ABC Supply Selects Blue Coat for Accelerating, Controlling and Securing Web Access

ProxySG Appliances Manage Web Usage, Accelerate Content, Reduce
Bandwidth Consumption and Protect Against Malware at 400 Locations in
the United States
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), a leader in WAN Application
Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced that ABC Supply
Company, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding and
windows in the United States, has deployed Blue Coat(R) ProxySG(R) and
ProxyAV(R) appliances and Blue Coat WebFilter to manage Web usage,
accelerate content and applications, reduce bandwidth consumption and
protect against malware at its 400 locations throughout the United
States.

Blue Coat appliances provide visibility into the company's
Internet access and enables ABC Supply to enforce appropriate controls
according to corporate policy, the type of content or application and
the individual using it. Malicious content, such as spyware and
viruses, can be stopped. Employee Web surfing can be managed according
to acceptable use policies and various Web applications, such as
instant messaging (IM) and those using streaming media or peer-to-peer
(P2P), can be controlled for bandwidth or acceptability. Acceptable
content and applications are accelerated through use of caching and
pipelining. In addition, bandwidth consumption has been decreased by
approximately 50 percent.

"Blue Coat appliances have enabled us to regain control of the
Internet as a vehicle for business," said Darrell Cleaver, enterprise
network manager, ABC Supply Company. "We have the means to
intelligently apply business controls and security to our Web usage
while reducing bandwidth consumption and increasing response time."

Through use of Blue Coat ProxySG appliances, ABC Supply discovered
some serious misuses of its corporate Internet access. One employee
was running his own business with a Web store front from his desk at
work. Another had been spending hours each day engaged in computer
games. Still another had downloaded over 180 megabytes of music in a
single day.

Another revelation to ABC Supply was the prevalence of viruses
that could come through Web access. Although ABC Supply had taken
extensive measures to protect against viruses through its email
system, it had not taken steps to prevent other Web viruses. After
installing ProxySG and ProxyAV appliances, the company was able to
stop over 80 different viruses in the first month. "It was surprising
to us how many Web sites have infections," said Cleaver.

"The selection of Blue Coat appliances by ABC Supply reflects our
proven capabilities for combining Web security and control with
acceleration," said Kevin Biggs, senior vice president, Worldwide
Sales, Blue Coat Systems. "We are proud to help companies such as ABC
Supply make the Internet safe and productive for business."

About Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat secures Web communications and accelerates business
applications across the distributed enterprise. Blue Coat's family of
appliances and client-based solutions - deployed in branch offices,
Internet gateways, end points, and data centers - provide intelligent
points of policy-based control enabling IT organizations to optimize
security and accelerate performance between users and applications.
Blue Coat has installed more than 40,000 appliances worldwide. Blue
Coat is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and can be reached at
(408) 220-2200 or www.bluecoat.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: The statements contained in this press
release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding Blue Coat Systems' expectations,
beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, and including
statements regarding the capabilities and expected performance of Blue
Coat Systems' products. All forward-looking statements included in
this press release are based upon information available to Blue Coat
Systems as of the date hereof, and Blue Coat Systems assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
These and other risks relating to Blue Coat Systems' business are set
forth in Blue Coat Systems' Form 10-K for the year ended April 30,
2007, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2007, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note: Blue Coat and other applicable product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. in the United
States and other countries. All trademarks, trade names or service
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Blue Coat Systems
Steve Schick, 408-220-2076 (Media)
steve.schick@bluecoat.com
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or
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