against malware and other security threats while safeguarding students’ online experience. We are pleased to see them provide this critical functionality to the education community."

"Integration across blended Mac and Windows platforms has proved challenging for IT administrators and seamless authentication has been a sticking point in the industry for quite a while," said Steve Yin, vice president of global sales and marketing at St. Bernard. "To make the authentication process even easier for administrators, iPrism is the only Internet filter on the market that doesn’t require any additional software or client on any system in the network. This release further allows our customers to more effectively and efficiently meet compliance requirements in the education environment, while preventing Web-related threats regardless of platform used."


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First US Mid-Enterprise Market Study Comparing Total Cost of Ownership Across Industry-Leading Web Filters Published

Study shows 50 percent reduction in TCO using St. Bernard’s iPrism versus other vendors

San Diego, CA - 3/30/2009 - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), a leader in Web security appliances, in conjunction with marketing consulting firm Robert Hale and Associates, today announced findings of a new independent US market study quantifying four key areas of mid-enterprise IT work hours associated with St. Bernard, Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN) and SurfControl Internet filtering solutions. Among several key findings, the study identified that cumulatively for the year, St. Bernard customers saved on average more than 500 hours a year managing tasks associated with Web filtering versus Websense.

As the first industry report of its kind, the study provides an objective measurement of IT time and investment for each Web filtering solution in the following key areas: set up and installation, management and administration, hardware maintenance and reporting. Across these areas, St. Bernard customers spent on average just over 483 hours installing and maintaining their product, compared to 1040 hours for Websense and 909 hours for SurfControl’s solutions.

The study also illustrated further detail, as follows:

* Installation hours averaged as follows: 19 hours for St. Bernard, 38 hours for Websense, and 39 hours for SurfControl
* Maintenance hours per month averaged as follows: 14 hours for St.
Bernard, 27 hours for Websense and 26 hours for SurfControl


"We wanted to provide an objective, informative look at the Web filtering industry, and really understand the true costs of operating these solutions," said Robert Hale, founder of Robert Hale and Associates. "To ensure we garnered unbiased information, we randomly surveyed customers and selected the same amount of respondents for each brand of Web filter to optimize statistical testing."

"This study brings to light for the first time the hard data needed by organizations to make informed decisions about the true costs associated with various Web filtering solutions," said Steve Yin, VP of global sales and marketing. "Beyond offering excellent Web security and value, we focus our development efforts on streamlining the entire user experience. We believe the numbers speak for themselves, and are happy to see one of our core value propositions reinforced by these results. It’s good to see our efforts have a positive impact."

The study found no difference across vendors relative to Web use, Internet policy creation, Internet policy enforcement and reporting activities.

Robert Hale and Associates conducted the survey with a sample of 300 midenterprise IT professionals from the commercial, financial, healthcare and manufacturing industries, with100 organizations for each Web filter vendor. The respondents were selected randomly from a database of companies sized 250 – 1,000 employees. The results are significant at the 95% level of confidence, and show important differences between St. Bernard, Websense and SurfControl in each of the four measured areas.

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St. Bernard Appoints Louis Ryan Chief Executive Officer

Ryan retains position as Chairman of the Board and brings new vision and leadership to further the Company’s success

San Diego, CA - 3/3/2009 - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), a leader in Web security appliances, today announced the appointment of Lou Ryan to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 15, 2009. The appointment follows the resignation of Vincent Rossi, CEO and Acting Chief Financial Officer, to pursue other opportunities. In addition to his appointment as CEO, Ryan will also retain his position as St. Bernard’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, a role he has served since June 2008.

An active member of St. Bernard’s Board of Directors since July 2006, Ryan brings nearly 20 years of executive experience within the software and security industry. He has lead and / or founded several companies, such as Entercept Security Technologies Inc., an intrusion-prevention technology company which was sold to McAfee in 2003, Delrina Corporation, a publicly-traded software company which was sold in 1995 to Symantec Corporation and Borland International, (NASDAQ: BORL) a leading vendor of Open Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions. Ryan is also a board member and early investor of a number of organizations, including Plastic Jungle, a leading site for gift card exchange, Paglo, a leader in on-demand IT management and Foundstone, a vulnerability assessment company which was sold to MacAfee in 2004.

In discussing his appointment, Ryan stated, "I was excited to take on this position for a few reasons. Not only did I recognize an enormous amount of untapped potential within the organization, but I also have numerous ideas about how to add interesting and new value to our iPrism product line." Ryan continued, "St. Bernard is already a recognized leader in the Web filtering market, and I look forward to working with the current management team to advance our position in the industry and keep our solutions evolving to the needs of the future."

In December 2008, Ryan purchased 778,901 shares of St. Bernard stock, representing approximately 5.3% of the Company. "I firmly believe in St. Bernard, and its ability to become an even stronger competitor in the global marketplace," said Ryan. "This personal investment reflects my confidence and commitment to the Company, and, together with a highly-talented team of dedicated employees, I look forward to building a stronger and more prosperous organization."

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St. Bernard Prevents Web Proxy Use with Multi-Layer Anonymizer Defense

Two-layer approach offers leading protection against Web-based proxy servers

San Diego, CA - 2/17/2009 - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), a leader in Web security appliances, today announced the availability of multi-layer anonymizer protection in its iPrism Web Filter. Organizations can now benefit from iPrism’s unique two-layer anonymizer defense, which detects and guards against Web-based proxy servers, prevents security exploits, and ensures users can’t circumvent filtering technologies.

Web-based proxies are an increasingly popular threat and pose a significant risk to both the network and the user, which can result in costly violations of acceptable usage policies. St. Bernard’s new anonymizer defense helps effectively detect and block Web-based anonymous proxies though a multi-layer defense. This includes a unique combination of URL-based and proxy patternbased blocking backed by St. Bernard’s iGuard URL classification team. The iGuard team provides a 100% human review and rating of its URL database, which is updated daily so iPrism can identify and block requests for anonymous proxies instantly.

As an added layer of protection, iPrism detects and blocks all uncategorized sites based on the signature file in the iGuard database, immediately identifying new proxy sites. This pattern- based blocking allows iPrism to recognize attempts to establish proxy tunnels, intercept any connections from taking place and document efforts to circumvent the filtering technology in its reports.

In addition to its multi-layer approach, iPrism’s powerful anonymizer defense also features:

* Spoofed SSL – Detects and blocks anonymizer traffic that attempts to spoof secure traffic
* Dynamic proxy detection – Allows administrators to track proxies such as UltraSurf, Google-Web-accelerator and http-proxy domains
* Real-time updates – Monitors for new anonymizers daily and collects proxy URLs, reporting results to the 100% human-reviewed iGuard database to verify pre-qualified Web sites
* Active domain IP address mapping – Cross-references IP addresses to their corresponding domain, further prohibiting access to illicit sites
* Concealed surfing – Reports Web activity by tracking domain names instead of IP addresses


"We noticed a growing trend among students utilizing anonymizers as a way of bypassing filtering policies," said Larry Seely, IT Director at Cornelia Connelly High School. "iPrism’s anonymizer defense automatically provides the most up-to-date protection against these sites, alleviating the burden on IT to manually lock this down. St. Bernard’s iPrism provides a comprehensive Web filtering solution that tackles this challenge, and helps us maintain the educational value of our resources while keeping our network secure."

"With its multiple layers of protection, iPrism’s anonymizer defense provides continual, real-time protection against threats to established acceptable use policies from Web proxies," said Ron Kaplan, Senior Director of Product Management at St. Bernard. "Not only does our new anonymizer protection enhance the value and performance of our leading filtering technology, but it also provides our customers with a simple, comprehensive solution for addressing any proxy exploit while securing their networks."

iPrism comes equipped with high-performance anti-virus and anti-spyware as standard features, protecting networks from the dangers of contaminated Web sites. The iPrism appliance also utilizes deep packet inspection tech

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