Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) is the global leader of web filtering and a premier provider of web and desktop security software. Recognized as one of Forbes Magazine’s 2004 “Top 25 Technology Companies,” Websense has 22.4 million seats under subscription worldwide across all industries, in small organizations and large multinational corporations. Websense products increase employee internet productivity and secure organizations from emerging internet threats by providing a proactive critical security component that complements traditional security solutions. Only Websense delivers flexible, integrated policy enforcement at the internet gateway, on the network and at the desktop. The company’s products integrate with a wide range of industry leading security and network products including firewalls, proxy servers, caches, switches, routers, and appliances.

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