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Bit9 Expands Americas Footprint with Signing of Exclusive Reseller in Latin America

08.06.2007 - Cambridge, Mass. - Bit9, Inc., the leading provider of application and device control solutions, announced today that it has signed Digivera, Inc. as its exclusive reseller in Latin America. Digivera is a solutions integrator in North and Latin America, focused on providing consulting, development, and hosting services of secure e-commerce and e-learning solutions for today's business needs.

Digivera will resell Parity™, Bit9's award-winning, patent-pending application and device control solution, exclusively within Latin America (Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Islands) and non-exclusively within the United States.

In support of this announcement, Bit9 and Digivera will hold two webinars:

1) "Lockdown Techniques That Keep Your Users Happy" on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

2) "How to Use Software and Device Whitelists to Keep Data Secure" on Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

To register for these webinars, visit www.bit9.com/webinars.

Commenting on today's news, Doug May, Vice President of Sales for Bit9, said: "We are extremely pleased to partner with Digivera to open new markets for Bit9 and new revenue streams for Digivera. We continue to aggressively invest in relationships that will enhance our exceptional sales momentum in 2007 and beyond."

"Bit9's next-generation approach to securing desktops and laptops will protect Digivera's clients from any unapproved software or potential for data leakage," said Gilbert Almazan, president and CEO of Digivera. "We're excited to resell the industry's leading application and device control solution."

Unique technology from Bit9 fills an ever-growing gap in the conventional desktop landscape, making it both complementary to and completely unlike products solution providers already carry. This first-of-its-kind solution gives resellers an exclusive capability to meet their customers' need to secure and manage desktops, laptops, and servers, including flexible and user-friendly lockdown. Bit9 Solution Provider Partners can create multiple revenue streams including licensing, maintenance, subscription, and services revenue. By partnering with Bit9, resellers are able to build a profitable, ongoing application and device control business atop a strong foundation of breakthrough products, outstanding sales support, and exceptional training resources. To learn more about becoming a Bit9 Solutions Provider Partner, contact partners@bit9.com.

Bit9 offers the most powerful solution for application and device control, giving customers the ability to easily and effectively lock down software and information on desktops, laptops, and servers. Bit9's ultra-flexible solutions ensure the best prevention against malicious software and data leakage. For more information, call Bit9 today at 617.393.7400 or visit the web site at www.bit9.com.

About Digivera
Since January 2002, Digivera, a leading security consulting firm based in San Jose, California with regional offices in San Antonio, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires, has provided innovative information technology, security solutions, and trusted security advisory services for clients worldwide. Security solutions go beyond just technology. They can combine many aspects of a company's inventory of resources including policy, procedures, training, human capital procurement, and technology. Digivera's world-class team of security advisors' primary goal on each engagement is to identify those aspects required to create a security information environment and preserve it. For more information, visit http://www.digivera.com.

About Bit9, Inc.
Bit9, Inc., the leading provider of application and device control solutions, centrally controls which applications can and cannot run. Bit9's award-winning, patent-pending technology delivers the easiest and most effective way to achieve business-friendly Windows lockdown, enabling IT professionals to realize the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability. Founded in 2002 by the founders of Okena (acquired by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)) and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bit9 is a privately held company. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com.