8e6 Technologies R3000MSA Internet Filter Wins 2005 Technology & Learning Legacy Award; Distinguished Honor Recognizes History of Excellence

Orange, Calif. – October 18, 2006 –8e6 Technologies, a leading supplier of Internet security appliances for threat monitoring, reporting and remediation, announced today that its R3000MSA Internet filter has been selected as a Legacy winner for the 2005 Technology & Learning Awards of Excellence program, conducted by Technology & Learning magazine. Software and Web products being honored in various categories in the program include innovative applications that break new ground in some important way and best-of-breed examples that are leaders in the market.

"We are extremely pleased that Technology & Learning has awarded our R3000MSA Internet filter with its prestigious Legacy award," commented Eric Lundbohm, Vice President of Marketing for 8e6 Technologies. "This award validates our commitment to delivering the best Internet filtering and security appliances to the education market. The bar climbs higher with these awards every year, so we are honored to have our R3000MSA Internet filter recognized as one of the best by Technology & Learning."

The 8e6 R3000MSA Internet filter was honored with a Legacy award, which is bestowed upon products that the Technology & Learning judges feel have stood the test of time and have maintained an undisputed level of excellence. Winners of the Legacy award have received favorable reviews and recognition in past years, and in their current versions offer new features that demonstrate how the product is up to date with modern technology.

Over the course of several weeks more than 30 educator-judges tested more than 150 products, looking for the premium choices in educational computing, including tools that related to Internet security such as Internet filtering appliances. Every submission was evaluated by at least three judges, who rated products for quality and effectiveness, ease of use, creative use of technology, and suitability for use in a school environment.

Targeted at environments of up to 2500 users, the R3000MSA Internet filter is a compact alternative to the 8e6 rack-mountable Internet filtering appliances. The size of a small desktop computer measuring 12.5" tall, the R3000MSA offers enterprise-quality Internet filtering while retaining the full functionality of the robust 8e6 software and Internet filtering database. The affordable R3000MSA Internet filter meets the needs of the education environment while maintaining the feature-rich attributes found in the mainstream R3000.

Technology & Learning (www.techlearning.com), published by CMP Media, is the number one publication in the K-12 educational technology market. In 2002, Technology & Learning was recognized for its commitment to excellence, receiving several of the industry's top media accolades, including a Maggie Award for Best How-To Article. In 2003, the magazine received two Distinguished Achievement Awards from the Association of Educational Publishers.

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About 8e6 Technologies
8e6 Technologies is a security company dedicated to Internet filtering and reporting. We are the only Web filtering company that uses a unique “pass-by technology” on a highly scalable appliance. Our standalone reporting appliance is easy to use and provides extremely detailed information, faster than any other product on the market. 8e6 helps protect its customers from all internal threats including spyware, malware, and Internet abuse leading to data loss and liability–while preventing bandwidth misuse. By preventing improper use of network resources and employee time, 8e6 also increases productivity and ensures regulatory compliance. Our standalone security solution achieves a dramatic reduction in the cost of hardware, subscriptions, maintenance, and support, and produces a substantially lower total cost of ownership. A Web filtering pioneer since 1995, the company maintains headquarters in Orange, California, with offices in Taipei and Beijing, as well as a network of channel partners worldwide. For more information, please call 888.786.7999 or visit www.8e6.com.