EdgeWave (OTCBB: EWVE) (OTCQB: EWVE), a leader in Secure Content Management (SCM) solutions, announced today that iPrism Web Security and ePrism Email Security were named winners of the 2012 Global Excellence Awards by Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide. iPrism won for Social Media, Web Filtering, and Content Security, and ePrism won in the Managed Security Services category. EdgeWave President Dave Maquera said, "We are honored to receive this award, which recognizes product achievement for our iPrism and ePrism solutions. Our ability to deliver innovative technologies that protect organizations from Web and email threats, while virtually eliminating installation and support costs, is very important to our customers and the markets we serve. We sincerely appreciate this outstanding industry acknowledgement."

iPrism Web Security is an industry-leading Internet filtering and Secure Web Gateway appliance solution and ePrism Email Security is a suite of hosted email and data security solutions. iPrism protects organizations with robust policy-driven Web security that includes circumvention defense, social media controls, real-time protection from botnets and other criminal malware, comprehensive on-box reporting and hybrid remote filtering. The ePrism Email Security Suite offers proprietary zero-minute defense to block dangerous spam and malware, along with data loss and regulatory protection that includes DLP, Encryption, Email Continuity and Archive services. EdgeWave has millions of end users worldwide and across a broad spectrum of industries including education and government, healthcare, finance and manufacturing. EdgeWave solutions are known for their high performance, ease-of-use and low support costs. Their US-based technical support team boasts 94% customer satisfaction ratings*.

More than 50 judges representing a broad range of industry voices from around the world participated in the awards process. Their average scores determined the 2012 Global Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners, which were announced during the awards dinner and presentation on February 29, 2012 in San Francisco. The 2012 security industry and peers annual awards program was sponsored by Office of the CIO, McAfee Inc., an Intel Company, Solutionary, Inc., CloudAccess, Welz & Weisel Communications, California State University of San Bernardino, 24/7 Consulting, Madison Alexander PR, and Info Security Products Guide.

"This year's Security Global Product Excellence Awards winners, including EdgeWave's iPrism and ePrism solutions, represent excellence-in-class across the security industry," said Rake Narang, Editor-in-Chief, Info Security Products Guide. "Our readers recognize that these companies are ahead of the curve when it comes to making businesses more secure and are helping to set a new standard in the industry."

About Info Security Products Guide Info Security Products Guide sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and market research that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

About EdgeWave Inc™ EdgeWave Inc. (OTCBB: EWVE) (OTCQB: EWVE) develops and markets on demand, on-premises, and hybrid Secure Content Management (SCM) solutions to the mid-enterprise and service provider markets. The EdgeWave portfolio of web, email and data protection technologies delivers comprehensive secure content management with unrivalled ease of deployment and the lowest TCO on the market. EdgeWave products and services include iPrism Web Security, a comprehensive Secure Web Gateway solution and the ePrism Messaging Security Suite, a fully-hosted solutions for Email Filtering, Email Data Loss Protection, Email Encryption, Email Continuity, and Email Archiving, which can be accessed from a single user interface. With thousands of customers and over 200 partners worldwide, EdgeWave strives to deliver simple, high performance solutions that offer excellent value.

Based in San Diego, California, EdgeWave markets its solutions through a network of value added resellers, ISPs and MSPs, distributors, system integrators, OEM partners and directly to end users. For more information about EdgeWave, visit www.edgewave.com

* Represents the monthly average customer satisfaction rating, based on responses to anonymous surveys measuring satisfaction levels in ten areas.

Contact: Paula Wheeldon Sr. Marketing Communications Manager 858-524-2004 pwheeldon@edgewave.com