Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that Information Security magazine and SearchSecurity.com named Blue Coat the 2010 Readers' Choice Award winner for Web Security Gateway. The Blue Coat® ProxySG® and ProxyAV? appliances received the gold award for the category ?with high marks from readers for their ease of installation, configuration and administration plus their granular, flexible policy creation and enforcement,? according to searchsecurity.com

In giving the Blue Coat ProxySG and ProxyAV appliances the 2010 Readers' Choice award for Web Security Gateway, the searchsecurity.com website notes that, ?Readers were also impressed with the products' return on investment and vendor service and support.?

?The Blue Coat ProxySG appliance is the market leading choice of enterprises that need to secure their Web gateways and protect their users from Web-based malware,? said Carrie Oakes, vice president of product marketing and management at Blue Coat Systems. ?This award validates the innovation that is fundamental to the Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway solution and reflects Blue Coat's long history of providing customers with industry-leading the tools they need to protect their users and networks.?

The Blue Coat ProxySG and ProxyAV appliances work in tandem to secure Web communications without compromising performance. ProxySG appliances enforce policies based on content, users, applications and protocols and enable organizations to create flexible policies aligned with their business objectives.

About Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat Systems is the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking. Blue Coat offers an Application Delivery Network Infrastructure that provides the visibility, acceleration and security required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. This application intelligence enables enterprises to tightly align network investments with business requirements, speed decision making and secure business applications for long-term competitive advantage. For additional information, please visit www.bluecoat.com

Blue Coat, ProxySG, ProxyAV and the Blue Coat logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

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Blue Coat Systems
Jennifer Arculeo, 408-541-3330
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Merritt Group (for Blue Coat Systems)
Danielle Eccleston, 415-247-1662
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Investor:
Blue Coat Systems
Jane Underwood, 408-541-3015
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