Report Provides Secure Routing Details for On-Demand Leader’s Collaboration Applications

Santa Clara, Calif., June 7, 2006—As part of its on-demand security best practices, WebEx (Nasdaq: WEBX) today published the results of an independent secure routing audit from iSEC Partners. The report provides details regarding which networks are used when a user accesses applications on the WebEx MediaTone Intelligent Network, a global network specifically designed for secure delivery of on-demand applications.

To download the executive summary of this network security report, go to, http://web.archive.org/web/20061109071417/http://www.webex.com/go/secure_routing.

“Understanding the route your data takes to and from your on-demand service provider is important for both security and performance,” said Randy Barr, chief security officer, WebEx. “The WebEx MediaTone Intelligent Network allows us to provide nearest-point-of-presence performance and security for our on-demand applications. We think this report will help give our customers increased assurance that our security infrastructure and architecture protects their valuable data.”

iSEC Partners completed a variety of tests to confirm the routing to and from WebEx users and MediaTone Intelligent Network servers. The tests covered both traces for WebEx production servers and route confirmation traces for network device configurations including routers, firewalls, and load balancers.

“The on-demand industry continues to evolve its security best practices,” said Himanshu Dwivedi, principal and co-founder of iSEC Partners. “It’s important to understand all the levels of security your software-as-service provider has in place, including the critical data transport phase.”

WebEx provides on-demand collaboration applications to individuals, small businesses and enterprise organizations. WebEx applications combine both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration capabilities and allow businesses to leverage the web as an efficient channel for interaction with customers, partners and coworkers. These on-demand applications enhance high-touch business processes, such as sales and training, with efficient web-touch interactions.

All WebEx applications are built on the MediaTone platform and are supported by the WebEx MediaTone Network, a platform and global network specifically designed for on-demand applications. The WebEx MediaTone Network uses a switch-based architecture to provide reliable, consistent and secure application performance worldwide. MediaTone APIs make it easy for developers to build specialized applications that leverage the network’s real-time collaboration capabilities or add these capabilities into third party applications.

About iSEC Partners
Information Security Partners, LLC (iSEC Partners) has assembled several of the world’s best security researchers to create the pre-eminent leader in security consulting, research and tool development. iSEC has created a new standard for customer satisfaction by listening to our Clients and developing innovative solutions like the iSEC Security Assurance Program – A process for validating that product security features are consistent with industry standards. For details, please visit http://web.archive.org/web/20061109071417/http://www.isecpartners.com/, send email to info@isecpartners.com, or call 415-378-0100.

About WebEx
WebEx Communications, Inc. is the global leader of on-demand applications for collaborative business on the web. WebEx applications are used across the enterprise in sales, support, training, marketing, engineering and product design. WebEx delivers its range of applications over the WebEx MediaTone Network, a global network specifically designed for secure delivery of on-demand applications. WebEx Communications is based in Santa Clara, California and has regional headquarters in Europe, Asia and Australia. Please call toll free 877-509-3239 or visit http://web.archive.org/web/20061109071417/http://www.webex.com/ for more information.