First US Mid-Enterprise Market Study Comparing Total Cost of Ownership Across Industry-Leading Web Filters Published

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - March 30, 2009) - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB: SBSW), a leader in Web security appliances, in conjunction with marketing consulting firm Robert Hale and Associates, today announced findings of a new independent US market study quantifying four key areas of mid-enterprise IT work hours amongst St. Bernard, Websense and SurfControl Internet filtering solutions. The study identified that cumulatively for the year, St. Bernard customers saved on average more than 500 hours a year managing tasks associated with Web filtering versus Websense.

As the first industry report of its kind, the study provides an objective measurement of IT time and investment for each Web filtering solution in the following key areas: set up and installation, management and administration, hardware maintenance and reporting. Across these areas, St. Bernard customers spent on average just over 483 hours installing and maintaining their product, compared to 1040 hours for Websense and 909 hours for SurfControl's solutions.

The study also illustrated further detail, as follows:

--  Installation hours averaged as follows: 19 hours for St. Bernard, 38
    hours for Websense, and 39 hours for SurfControl
--  Maintenance hours per month averaged as follows: 14 hours for St.
    Bernard, 27 hours for Websense and 26 hours for SurfControl
    

"We wanted to provide an objective, informative look at the Web filtering industry, and really understand the true costs of operating these solutions," said Robert Hale, founder of Robert Hale and Associates. "To ensure we garnered unbiased information, we randomly surveyed customers and selected the same amount of respondents for each brand of Web filter to optimize statistical testing."

"This study brings to light for the first time the hard data needed by organizations to make informed decisions about the true costs associated with various Web filtering solutions," said Steve Yin, VP of global sales and marketing at St. Bernard. "Beyond offering excellent Web security and value, we focus our development efforts on streamlining the entire user experience. We believe the numbers speak for themselves, and are happy to see one of our core value propositions reinforced by these results. It's good to see our efforts have a positive impact."

The study found no difference across vendors relative to Web use, Internet policy creation, Internet policy enforcement and reporting activities.

Robert Hale and Associates conducted the survey with a sample of 300 mid-enterprise IT professionals from the commercial, financial, healthcare and manufacturing industries, with 100 organizations for each Web filter vendor. The respondents were selected randomly from a database of companies sized 250 - 1,000 employees. The results are significant at the 95% level of confidence, and show important differences between St. Bernard, Websense and SurfControl in each of the four measured areas.

For more information about the study and the summary report, please visit www.webfiltertco.com.

For more information regarding St. Bernard please visit www.stbernard.com or call 1-800-782-3762.

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About Robert Hale and Associates

Robert Hale and Associates specializes in providing marketing consulting services for technology companies. We have over 10 years experience in conducting market research, planning, strategy, and implementation support. The scope of our services reflect the diversity of the market place, which includes market segmentation, price optimization, channel strategy, new product commercialization, market sizing, competitive analysis, and brand strategy. Our clients in the technology space include Qualcomm, Motorola, Samsung, Panasonic, Cisco, Microsoft, Mitchell International, and ViaSat. For more information, please visit www. http://www.roberthaleassociates.com.

About St. Bernard

St. Bernard Software develops and markets Internet security appliances and services that empower IT professionals to effectively, efficiently and intelligently manage their enterprise's Internet-based resources. Originally founded in 1995 as a market-leader in data security with its flagship product, Open File Manager™, the company is now recognized for delivering today's #1 Web filtering and security appliance, iPrism®. With millions of end users worldwide in more than 5,000 enterprises, educational institutions, SMB, and government agencies, St. Bernard strives to deliver simple, high performance solutions that offer excellent value to our customers.

Based in San Diego, California, St. Bernard (OTCBB: SBSW) markets its solutions through a network of value added resellers, distributors, system integrators, OEM partners and directly to end users. For more information about St. Bernard Software, visit www.stbernard.com.

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Websense and SurfControl are registered trademarks of Websense, Inc.

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