Network Associates Inc. - Network Associates Enterprise-Class SpamKiller and VirusScan Chosen .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Award Winners

Network Associates Inc. - Network Associates Enterprise-Class SpamKiller and VirusScan Chosen .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Award Winners

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that McAfee® SpamKiller™ for Microsoft® Exchange Small Business and McAfee® VirusScan® Enterprise 7.0 were selected as winners in the Best Exchange Security and Best Windows Security categories respectively in the .NET Magazine Readers' Choice Awards. Profiles of winning products will be published in the August 2003 issue of .NET Magazine.

"Reader's Choice Awards give readers a chance to vote for the products they think are the absolute best," stated Patrick Meader, editor-in-chief. "Subscribers are technical experts with strong opinions, and these awards give our readers an opportunity to voice those opinions."

McAfee® SpamKiller™ for Microsoft® Exchange Small Business addresses business-critical problems with robust spam defense for email servers. McAfee SpamKiller can detect spam with a success rate of 95% straight out of the box, enabling companies to install the product and see an immediate return on their investment and an increase in employee productivity. Because McAfee SpamKiller for Microsoft Exchange scans incoming email as it reaches the server using a set of hundreds of rules to detect and quarantine spam, employees no longer have to waste time manually deleting spam from their inboxes.

With on-demand and scheduled in-memory process scanning for viruses, worms and Trojans, VirusScan Enterprise 7.0 can find and remove threats that use memory to spread, such as CodeRed and Slammer. McAfee® VirusScan® Enterprise 7.0 includes a patented risk-based scanning feature that allows the IT administrator to prioritize their applications or processes into higher and lower risk categories. Lower risk operations, such as back-up software implementations, are allowed to function without having to undergo rigorous antivirus scanning process, which allows critical high-risk applications, such as email, browsers, and office applications, to be scanned more stringently. This enables customers to conserve process power and maintain productivity on the network.

"Network Associates® is committed to protecting Microsoft® customers from both malicious security threats and problem-causing spam," said Ryan McGee, director of product marketing for McAfee®. "The .NET Magazine Reader's Choice Awards validate our strength in providing Microsoft customers with easy to manage, cost-effective anti-spam and anti-virus protection with our McAfee Security products."

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McAfee Security is a product division of Network Associates, Inc. that protects businesses from security breaches, virus attacks and blended threats. McAfee Security provides comprehensive network protection through industry leading anti-virus, encryption, desktop firewall, intrusion detection, viral vulnerability assessment and online managed services. All McAfee Security products and services are backed by the world-leading anti-virus research organization, AVERT™ (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team), the team responsible for providing cures for major outbreaks like Slammer, LoveLetter, CodeRed and Nimda. For more information, McAfee Security can be reached at 888-VIRUS-NO, and on the Internet at visit http://www.mcafeesecurity.com

With headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Network Associates, Inc. is the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions. Network Associates is comprised of three product groups: McAfee Security, delivering world-class anti-virus and security products; Sniffer® Technologies, a leader in network availability and network protection; and Magic Solutions®, a leader in innovative service management solutions. For more information, Network Associates can be reached at 972-963-8000 or on the Internet at http://www.networkassociates.com/ .

NOTE: Network Associates, McAfee, AVERT, Magic Solutions, McAfee.com, SpamKiller and Sniffer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Network Associates, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Sniffer® brand products are made only by Network Associates, Inc. All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners.