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InterMute’s New 'Channel Partner Program' Delivers
Anti-Spyware Enterprise Solutions to VARs

Storbase Among the Qualified Security Resellers to Partner With InterMute

Braintree, MA —March 28, 2005— InterMute Inc., a leading developer of best-in-class PC protection and productivity solutions for corporations and consumers, today announced its Channel Partner Program. Launched this past January, the Channel Partner Program allows qualified value-added resellers (VARs), corporate resellers, systems integrators (SIs) and technology services/deployment consultancies to resell two enterprise components of the InterMute Anti-Spyware Solution Set: SpySubtract® Enterprise Edition powered by CWShredder™ and SpySubtract Rx.

InterMute’s program is flexible, offers different levels of participation and has been designed to maximize resellers’ potential in the growing anti-spyware market, which is projected to be at least $305 million in 2008, according to IT research firm IDC (“Worldwide Spyware 2004-2008 Forecast and Analysis: Security and System Management Sharing Nightmares,” November 2004).

Benefits of this program include access to beta versions of products, ongoing product and marketing training, direct technical support as well as co-marketing opportunities. InterMute offers a comprehensive program to provide partners with the knowledge and skills they need to grow their businesses.

InterMute’s Channel Partner Program provides resellers with:

• SpySubtract Enterprise Edition for internal use: up to 500 seats
• Sales training: Partners hone their “best practices” in the Reseller Sales Certification Training to maximize their targeted selling
• Lead-generation activities in their geographic territory
• Template for bimonthly forecasting
• Marketing collateral: solutions brochures, datasheets, PowerPoint presentations, product demonstrations, press releases
• Dedicated channel account manager
• Corporate reseller licensing of SpySubtract
• Special discounts for academic, government and nonprofit organizations

Storbase Corp. is one VAR of InterMute’s that is taking advantage of the Channel Partner Program. Storbase provides security and systems management integration services to some of the most respected commercial and government organizations.

“IT and IS executives from a variety of industries are seeking large-scale, anti-spyware deployments,” said Storbase Principal Tom MacArthur. “We wanted to partner with a best-of-breed anti-spyware provider because our customers expect us to provide top-notch security solutions. Additionally, Storbase’s objective is to secure our customers’ needs with a solution that fits their unique requirements; that’s why we continue to have a steady and loyal customer base. No other anti-spyware vendor has the broad array of solutions on the market like InterMute does.”

IT advisory firm Forrester Research recently surveyed 200 technology decision-makers at North American companies about their approaches to IT security, which includes anti-spyware technology. “We learned that companies overwhelmingly prefer best-of-breed client security products to client security suites by nearly a 3-to-1 margin,” stated Forrester Senior Research Analyst David Friedlander (“Client Security Trends: Users Opt For Best-of-Breed Tools” Feb. 28, 2005).

“InterMute is committed in providing the right strategic guidance and tactical tools for our members in the Channel Partner Program,” said InterMute CEO and founder Ed English. “InterMute already has mutually beneficial relationships with more than 25 leading software and hardware providers. InterMute knows what it takes for our partners to be successful with our products. Our objective is to make it easy for them to increase their customer bases and sales.”

InterMute’s new channel program enables partners in the security technology industry to resell:

• SpySubtract Enterprise Edition powered by CWShredder™: A centrally managed solution with a Web-based console and fully automatic deployment, scanning, cleaning and real-time protection; includes Trickle Scan™ technology that monitors the CPU usage of laptops and PCs so scans are performed at optimal times, ensuring employees’ work is never interrupted; also features CWShredder, the most effective solution for eliminating browser hijacker CoolWebSearch and its many variants.
  
• SpySubtract Rx: An ASP/“no-install” solution for corporate, academic, wireless and Internet café environments; this remote executable is the first Web-based ASP service that scans and removes the most tenacious forms of spyware; it’s a fast and low-cost alternative for organizations to deploy anti-spyware remedies without burdening IT resources.

For more information about InterMute’s Channel Partner Program, contact Chris Moriarty, Director of Channels, at chrism@intermute.com or (508) 224-6900.

About InterMute

Founded in 1999 and privately held, InterMute is a leading provider of software that enhances PC protection and productivity for organizations and consumers. Millions of PC users rely on InterMute’s portfolio of Subtract® brand products to defend against spyware, spam, offensive Web content and intrusive Internet adverting. InterMute is based in Braintree, MA. For further information, visit www.intermute.com.

About Storbase Corp.

Storbase provides innovative business and information technology solutions to help its clients to profit from the use of the latest technologies. Storbase’s core portfolio comprises offerings in security, storage and messaging. From front-end consulting and planning to systems integration and outsourcing, Storbase works with some of the world’s most respected organizations from every economic sector. For more information, visit www.storbase.com.

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