FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LT Auditor+ Security Software Bundled with Novell's Newest Version of Netware®

Houston, TX - March 31, 2003 - Blue Lance, Inc., the leader in development of real-time network monitoring, auditing and security technology for Novell-based networks, announced that a new version of LT Auditor+ has been developed exclusively for Novell and packaged with ‘Nakoma,’ the next official release of NetWare. Named LT Auditor+ for NetWare Server Edition 1.0, the software provides NetWare users with auditing functions on individual servers. The product is only available from Novell as part of its new product offering.

“Our customers have been demanding better auditing capabilities and by including a version of LT Auditor+ with NetWare, we are providing proven, best of breed, auditing technology for our customers,” according to Ed Anderson, director of product management at Novell, Inc.

“Novell asked if Blue Lance would develop a product based on our LT Auditor+ technology platform that would help its customers protect their corporate assets. It’s an excellent and proven base-line for network security, monitoring and auditing that can be easily upgraded to the enterprise-wide version of LT Auditor+, which provides robust, centralized policy compliance management, consolidation of audit data, automated reporting and forensic analysis” according to Umesh Verma, president and CEO of Blue Lance.

Blue Lance, Inc. has been providing sophisticated security software solutions to major corporations, financial institutions, government and national security agencies as well as educational and healthcare institutions since 1985. LT Auditor+ is recognized as the industry standard for network security, protecting computer-managed assets inside the firewall. Among its robust capabilities are automated filtering of data, real-time monitoring and alerts, totally secure consolidation of system logs across the enterprise and dynamic reporting.

For more information about LT Auditor+ and Blue Lance, Inc., visit www.bluelance.com.

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