Red Herring Selects Purewire as One of the Top 100 Private Technology Companies in North America

Web Security SaaS Leader Wins Red Herring 100 Award
ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--
Purewire, Inc., a SaaS-based secure Web gateway vendor that protects business
and social interactions on the Web, was honored recently by Red Herring magazine
as one of the top 100 fastest-growing private technology companies in North
America. Purewire joins the ranks of companies like Google, Yahoo!, eBay, Skype,
Salesforce.com, YouTube and Twitter-winners of the Red Herring 100 award that
are changing the way people live and work.

"In today`s uncertain economy, IT budgets are continuously slashed, yet security
remains a significant concern for anyone accessing the Web," said Mike Van
Bruinisse, president and CEO of Purewire. "To be selected as a member of the Red
Herring 100 validates the hard work the Purewire team has done to meet demand by
offering a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy Web security service that protects
users browsing the Web. Red Herring`s recognition of Purewire is a testament to
the company`s innovation and strong momentum, and reiterates the fact that our
customers remain our top priority."

Purewire is the only vendor that addresses the complete Web security threat
landscape, to protect users from where they are going, what they are downloading
and potentially malicious people with whom they are interacting. The Purewire
Web Security Service is deployed as a multi-tenant SaaS-based secure Web gateway
that sits between a company`s network and the Internet to protect the users as
they conduct business-critical activities on the Web.

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a
pool of 1,200. The nominees are evaluated on quantitative and qualitative
criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of
management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective
industries.

The Red Herring honor is the latest in a series of accolades Purewire has earned
for its technology and corporate success. Most recently, Purewire was recognized
as a Top 10 Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference; Gartner "Cool Vendor";
DEMO 2009 DEMOgod; 2009 Best Security Start Up from Info Security Products
Guide; and Finalist for the 2009 SC Magazine Awards for Rookie Security Company
of the Year. For a complete listing of honors and accolades, please visit
http://www.purewire.com/awards.

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a global media company uniting the world`s best high technology
innovators, venture investors, and business decision-makers in a variety of
forums: a leading innovation magazine; an online daily technology news service;
technology newsletters, and major events for technology leaders around the
globe. Red Herring provides an insider`s access to the global innovation
ecosystem, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving
the economy.

About Purewire, Inc.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Purewire secures business and social interactions on
the Web. Founded by veteran security industry entrepreneurs, the company offers
Web security-as-a-service to increase ROI and lower the total cost of security
for businesses. Purewire is the only vendor that addresses the complete Web
security threat landscape, providing unique algorithms and scalable services to
protect users from malicious people, places and things on the Web. For
additional information, please visit www.purewire.com.

Purewire, Inc.
Mary Catherine Petermann, 404-307-6290
pr@purewire.com

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