To our valued customers:

Websense is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of SurfControl and the beginning of a new era in content security - the era of intelligent content protection, when and where you need it. We recognize that your proprietary information is the lifeblood of your business, and our goal is deliver to you, our customers, a higher level of confidence in its security. Only Websense is able to deliver solutions that combine

• unparalleled knowledge of malware and where it resides on the web to block threats.
• precise identification and categorisation of internal documents and information to prevent leaks.
• sophisticated policy engines that enable flexible filtering to enforce web and e-mail security and meet changing business needs.

In short, we can help you manage who can do what with your information, where it can go, and how it can get there - allowing you to avoid the costs of inadvertent disclosure due to external threats or internal leaks. This is intelligent content protection - deep knowledge of the Internet and the threat environment, effectively applied to your content to allow you to safely conduct business - within your organisation, with your business partners and over the Internet.

The acquisition of SurfControl extends our ability to deliver intelligent content protection in two important ways:

• The addition of e-mail security solutions, which will enable you to secure your content against the two most prevalent sources of external attacks, the web and e-mail. Over the next year, we plan to integrate our web and e-mail security offerings to provide an easily managed, integrated approach to thwarting external attacks.
• The addition of on-demand services through SurfControl's BlackSpider subsidiary and its global infrastructure designed to deliver hosted security services, including e-mail and web filtering, to customers ranging from fewer than 100 employees to enterprise class organisations with thousands of employees. Additionally, the on-demand technology will enable Websense to offer new and more advanced real-time protection when we launch our next generation web security products in 2008.

As the market leader in web security, Websense has evolved its solutions to meet the changing threat environment and customer needs. Our solutions range from the highly customisable Websense Web Security Suite™ and Content Protection Suite™ to the easy-to-install Websense Express™ small and mid-sized business security platform. Every product relies on a foundation of proprietary threat detection and content recognition technologies developed over many years, making it possible to automate your information security policies with the assurance that you are always protected from the latest threat.

To the customers of SurfControl, we pledge continued support for your existing products and offer the promise of best-of-breed content security based on our patented ThreatSeeker™ technology. To the customers of both SurfControl and Websense, we vow to raise your confidence to a new level with proactive protection from external threats and internal leaks, applied effectively to safeguard your business. That's intelligent content protection, where and when you need it.

Best Regards,

Gene Hodges
Websense Chief Executive Officer