Santa Clara, CALIF. — March 3, 2003 - Sanctum, Inc., the established leader in Web application security solutions, today announced the general availability of the AppShield™ application firewall appliance, a critical component of SUN's iForce™ Perimeter Security Solution platform. The integration of Sanctum's AppShield 4.0 into Sun Microsystems' SunFire Server platform provides complete application level protection within an enterprise environment. As a single, integrated defense system, the AppShield appliance enables users to quickly deploy multi-layered security to protect their vital business information and networks against malicious attack and corruption. The solution's rack-optimized platform simplifies deployment and management of security systems, helping enterprises to immediately realize the benefits of reduced administration costs and increased protection of their digital assets.

The AppShield family of appliances, based on SUN's SunFire hardware platform, comes pre-installed with a hardened version of the Solaris™ Operating Environment, Sanctum's AppShield software and an optional SSL card. Sanctum will offer four different appliance models to meet the requirements of both small and large enterprise environments, including the most demanding heavy-transaction, high-performance application environments. The AppShield appliance seamlessly integrates with all iForce partners including Check Point Software Technologies, Symantec, e-Security, Trend Micro and Tripwire to form an all-in-one security solution to meet any size enterprise's unique security requirements.

AppShield, also available from Sanctum as a standalone software version, provides a failsafe defense against all application-level breaches. AppShield allows for easy application deployment in a secure environment by intelligently identifying the legitimate requests made of an e-business site and permitting only those actions to take place, enforcing the Web and business logic of the site. Through a secure proxy architecture and centralized Java-based management console, AppShield creates policy across an entire site and maintains application behavior 24/7 without the need for signatures or rules.

"Enterprises now recognize that application security is a necessity to effectively protect against the wide range of potential cyberattacks, including identity and intellectual property theft," said Steve Orrin, chief technology officer, Sanctum, Inc. "By joining forces, Sun and Sanctum are delivering the power and security of SUN servers together with the leading Web application firewall. Customers can now rely on an integrated, best-in-class security appliance that assures complete application protection."

Availability
The AppShield iForce appliance is generally available in March 2003. For more information, visit: http://www.sanctuminc.com/solutions/appshield/

About Sanctum, Inc.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Sanctum, Inc. is the recognized leader for Web application security solutions. Sanctum software solutions provide automatic enforcement of intended business processes, ensuring the protection of core information and data. By detecting and defending against any unauthorized behavior, Sanctum protects customers against malicious cybercriminal activity-from theft of intellectual property and customer data, to e-commerce fraud and Web site defacement-even if a site has unknown security holes or flaws. Sanctum's solutions complete a company's security infrastructure, assure regulatory compliance and create sustainable ROI. Sanctum's customers include industry leaders in finance, retailing, healthcare, government and telecommunications. Privately held, Sanctum is funded by blue-chip venture capital firms and industry leaders including Sprout Group, Dell, Gemini Israel Funds, Fidelity Ventures, Wachovia Strategic Ventures Group, Mofet Israel Technology Fund and Walden Israel. For more information, visit www.SanctumInc.com or contact the Company directly at (408) 352-2000.

For Immediate Release

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