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AdSubtract Aligns with AXENT to Deliver Enhanced
Online Privacy Protection

Leading E-Security Solutions Provider Includes AdSubtract SE with AXENT PowerVPN Product

BRAINTREE, MA. April 17, 2000 - AdSubtract.com, LLC, developer of Internet ad and cookie blocking software, and AXENT Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXNT), today announced an alliance that provides AXENT's Fortune 1000 and other customer base with an integrated online privacy solution. AXENT® is distributing AdSubtract SE, the leading ad-blocking software solution, with its latest version of PowerVPN®, released today in a related announcement from AXENT. Combined with PowerVPN's personal firewall, AdSubtract SE allows PowerVPN users to further protect their online privacy by selectively blocking Internet cookies, including those attached to Web advertisements and used to 'profile' web users.

In addition to being protected by AXENT's leading personal firewall, users can now easily combat online user profiling with AdSubtract software, which works seamlessly with Microsoft® and Netscape® web browsers. AdSubtract also makes web browsing faster and less cluttered by filtering and removing web ads. The purpose of a web ad is to interrupt and distract the viewer. AdSubtract SE helps employees remain focused while utilizing the Internet for work.

"Partnering with AdSubtract allows our customers to combine the power of our virtual private networking solution and personal firewall with a cookie and ad-blocking solution, to more thoroughly protect themselves and confidential company information while on the Internet," said Barry Cioe, product manager for AXENT. "AdSubtract's mission to make the Web faster and more pleasant, while meticulously protecting users' information, is closely aligned to our company's efforts. Including AdSubtract SE with our product was a natural extension of our goal to provide customers with easy-to-use, thorough security and privacy solutions, enabling them to be more efficient no matter where they are located."

New technologies such as broadband connections and ASP solutions sometimes create vulnerabilities that can become a serious risk for today's mobile workforce. With the increase of telecommuting and remote employees, companies demand continuous protection of information regardless of their employees' physical location. AXENT's PowerVPN is specifically geared to address these concerns and provide centralized policy management and automatic, invisible downloads of new security policies to users. AdSubtract SE's powerful ad and cookie-blocking features enhance PowerVPN by providing users with another level of protection -- specifically online privacy protection. Together, the products provide the most comprehensive security, privacy and firewall product available for the Fortune 1000.

"AdSubtract SE's integration with AXENT's PowerVPN demonstrates the importance of providing both corporate and individual users with tools to enhance online privacy, in addition to overall security," said Ed English, president of AdSubtract. "With our privacy-enhancing software, AXENT's customers can take control of protecting their information, both corporate and personal. We are excited about partnering with AXENT to introduce Ad Subtract SE to the Fortune 1000 and other businesses that use AXENT products for network security. Corporate users of AdSubtract software also appreciate the dramatic improvement in their content-to-clutter ratio, when browsing the web."

Availability and Pricing
AXENT PowerVPN with AdSubtract SE is available now. Pricing starts under $2,000 for the server and up to 25 users.

About InterMute, Inc.
InterMute, Inc. develops and distributes Internet software to make the web more productive, pleasant, and private. Based in Braintree, Massachusetts, InterMute's software 'Subtracts the Ads' and protects online privacy. For further information, visit the InterMute web site at www.intermute.com.

About AXENT®
AXENT Technologies, Inc., a global leader in information security, provides e-security solutions that maximize our customers' business advantage. AXENT delivers integrated products and expert services to assess, protect, enable and manage business processes and information assets. Through its unique Lifecycle Security™ methodology combined with Smart Security Architecture, AXENT delivers the ``right'' level of security for customers. Award-winning solutions offer assessment and policy compliance, firewall, intrusion detection, authentication, VPN, Web-access, single sign-on and user administration for the entire enterprise.

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, AXENT's customer-proven information security solutions are used by 45 of the Fortune 50, one-third of the Fortune e-50 and governments worldwide.

AXENT, AXENT Technologies, the AXENT logo, Raptor, PowerVPN and Lifecycle Security are trademarks or registered trademarks, in the United States and certain other countries, of AXENT Technologies, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation; Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation; other company and product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.