Websense schließt die Akquisition von SurfControl ab - Etabliert einen Industriestandard für Intelligent Content Protection

San Diego (ots) - Websense Completes Acquisition of SurfControl -
Establishes Industry Standard for Intelligent Content Protection

Company Pledges Support to SurfControl Customers and Channel
Partners

Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN) today closed its acquisition of
SurfControl plc, as the scheme of arrangement relating to the
recommended offer for SurfControl plc, at a price of 700 pence per
share, has now become effective. The final purchase price is
approximately 204 million pound, including deferred compensation and
stock option expense. The acquisition represents a major milestone in
the execution of Websense's growth strategy to expand its security
product portfolio and customer base through both internal development
and acquisition.

As a result, Websense offers a powerful set of content security
solutions that intelligently protect customers from external
malicious attacks and internal information leaks, delivered as
downloadable software, on an appliance, and now as an on-demand
hosted service. With the acquisition of SurfControl, Websense has
doubled its customer base to more than 50,000 organizations worldwide
and now protects content for more than 42 million employees.

The company's products now include a complete set of content
protection solutions, including Web security, e-mail and spam
filtering, and information leak prevention, tailored to meet the
specific requirements of small, medium and enterprise-sized
organizations. Over time, Websense plans to enhance SurfControl?s
on-demand platform to deliver other hosted content protection
services, such as information leak prevention services and advanced
Web security offerings based on Websense® ThreatSeeker(TM)
technology.

SurfControl's on-demand platform also bolsters Websense's ability
to discover Internet-based threats. Websense is the technology leader
in Web threat discovery. Websense ThreatSeeker technology scans more
than 600 million Web sites per week identifying and categorizing
Web-based security threats. SurfControl's on-demand platform, which
processes more than 350 million emails per week, gives Websense more
visibility into email-based threats such as spam. The combination of
Websense and SurfControl technologies offers unparalleled Internet
threat intelligence spanning both the Web and email.

"Over the last year, Websense dramatically expanded its product
portfolio to offer a full range of content protection software, Web
security, messaging security, and information leak prevention, said
Brian Burke, Program Director, Security Products and Services, IDC.
"Adding technologies and delivery platforms in high-growth content
security markets provides its customers and channels with a broader
range of security options. It also helps Websense further carve out
its unique niche in the broader IT security market.

"Content is the lifeblood of business, and its value makes it the
next battleground in security, said Gene Hodges, CEO, Websense.
"Only Websense offers customers content protection solutions that
combine deep knowledge of the Internet with precise understanding of
their information to create powerful policies that govern who can use
content, where it can go, and how it can get there. We will leverage
these capabilities, as well as our increased scale and international
reach, to drive continued innovation in content protection and meet
the challenges of a changing threat environment.

Websense also today announced a five-point pledge to SurfControl
customers. Specifically, Websense pledged:

- support for SurfControls flagship products SurfControl® Web
Filter and Mobile Filter - through 2011

- enhanced database functionality for SurfControl Web Filter and
Mobile Filter by supplementing the SurfControl database with
Websense's own comprehensive URL database of more than 30
million Web sites, including more than 200,000 high-risk sites
by the first calendar quarter of 2008

- price protection for the first renewal of current SurfControl
Web Filter and Mobile Filter subscriptions

- continued investment and development in SurfControl E-mail
Filter and SurfControl on-demand products, MailControl and
WebDefense

- forums for on-going customer communication, focusing on the
quality of support and product direction, including a new
integration Web portal for SurfControl customers available on
the Internet at www.websense.com/acquisition.

"We hope to prove to SurfControl customers and resellers that
Websense is a trustworthy partner with the vision, products, support
and services to play an expanded role in their security strategy,"
added Hodges. "After five months of integration planning, we're ready
to demonstrate our support for SurfControl customers and resellers
and take the next steps to deliver on our vision and strategy."

The transaction is being financed through a combination of
Websense's existing cash resources and a $210 million term loan under
a syndicated senior credit facility arranged for by Morgan Stanley
Senior Funding, Inc. and Bank of America NA as syndication agent.
The term loan is expected to close on October 11, 2007.

About Websense, Inc.

Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) protects more than 42 million
employees from external and internal computer security threats. Using
a combination of preemptive ThreatSeeker(TM) malicious content
identification and categorization technology and information leak
prevention technology, Websense helps make computing safe and
productive. Distributed through its global network of channel
partners, Websense software helps organizations block malicious code,
prevent the loss of confidential information and manage Internet and
wireless access. For more information, visit www.websense.com .

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United States and certain international markets. Websense has
numerous other unregistered trademarks in the United States and
internationally. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

Terms used but not defined in this announcement shall have the
meanings given to them in the Scheme Document available at
www.websense.com/investors.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if
they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause Websense's
results to differ materially from historical results or those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements
that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements
containing the words "planned" "expects" "believes" "strategy"
"opportunity" "anticipates" and similar words. These statements may
include, among others, plans, strategies and objectives of management
for future operations; any statements regarding future product
offerings; statements of belief, expectations regarding the
integration process and any statements of assumptions underlying any
of the foregoing. The potential risks and uncertainties which
contribute to the uncertain nature of these statements include, among
others, risks relating to execution of integration activities, the
success of the customer retention programs for SurfControl customers,
growth initiatives, customer acceptance of the company's services,
products and fee structures; the success of Websense's brand
development efforts; the volatile and competitive nature of the
Internet and content security industries; changes in domestic and
international market conditions and the entry into and development of
international markets for the company's products; risks relating to
intellectual property ownership; and the other risks and
uncertainties described in Websense's public filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, available at http://www.sec.gov.
Websense assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date
on which it was made.

Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited ("Morgan Stanley") is acting for
Websense and Websense SC Operations Limited in connection with the
Proposal and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Websense and Websense SC Operations Limited for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Morgan Stanley or for providing
advice in relation to the Proposal or any other matters referred to
in this announcement.

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