BindView Announces First Products to Secure and Manage Web Services; Market Leader Continues to Set the Standard for Comprehensive Security Solutions.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

MEC 2002

HOUSTON & ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2002

BindView Corporation (NASDAQ:BVEW):

- Expands bv-control and bv-admin to Address Challenges of

Microsoft .NET Web Services

BindView Corporation (NASDAQ:BVEW), a leading provider of IT security management solutions, announced today the launch of its first products for Microsoft XML .NET Web services.

With bv-Control for Web Services(R) and bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services(R) Web administrators now have an effective way to help secure and manage Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), as well as Microsoft .NET Web Services. These new offerings are the latest additions to BindView's award-winning bv-Control and bv-Admin product lines, which help secure, automate and lower the costs of maintaining and managing IT infrastructures.

Web services greatly enhances an organization's ability to communicate and collaborate, however this interoperability exposes internal networks to access from the outside world. The bv-Control for Web Services solution helps secure not only Web servers but also the new infrastructure for delivering Web services applications. The bv-Control for Web Services solution also offers automated configuration management and protects Web servers from the inside by helping organizations assess, audit and secure their networks against known vulnerabilities, configuration errors and rogue servers. Additionally, the product helps Web administrators to easily identify unauthorized changes to shared Web files, virtual directories and Web content - all while keeping pace with the latest Microsoft security bulletins.

Working in conjunction with bv-Control for Web Services, BindView's bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services product provides comprehensive role-based access control, one of the most effective means for developing and enforcing security policies over Web services. Unlike other delegation solutions, bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services is completely integrated with Microsoft .NET - it does not require additional agents, servers or the introduction of another abstraction layer to existing Microsoft .NET Web servers. Using the bv-Admin for Microsoft .NET Web Services solution, administrators can define who has access to individual Web services based on assigned user roles, thus preventing unauthorized access to applications delivered as Web services. BindView's Web services solution helps organizations save both time and money by creating a "portal" Web application that is both intuitive and comprehensive. This portal enables IT administrators to access a centralized view of network configurations and automate once-tedious system management processes.

Key features of bv-Control for Web Services include:

 - Analysis of virtual directories, files, shares and permissions  - Protection for the Web from the inside  - Protection for the Web from malicious outsiders  - Role-based access control for Microsoft .NET Web Services  - Delegation to both users and administrators  - Integration with Microsoft. NET- and Active Directory-enabled applications 

"The move toward Web services marks a substantial shift in the way organizations do business, share information and manage their IT networks," said Ray Wagner, Research Director, Information Security Strategies, Gartner Inc. "Only the most secure and efficient Web services applications will yield the return on investment that Web services can deliver. To most effectively harness the power of Web services, organizations will need to employ technologies and processes that address the unique security challenges posed by this new computing environment."

About BindView Corporation

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