London – 7 August 2007 – MessageLabs, a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced that its Enterprise Instant Messenger (EIM) solution has been short-listed as ‘Security Product of the Year’ in the 2007 CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards.

Recognizing innovation, application and excellent in Technology & Business, the CNET Networks UK awards honour the products, projects and players that are setting the standards in the business world. The MessageLabs EIM solution was short-listed due to its strengths in: productivity, innovation, implementation & management, and providing a competitive edge.

Consisting of senior practitioners and experts from the technology industry, the judging panel stated that “competition for this award was incredibly fierce and the judges worked very hard to get to the shortlist of five.” The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony in London on 24th September 2007.

“It is always a great honour to receive industry recognition for our services, especially from such a respected industry authority as CNET Networks. Being short-listed for this award is further testament to the strength of our organization, our continued innovation and our vision of bringing certainty to the exchange of all business information, regardless of the protocol on which it travels,” said Adrian Chamberlain, CEO of MessageLabs. “Analysts estimate that Instant Messenger is already being used by 160 million business users worldwide, a figure that is expected to reach 250 million by 2010. As IM use in the workplace continues to increase, so to do the number of IM security threats. IM security is now imperative to network protection.”

The MessageLabs EIM service addresses the key business issues surrounding IM in the workplace: security, organizational compliance, legal discovery, control, acceptable use, and accountability. In addition, it establishes corporate best practices to mitigate risks associated with unsecured public IM use in the workplace. It includes sophisticated administrative features, robust Web-based reporting, the ability to map to existing enterprise, Internet-level file scanning, IM logging capabilities, and interoperability with other consumer messaging networks.

MessageLabs has recently been receiving significant validation of its leadership position within the security market. At the 2007 SC Magazine Europe Awards MessageLabs was named “Security Company of the Year” and the European Technology Forum awarded MessageLabs the ‘Hottest UK Technology Prospect’ accolade at its 2007 European Technology Innovation & Growth Awards. Leading analyst Frost and Sullivan has also positioned MessageLabs as ‘European Security Company of the Year’ for the last two consecutive years.

In addition, MessageLabs services have received industry accreditations during 2007 including MessageLabs Archiving receiving the eWeek Excellence Award for Email Management & Security and MessageLabs Archiving and Web Security Services receiving Info Security Products Guide’s 2007 Global Excellence in Archiving and Web Filtering Awards.

About MessageLabs
MessageLabs is a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services, with over 15,000 clients ranging from small business to the Fortune 500 located in more than 80 countries. MessageLabs provides a range of managed security services to protect, control, encrypt and archive communications across Email, Web and Instant Messaging.

These services are delivered by MessageLabs globally distributed infrastructure and supported 24/7 by security experts. This provides a convenient and cost-effective solution for managing and reducing risk and providing certainty in the exchange of business information. For more information, please visit www.messagelabs.com.

About CNET Networks UK
CNET Networks UK (www.cnetnetworks.co.uk) is a part of CNET Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET, www.cnetnetworks.com), a worldwide media company and creator of content environments for the interactive age. CNET Networks Inc. is headquartered in the US and has offices in 12 countries globally including the UK. CNET Networks takes pride in being "a different kind of media company," creating richer, deeper interactive experiences by combining the wisdom and passion of users, marketers and its own expert editors. CNET Networks UK focuses on the business technology, personal technology and entertainment categories through six UK-focused websites: ZDNet UK (www.zdnet.co.uk), silicon.com (www.silicon.com), atlarge.com (www.atlarge.com), CNET.co.uk (www.cnet.co.uk) and GameSpot UK (www.gamespot.co.uk). CNET Networks UK also delivers one-to-one services through its direct marketing arm CNET Direct (www.cnetdirect.co.uk).

Media Contacts:

Kirsten Doddy, MessageLabs, +44 (0) 207 291 7939, kdoddy@messagelabs.com
Weber Shandwick for MessageLabs, +44 (0) 20 7067 0500, mlukpr@webershandwick.com



About MessageLabs

MessageLabs is a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services, with over 18,000 clients ranging from small business to the Fortune 500 located in more than 86 countries. MessageLabs provides a range of managed security services to protect, control, encrypt and archive communications across Email, Web and Instant Messaging.

These services are delivered by MessageLabs globally distributed infrastructure and supported 24/7 by security experts. This provides a convenient and cost-effective solution for managing and reducing risk and providing certainty in the exchange of business information. For more information, please visit www.messagelabs.com.

Media Contacts:

US:
Marissa Vicario, MessageLabs, +1 646 519 8116, mvicario@messagelabs.com,
Hill & Knowlton for MessageLabs, +1 212-885-0552, messagelabs@hillandknowlton.com

EMEA:
Paul Wood, MessageLabs, +44 (0) 1452 627705, pwood@messagelabs.com
Weber Shandwick for MessageLabs, +44 (0) 20 7067 0500, mlukpr@webershandwick.com

APAC:
Andrew Antal, MessageLabs, +61 2 8208 7171, aantal@messagelabs.com
Spectrum Communications for MessageLabs, +61 2 9954 3299, messagelabs@spectrumcomms.com.au