Zone Labs Reaffirms its Commitment to the Consumer Internet Security Market

Dear ZoneAlarm^® customers,

Since the inception of the ZoneAlarm firewall over seven years ago, the PC security market has gone through tremendous changes. The hacking community has become more sophisticated and threatening as professional criminals started using the Internet as a tool to commit their crimes. Spyware has escalated and become the #1 Internet threat, affecting nearly every PC user to some extent. Meanwhile, Zone Labs has introduced important security technologies in its ZoneAlarm products to keep its customer base safe from the growing threat landscape.

Recently over the last few years, additional changes have occurred in the Internet security software market. Many firewall companies have started up and tried to make a go of it in the marketplace. While many made little headway, others found a foothold. But today, that trend is reversing. Consolidation and buy-outs in these firewall companies are apparent and in some cases, closing down. One example of this consolidation is with Sygate, a software firewall publisher that was recently purchased by Symantec, which will be discontinued within weeks. Consolidation in the computer Internet security space is a loss, because it gives customers fewer choices and gives hackers fewer devices to have to consider in their bid to take over people's computers.

This notice to you is to reaffirm Zone Labs' commitment in continuing to invest in new consumer security technologies to keep PC users safe and Internet threat free. One example of this is our new Operating System (OS) Firewall that prevents spyware from attacking your computer. Those of you who run ZoneAlarm® Pro, ZoneAlarm® Antivirus, ZoneAlarm® Anti-Spyware, or ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite are using this revolutionary technology right now. More innovations in both security and user-friendliness are on the way. In short, we are here for the long run and our products are going to continue to offer innovative technologies to keep you ahead of the dangerous world of hacking and other Internet threats.

We thank you whole-heartedly for choosing to be a part of our ZoneAlarm community. We will, in turn, be your Internet security partner for many, many years to come.

The Zone Labs Security Team