SurfControl Web Filter Awarded "2003 Product You Love" Honor By Readers Of Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine

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Thursday, December 18, 2003; 12:00 AM

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., (December 18, 2003) - SurfControl, the world's number one Web and e-mail filtering company, (London:SRF), today announced SurfControl Web Filter was honored as a "2003 Product You Love" by readers of Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine.

Readers of Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine reviewed hundreds of products in nearly three-dozen categories before selecting the best products of 2003. SurfControl Web Filter was the winner in the "Monitor Employee Web Usage" category and was recognized for its advanced reporting capabilities, use of neural network technology to classify URL content and ability to block Web traffic based on easily customizable rules.

"We are thrilled that Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine readers acknowledged SurfControl Web Filter as one of the best products of the year," said Steve Purdham, CEO of SurfControl. "With SurfControl Web Filter, we are proud to deliver the industry's leading content management tool to help enterprises stop unwanted content and manage all of the risks that go along with daily Internet use."

SurfControl Web Filter provides the most flexible and powerful tool for managing Internet access within the enterprise. With SurfControl Web Filter, customers have access to a database of more than 6 million sites in 40 well-organized categories and in more than 65 languages. Content is kept current with a combination of expert human review, state-of-the-art automated tools and customer submissions. Granular rules allow an organization's Acceptable Use Policy to be implemented quickly and easy to read reports outline employee Internet usage in convenient formats.