AGOURA HILLS, Calif. – December 18, 2003 – Symark today announced its spot on the Software 500, Software Magazine’s list of the world’s foremost software and services providers, published as an online catalog on www.Softwaremag.com. Symark was ranked 406.

“IT spending continued to be slow through the period measured by the 2003 Software 500. While the list has changed substantially with additions and deletions, certain niches paid off,” says John Desmond, Softwaremag.com’s editorial director and publisher. "It was a year for IT professionals to try to salvage ROI from software and service investments they had made, since big new projects were out of favor. Our online catalog to enterprise software helps CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research their partner options. That’s a valuable service.”

The Software 500 is a comprehensive look at the software industry targeting enterprise IT organizations with software and services. The list includes both private and public companies. The Software 500 is a worldwide list in that it is open to any company to submit financial and product information via the annual Software 500 survey, conducted 100% on the Web with help from The Standish Group, a research and analyst firm based in Yarmouthport, Mass.

The ranking is based on total worldwide software and service revenue for 2002. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training, and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.

Founded in 1985, Symark is the leading provider of UNIX and Linux security solutions for Global 2000 businesses. Symark PowerBroker® enables granular delegation of administrative privileges while restricting root account access. Symark PowerPassword® provides login and password policy management with stronger passwords, aging, and history. Both products support the broadest range of UNIX and Linux platforms, central administration, and detailed audit logs. Symark’s products strike the perfect balance between protection and productivity by preventing damage or abuse by trusted users, whether intentional or not. Symark offers extensive expertise in enterprise computing security, and its products are backed by unmatched technical support. For more information, visit us at www.symark.com.

Softwaremag.com, The IT Software Journal, is the Web publishing effort of Software Magazine, a 20-year brand name in the industry, and is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and services companies, now in its 21st year. Softwaremag.com is produced by King Content Co., the Web content development and publishing firm run by John P. Desmond, which acquired the product in 2003.