Untangle Named “Best Security Solution” at LinuxWorld

SAN MATEO, Calif. – August 7, 2007 – Untangle, the pioneer in open source network gateway platforms, today announced that the Untangle Gateway Platform has been chosen as the “Best Security
Solution” at the 2007 LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards. Untangle is the world’s first commercial-grade open source solution for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted content on the network.

The Untangle Gateway Platform, which is built around more than 30 of the best open source projects, provides small and medium businesses and channel partners with a free and better alternative to costly,
inflexible proprietary appliances. “There’s been a real need among SMBs for an open source security solution like Untangle,” said Dirk Morris, CTO and co-founder of Untangle. “We hear all the time that
nothing else is as effective or as easy to use—and the price is right. It’s great to get this kind of validation from LinuxWorld.”The LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards recognize the top Linux and open
source products. The awards, sponsored by LinuxWorld Magazine, cover a wide variety of open solutions categories, and are voted on by a panel of independent judges and industry experts in recognition of
product/service innovation and solutions in open computing.

About Untangle

Untangle was founded with the vision of untangling the complexities of technology, initially targeting network security and control for SMBs. The company follows Open Source development practices to create better code and make it widely available. The Untangle Gateway Platform, the world’s first commercial-grade open source solution for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted content on the network, provides a free and better alternative to costly, inflexible proprietary appliances. Untangle’s applications are currently being used in hundreds of businesses in a variety of industries, including financial services, real estate, education, bio-science, and professional services.