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Websense Achieves Certification on Check Point's Next Generation Internet Security Platform

Customers Benefit From Seamless Integration of Best-of-Breed EIM and Firewall Products

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27, 2001 - Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) has achieved certification for Check Point's new Next Generation (NG) security software platform, enabling customers to tightly integrate the industry's leading employee Internet management (EIM) and market-leading Internet security software in one joint solution.

The certification means that Websense's market-leading EIM software has been rigorously tested by both Websense and Check Point to ensure integration with Check Point's newly launched NG, creating a seamless solution that is scalable, flexible and easy to deploy. Customers benefit from Check Point's streamlined "Security Dashboard" management console, centralized management and multi-gigabit performance, as well as Websense Enterprise's comprehensive feature set, which includes eight different policy management options and the industry's largest and most accurate database of categorized Web sites.

"We are pleased to see Websense achieve certification for its EIM solutions," said Upesh Patel, manager of the OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) Alliance for Check Point Software Technologies. "The integration of Websense Enterprise with Check Point's Next Generation offers customers a best-of-breed employee Internet management solution for proactively managing employee Internet use and conserving network bandwidth."

Unlike low-performance, pass-by filtering solutions that "sniff" Internet requests and attempt to stop them before they reach the end user, Websense relies on pass-through technology that leverages the performance advantages of FireWall-1 NG and inspects each request for accuracy. This seamless relationship is a major advantage to the thousands of global customers - representing millions of employees - that currently use Websense in conjunction with FireWall-1.

"In these times of economic uncertainty, more and more organizations are adopting EIM solutions to improve the bottom line," said Ron Hegli, vice president of engineering, Websense. "NG-compatible certification showcases our strong relationship with Check Point. Websense is a leading member of the OPSEC Alliance, and we continue to engage in a number of co-marketing, development and joint sales efforts with Check Point."

Check Point Next Generation is available to new and existing customers with software subscriptions on Windows NT, Windows 2000, the Sun SolarisT Operating Environment and the Red Hat Linux operating system. Websense Enterprise, Check Point NG Edition, is now available for download at http://www.websense.com/downloads/index.cfm, also on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux.

About Check Point's OPSEC
OPSEC is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With more than 300 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.

About Websense Inc.
Websense Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) is the worldwide leader of employee Internet management (EIM) solutions. Websense Enterprise software enables businesses to manage how their employees use the Internet. This supports an organization's efforts to improve employee productivity, conserve network bandwidth and storage costs, and mitigate legal liability. Founded in 1994, the company serves more than 14,000 customers worldwide, ranging in size from 100-person firms to global-sized corporations. These include 250 of the Fortune 500, 69 of the Nikkei 225 and 42 of the FTSE 100, encompassing more than 8.9 million customer seats, pre-paid on a subscription basis.

Websense is listed on the year 2001 Software 500 ranking and has been honored by the Deloitte & Touche "Technology Fast 50" program. The company also has strategic technology relationships with CacheFlow (NASDAQ: CLFO), Check Point (NASDAQ: CHKP), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), Inktomi, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Network Appliance (NASDAQ: NTAP) and others. For more information, visit www.websense.com.

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