Archer Technologies Wins SC Magazine Award for Best Security Solution for Government 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 15, 2006) – Archer Technologies (Archer), a leader in enterprise security and compliance management solutions, announced today the company’s Enterprise Security Management product has been named Best Security Solution for Government in SC Magazine's U.S. Excellence Awards for 2006.

SC Magazine recognized Archer for its superior achievements in creating a software product configurable to enterprise security needs and organizational structure, empowering customers to easily adapt Archer’s solutions to their unique and changing requirements.

"As an innovator in the security and compliance management market, Archer is pleased that SC Magazine views our security products as the preferred choice to align information security and compliance processes with our client’s objectives," said Jon Darbyshire, CEO of Archer Technologies. "Our solutions allow large government agencies to better manage their day-to-day security operations and compliance requirements. We thank our government customers for continuing to work with us to develop more intuitive products that are specifically designed to meet their changing needs.”

The SC Awards honor security professionals and products for their role in helping to shape the security industry. The judges reviewed thousands of products from hundreds of companies before choosing the winners. Archer Technologies’ Enterprise Security Management solution was chosen for providing the most seamless security option for managing FISMA compliance initiatives and security processes available to Federal Government entities in the market today.

Archer has licensed its suite of solutions and services to effectively support critical mission objectives in both the Department of Transportation and Department of Justice, among others.

The SC Magazine Excellence Awards 2006 were determined by a panel of network security industry experts. Products considered for this award integrate security solutions to protect against complex threats. Archer was also awarded the Reader Trust Award for Best Policy Management and was a finalist in SC Magazine’s Best Security Solution and Best Security Management Tool categories.

These industry achievements were acknowledged during SC Magazine’s U.S. Awards ceremony at The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., on Feb. 14, 2006.

SC Magazine previously recognized Archer for professional achievement and technical excellence with its Best Security Solution for Financial Services award in 2005.

About Archer Technologies

Archer Technologies delivers enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions. With more than six million licensed users and a client list that includes one in four of the Fortune 100, Archer enables companies to manage enterprise risks, demonstrate compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into corporate risk and security controls.

Archer’s out-of-the-box solutions, including Policy, Risk, Compliance, Enterprise, Incident, Vendor, Threat, Business Continuity, and Audit Management, are built on the flexible Archer SmartSuite Framework™, allowing clients to tailor the solutions according to their unique requirements. Whether deployed on-premise or via Archer’s SaaS model, the Framework has become a go-to GRC platform for many global organizations.

Archer is the only vendor that delivers the Archer GRC Ecosystem™ comprised of out-of-the-box solutions, a flexible Framework, a robust user community, and an application and partner exchange, which provides clients the tools they need to build a best-in-class enterprise GRC program. For more information, visit www.archer.com or call 1-888-539-EGRC.