Guardium Expands Global Installed Base by 6x in 2005; Demand for Database Security and Compliance Solutions Fuels Growth, Industry Partnerships and New Product Innovation

WALTHAM, Mass.--Feb. 1, 20064, 2006--Guardium, Inc., the database security company, today announced multiple hallmarks of record growth during 2005. The company expanded its domestic and international customer footprint, formed new strategic partnership and reseller agreements, and launched three major products tackling information theft and compliance issues.

"Companies were driven to invest more in database security and auditing in 2005 by high-profile data breaches and compliance mandates - two consistent drivers we'll also see in 2006," said Ram Metser, Guardium's CEO. "Mainstream companies are now realizing they need to proactively protect their sensitive information, customer relationships and brand value."

Guardium's flagship product, Guardium SQL Guard(TM), is now the industry's most widely used network solution for database security and auditing. Its deep contextual analysis of all SQL traffic empowers enterprises to detect and prevent unauthorized and anomalous activity in real time - anywhere on the network - while its automated auditing capabilities minimize the cost and complexity of compliance.

Guardium's installed base now includes seven of the Global 500 with installations in multiple continents, and many of the world's best known brands in financial services, telecommunications, retail, media, energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and government.

Market Highlights

Guardium's 2005 highlights include:

   --  Increased installed base by a factor of six.

   --  Joined IBM's prestigious Data Governance Council, a group of
       leading companies, institutions and technology solution
       providers that clarify and resolve common data governance
       challenges and explore solutions as they relate to security,
       privacy, trust and corporate compliance issues.

   --  Joined the EMC NAS Partner Program and announced integration
       with the EMC Centera(TM) content addressed storage (CAS)
       solution for long-term retention of database audit information
       in support of auditing and compliance initiatives. Guardium
       also has partnerships with IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Sybase, and
       HP.

   --  Developed and shipped three major new product solutions:

       --  SQL Guard PCI Accelerator, a portfolio of pre-configured
           policies, alerts and reports specifically tailored to the
           PCI Data Security Standard

       --  S-Tap Local and SQL RemoteGuard, for monitoring local
           database access and rogue connections, as well as
           protecting databases in remote locations and distributed
           environments

       --  A new version of the SQL Guard platform supporting
           enhanced in-line database firewall capabilities, adding to
           existing support for passive blocking, real-time
           monitoring, and database auditing

   --  Added nine new resellers to its sales distribution network,
       including distributors in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East,
       Japan, Singapore and South America.

   --  Closed a third round of financing for $5.5 million to further
       support growing demand for Guardium's offering, bringing
       Guardium's total venture capital investment to $15 million.
       The round was led by new investor Ascent Venture Partners and
       included existing investors Cedar Fund, Veritas Venture
       Partners and Stage One Ventures.

According to Gartner's July 2005 report entitled, "Hype Cycle for Data Security, 2005," "We are seeing an increasing emphasis on securing (or failing to secure) enterprise data, not just enterprise networks."

In another Gartner report dated October 2005 and entitled, "Best Practices and Compliance with Data Security," Rich Mogull, research vice president at Gartner wrote, "Database activity monitoring is one of the most promising new categories of data security and one with particular appeal to internal and external auditors. These standalone appliances enforce separation of duties by segregating audit from administrative functions, and they allow alerting based on specific database activity ... Database audit appliances can also audit key database activity without the performance impact some users experience with local DBMS auditing."

About Guardium

Guardium, Inc., the database security company, develops the most widely-used network solution for database security and auditing. By securing sensitive information - such as credit card, personal identity, and corporate financial data - Guardium protects the world's best-known brands while minimizing the cost and complexity of IT governance and compliance.

Named "Hot Pick" by Information Security magazine, Guardium's family of network appliances monitor and prevent unauthorized access in real-time - without the performance loss or insider security risk of traditional logging approaches. The Guardium SQL Guard suite includes specialized accelerators for SOX, PCI, Basel II, and data privacy laws. A centralized multi-tier architecture provides scalability for large and distributed enterprises.

Guardium's partners include IBM, EMC, HP, Microsoft, Oracle and Sybase, and the company is a member of IBM's prestigious Data Governance Council. For more information, please visit www.guardium.com or call 781-487-9400.

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