ArcSight Named Finalist for Reader Trust and Excellence Awards in 2008 SC Magazine Awards Program

CUPERTINO, CA, Jan 15 (MARKET WIRE) --
ArcSight, Inc., a leader in enterprise security and compliance management
solutions, today announced it has been named a finalist in two categories of SC
Magazine's Awards program for outstanding achievement in information-technology
(IT)security. The ArcSight ESM 4.0 is a finalist for a Reader Trust Award in
the Best Event Management Solution category, while ArcSight ESM and the
LogManagement Suite together are a finalist for an Excellence Award in the Best
Regulatory Compliance Solution category.

"Being nominated as a finalist in two SC Magazine award categories, by
bothreaders and the publication, is a singular honor," said Reed Henry, SVP
Marketing and Business Development, ArcSight. "This is a testament to the
strength and breadth of our solutions, which are invaluable to enterprises in
helping
them protect their business."

The excellence of ArcSight products was also recognized by several other
industry organizations in 2007:

-- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), an ArcSight customer, was
awarded the prestigious 2007 GCN Agency Award from Government Computer
News. The FAA makes extensive use of ArcSight ESM in its security
operations system, which provides a full range of network security services
for the entire Transportation Department.
-- ArcSight ESM was named a leader in Info-Tech's Decision Diamond for
Security Information Management Solutions. ArcSight received the highest
possible scores for its ability to execute its strategy as well as for its
features, support and product architecture.
-- Gartner, Inc. positioned ArcSight in the Leaders Quadrant in the
"Security Information and Event Management 1Q07 Magic Quadrant" report,
which positions vendors based on their vision and ability to execute.
Execution criteria included viability, sales execution and pricing, and
product effectiveness in customer production environments. Vision criteria
included market understanding, sales and product strategy, and innovation.
-- ArcSight ESM received the Gold Medal in the security information
management (SIM) category from Information Security magazine's 2007
Readers' Choice Award. The award was given based on responses from more
than 1,500 readers, who rated more than 340 products spanning 15 product
categories.

ArcSight ESM is a comprehensive solution that enables global
customers to manage information risk and protect critical assets. Today's
securitylandscape includes hundreds of event sources, including network devices,
databases, applications, and more. ArcSight ESM enables enterprise users to
view all events across multiple enterprise infrastructures from a single event
console.

The ArcSight Log Management Suite enables enterprises to handle evolving
business
requirements and regulatory mandates by offering integrated, cost-effective,
long-term, audit-quality storage plus automated enforcement of retention
policies.
The platform, which includes packaged real-time and historical content for
regulations such as PCI, SOX, and FISMA, can be used for application
monitoring, fraud, insider threat and sensitive data protection.

"Our 2008 Excellence Award finalists, including ArcSight, represent an array
of the industry's top IT security companies," said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief
Illena Armstrong. "Our judges have recognized the key players in the mission
to safeguard businesses, their customers and the critical data stored
throughout North America."

SC Magazine will announce the award winners at an event in San Francisco
onApril 8, 2008.

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased
information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features,
contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of
product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security
through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that
provides the
contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger
demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to
make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand's portfolio
includes the SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC
Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.

About ArcSight

ArcSight is a leading provider of security and compliance solutions that
intelligently identify and mitigate business risk and deliver a
centralizedview of enterprise-wide events across heterogeneous infrastructures.
This real
time and historic view into external attacks, insider threats and regulatory
compliance provides enterprises, MSSPs and government agencies with the
intelligence and response capabilities required to effectively protect and
manage
their networks and their businesses. For more information, see
www.arcsight.com.

ArcSight and the ArcSight logo are trademarks of ArcSight, Inc.

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