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Sniffer Distributed Wins SC Magazine's Reader Trust Award 2004 for Best Business Continuity Software Industry Standard Network Management and Performance Solution Receives Top Honors From Publication's Readers SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Network Associates, Inc. , the leading provider of intrusion prevention solutions, today announced that the Sniffer(R) Distributed solution won the Reader Trust Award in the category of "Best Business Continuity Software" for SC Magazine's annual Global Awards 2004. In a separate announcement today, the company announced that its McAfee(R) IntruShield(R) solution received the Reader Trust Award for "Best Intrusion Solution." Winners of the publication's annual awards were announced on April 27, 2004 at an awards ceremony held in London, England. "Receiving this prestigious award for 'Best Business Continuity Software' for the Sniffer Distributed solution from SC Magazine is both an honor and a testament to Sniffer Technologies' legacy in the network and performance management marketplace," said Christopher Thompson, vice president of product marketing for Sniffer Technologies. "With nearly 18 years of expertise in helping customers assure the availability and security of their networks, this award recognition further validates our commitment to developing solutions that meet and exceed the expectations of our customers. This award represents the excellent foundation upon which we will build Network General." The "Best Business Continuity Software" award recognized the solution that is the most effective in helping to maintain information services and continue their business, despite events outside their control. The Sniffer Distributed solution delivers businesses the continuous monitoring capability that is necessary in providing real-time network traffic analysis and status with unmatched levels of insight into network performance before, during and after a network interruption or attack. On April 22, 2004, Network Associates(R) announced that the Sniffer Technologies division will be acquired by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group to create a new independent company called Network General Corporation. The acquisition is expected to close in early July. About SC Magazine Global Awards 2004 With over 900 nominations in the SC Magazine Global Awards 2004 and over 300 individual companies participating, this is the world's leading awards program for the information security industry. http://www.scmagazine.com/. Recognizing achievement and technical excellence across 32 different product and service categories, the SC Awards is a truly global program with participation from developers and users around the world. Finalists were published globally on Friday, March 19th and the winners in all categories will be announced at the SC Awards Gala dinner to be held at the Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, London on Tuesday, April 27th. For more information contact Chris Thomas, Global Publisher of SC Magazine at . About Network Associates With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Network Associates, Inc. creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that prevent intrusions on networks and protect computer systems from the next generation of blended attacks and threats. Offering two families of products, McAfee System Protection Solutions, securing desktops and servers, and McAfee Network Protection Solutions, ensuring the protection and performance of the corporate network, Network Associates offers computer security to large enterprises, governments, small and medium sized businesses, and consumers. For more information, Network Associates can be reached at 972-963-8000 or on the Internet at http://www.networkassociates.com/ . NOTE: Network Associates, McAfee and AVERT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Network Associates, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks herein are the sole property of their respective owners. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991104/NETALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Network Associates, Inc. CONTACT: Megan Aspinall of Network Associates, +1-408-346-3696, or ; or Julie Han of Porter Novelli, +1-415-975-3318, or , for Network Associates Web site: http://www.scmagazine.com/ Web site: http://www.networkassociates.com/

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