Websense Enterprise(R) and Websense(R) Web Security Suite(TM) Named 2005 Readers' Choice Award Winners by Windows IT Pro

Websense Enterprise(R) and Websense(R) Web Security Suite(TM) Named 2005 Readers' Choice Award Winners by Windows IT Pro

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN), the world's leading provider of employee internet management solutions, today announced that Websense software has received two 2005 Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards. Websense Enterprise(R) v5.5 was named a winner in the "Proxy Server/Web Access Control and Monitoring" category and Websense(R) Web Security Suite(TM) won in the "Messaging and Collaboration" category. Kim Paulsen, group publisher of Penton Media's Windows IT Pro Group, announced the winners of the fourth-annual contest today.

"The Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards are highly coveted in the IT industry because our readers, who are the buyers and users of these products, are the ones who choose the winners," said Paulsen. "These awards are the ultimate acclamation an IT company can earn from its peers in the IT community."

Readers were asked to vote on their product preferences in 12 broad technology categories. More than 1,700 readers chose the best among more than 750 products and services.

"Windows IT Pro readers are the most knowledgeable people in the market with regard to the best values in technology products and services," Paulsen continued. "We've done extensive research among our readers, and know that they are the ones who make the buying decisions on behalf of their organizations." Paulsen continued, "The Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards give IT professionals the opportunity to voice their opinions and give the leading technology companies the recognition they deserve."

Websense's flagship product, Websense Enterprise, protects companies and employees who use the internet from a growing number of threats such as phishing, spyware and malicious code prevalent on peer-to-peer (P2P) sites, as well as enhancing security, improving employee productivity and reducing legal liability. The Websense Web Security Suite is an integrated security solution which closes the time and technology gaps left open by antivirus and network security infrastructure to protect against security breaches such as malicious code outbreaks, Trojan horses and keylogging software.

"Websense is truly honored to have won two 2005 Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards," said Leo J. Cole, vice president of marketing for Websense, Inc. "Websense is the global leader in web filtering and a premier provider of web security. The recognition from the readers' of Windows IT Pro is testament that we are developing best-of-breed software that is the clear choice of IT decision makers."

For a free 30-day evaluation of award-winning Websense software or for more information on protecting your organization from a wide range of threats including phishing, spyware, virus outbreaks and internal hacking exploits, please visit www.websense.com. In addition, Websense Security Labs(TM) offers free email security updates as new internet threats are discovered and is available at www.websensesecuritylabs.com.

About Websense, Inc.

Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN), the world's leading provider of employee internet management solutions, enables organizations to optimize employee use of computing resources and mitigate new threats related to internet use including instant messaging, peer-to-peer, and spyware. By providing usage policy enforcement at the internet gateway, on the network and at the desktop, Websense products enhance productivity and security, optimize the use of IT resources and mitigate legal liability for our customers. For more information, visit www.websense.com.

(C) 2005, Websense, Inc. All rights reserved. Websense and Websense Enterprise are registered trademarks of Websense, Inc. in the 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.

About the Windows IT Pro Group

The Windows IT Pro Group, the largest independent Windows IT community in the world, includes content the from flagship print publication Windows IT Pro, three monthly paid subscription print newsletters, 12 direct-request email newsletters and a web site resource for more than two million IT professionals each month. First published in 1995, Windows IT Pro is the editorial leader in its field and has a paid subscription base of 105,000 readers. Windows IT Pro was named to BtoB Magazine's 2005 Media Power 50 list, winning recognition for its Windows IT Pro UPDATE email newsletter. The magazine is published in 13 languages and has an international reach in 160 countries.

The franchise also includes SQL Server Magazine, with 30,000 paid subscribers, more than 210,000 web site visitors monthly and two email newsletters sent to more than 130,000 opt-in subscribers. The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) named SQL Server Magazine "Magazine of the Year" in the less-than-80,000 circulation category in 2002. The two publications generate nine million page impressions monthly, host 2.5 million unique visitors to their web sites monthly, and have more than one million readers with opt-in subscriptions to their email newsletters. The Windows IT Pro Group is the world's leading producer of custom Roadshows, paid conferences and paid workshops for Windows and SQL Server IT professionals.

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MEDIA CONTACT:
Ronnie Manning
Websense, Inc.
858 320 9274
rmanning@websense.com

Source: Websense, Inc.

CONTACT: Ronnie Manning of Websense, Inc., +1-858-320-9274,
rmanning@websense.com

Web site: http://www.penton.com/

Web site: http://www.websensesecuritylabs.com/

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Web site: http://www.websense.com/

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