McAfee, Inc. Earns Five-Star Rating From CMP's VARBusiness Magazine

McAfee, Inc. Earns Five-Star Rating From CMP's VARBusiness Magazine

Company Lauded by Leading Channel Technology Publication for Global Partner Program

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), the pioneer and worldwide leader of intrusion prevention solutions, today was recognized by CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine as one of North America's top information-technology (IT) vendors. The company achieved this honor in terms of the breadth and depth of the channel-partner programs it presents to solution providers selling its products to end users. McAfee received a Five-Star Rating, acknowledging the robust features of its programs for IT integrators, resellers and consultants.

Of the 287 vendor program entries reviewed this year, 85 different vendors received the coveted five-star rating in the magazine's 11th annual Partner Programs Guide survey. The guide appears in the March 2005, issue of VARBusiness.

"We applaud vendors like McAfee for their overall channel commitment and channel innovation," said Robert C. DeMarzo, publisher of VARBusiness.

"With the launch of McAfee SecurityAlliance(TM) global partner program in October 2004, we strived to deliver a program that recognizes a partner's investment and commitment," said David Roberts, senior vice president, North American Channels at McAfee, Inc. "This recognition is particularly gratifying because it validates that our program meets the high standards set forth by VARBusiness when evaluating vendors for its Partner Program Guide."

About VARBusiness Magazine
For the past 18 years, VARBusiness' strategic resources have been the gateway to the solution-provider community. VARBusiness provides unique strategic business and technology insight for solution providers through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial,channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available on the magazine's Web site at
www.varbusiness.com.

About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., a worldwide leader in Intrusion Prevention and Risk Management solutions, delivers proven security products and services to help customers effectively balance the competing priorities between business needs and security requirements. McAfee applies profound security expertise toward helping companies, government agencies and consumers block attacks, prevent disruptions, and continuously track and improve the security of their systems and networks. For more information, McAfee, Inc. can be reached at 972-963-8000 or
www.mcafee.com.

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SOURCE  McAfee, Inc.