Project Protects High-Traffic, Mission-Critical Network

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, September 16, 2002 - Webfargo Data Security, Inc., a premier provider of managed security services and information protection solutions, announced today that it has successfully completed a network security project for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

"We worked with NC Wildlife Resources Commission to secure, protect, audit, and monitor its network as well as compartmentalize its data infrastructure to meet security requirements," said Tyler Salisbury, President and co-founder of Webfargo. "We used a wide range of our capabilities."

The project, which has just reached conclusion, was initiated in February.

"We deal with a tremendous amount of data from all over the state. Protecting this information is absolutely critical," said Janice Underwood Hodges, IT Director for the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. "Webfargo was able to partner with us to provide exactly what we needed."

After several highly successful relationships with the local business community, this represents Webfargo's first foray into the government sector. As a result, Webfargo is now registered with North Carolina's innovative eProcurement system and is considered a preferred vendor for providing information security to state agencies.

About Webfargo Data Security

Webfargo was founded in 2001 by veterans of the Research Triangle technology industry to provide tactical security services and information protection solutions that empower companies to develop and enforce security policies, set and attain security objectives, monitor and respond to network events, and protect intellectual property and critical data in the enterprise and e-business.

For more information visit www.webfargo.com, or call (919) 281-0175.

About the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Since its inception in 1947, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) has been dedicated to the wise use, conservation, and management of the state's fish and wildlife resources. Their policies and programs are based on scientifically sound resource management, assessment and monitoring, applied research, and public input.

The WRC consists of wildlife and fisheries biologists, wildlife enforcement officers, educators, engineers and administrative staff in nine districts across the state.