Patrick Morley’s appointment signals new era of innovation and growth at leading provider of application control and device control solutions

Cambridge, MA - December 3, 2007 - Bit9, Inc., the leading provider of application control and device control solutions, today announced the appointment of Patrick Morley as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bit9.

Morley comes to Bit9 from Corel, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. During his tenure at Corel, Morley led the company's global sales, marketing, and operations functions for the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. Morley joined Corel in 2005, serving as Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the Americas, building relationships with top PC manufacturers as well as the company's network of global resellers and retailers.

"Bit9 offers a game-changing technology that is poised to dominate the desktop security marketplace as our customers realize that alternative methods do not work," said Morley. "My goal is to further the company's terrific momentum and aggressively grow the business with customers and partners."

Throughout his career, Morley has distinguished himself as an executive dedicated to guiding companies to success. Morley previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Imprivata Corporation. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, North America for Macromedia. He also served as Vice President, Americas at Allaire Corporation, prior to its acquisition by Macromedia. He has a B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Providence College.

"I am very happy that we've added someone of Patrick's caliber to the team," said former president and CEO George Kassabgi, who returns to Atlas Venture as an Executive in Residence. "He's been a close associate for years and will help bring Bit9 to new levels of expansion and momentum. I'm pleased with the progress we've made to date and have no doubt the company will continue on its strong path of success." Moving forward, Kassabgi will serve as a Board Advisor for Bit9.

About Bit9, Inc.
Bit9, Inc. is the leading provider of application control and device control solutions. The company's award-winning, patent-pending whitelisting technology prevents malicious software and data leakage by centrally controlling which applications and devices can and cannot operate.

Unlike other application control and device control alternatives, Bit9 leverages the world's largest knowledgebase of application intelligence to achieve Windows lockdown and business-friendly whitelisting, enabling IT professionals to realize the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability.

Founded in 2002 by the founders of Okena (acquired by Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)) and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bit9 is a privately held company. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com.