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Network Engines Attains Fifth Microsoft Competency in OEM Hardware Solutions As Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

Posted on: Tuesday, 8 August 2006, 09:00 CDT

Latest Competency Certification Recognizes Company's Comprehensive Appliance Design, Manufacturing, and Support Services for ISVs

Network Engines, Inc. (NASDAQ: NENG), a leading appliance partner for Microsoft(R) security solutions, today announced that Microsoft has certified the company's competency in OEM Hardware Solutions. The latest certification builds on additional competencies Microsoft has accorded Network Engines in Security Solutions, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, ISV/Software Solutions, and Networking Infrastructure Solutions.

"We are pleased to recognize Network Engines for its proven expertise in building and supporting server appliances using Microsoft platforms," said Robert Deshaies, Microsoft Vice President US Partner Group. "Network Engines is a valued Microsoft partner not only for the success of its family of NS Series(TM) Security Appliances powered by Microsoft technology, but also for the assistance the company has provided to the community of Microsoft ISVs to deliver their applications as dedicated server appliances."

"Our Microsoft-certified competencies attest to the comprehensive appliance development services we provide to ISVs who want to provide their customers with the rapid time-to-value, ease of management, and lifecycle supportability advantages of delivering their applications as Network Engines appliances," said Michael Druar, Vice President of Business Development for Network Engines.

"ISVs turn to us for our hardware expertise, our ISO 9000:2001-certified manufacturing capabilities, and also for our unique appliance management technologies and worldwide support services," Druar added.

Appliance solutions built with market-leading technology

Network Engines builds thousands of appliances each month for data storage and software market leaders. The company's own line of NS Series Security Appliances are a family of multi-function security platforms providing advanced application-layer firewall, VPN, and web cache functionality to maximize protection for core Microsoft infrastructure applications including Exchange Server, SharePoint(R) Portal Server, and Internet Information Services (IIS). Integrated with Websense(R) Web Security Suite(TM), the appliances are exceptional web proxies, accelerating access to frequently requested web content while blocking spyware, viruses, worms, and Trojan horses from infected websites.

Network Engines - THE Appliance Company

Network Engines appliances are designed to ease the deployment, enhance manageability, and increase security of mission-critical software applications. Our heritage of providing technology products and services tailored to the entire lifecycle of our customers' appliances has made us the appliance partner of choice for software market leaders.

Founded in 1997, Network Engines is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts and trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol NENG. For more information about the company's products and services, visit www.networkengines.com.

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding Network Engines (the "Company") future financial performance and any other statements about Network Engines management's future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those factors contained in the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005 and the most recent Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 under the section "Risk Factors" as well as other documents that may be filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate,""believe,""could,""estimate,""expect,""intend,""may,""should,""will," and "would" or similar words. The Company assumes no obligations to update the information included in this press release.

Network Engines, Network Engines logo, NS Series and NEWS are trademarks of Network Engines, Inc. All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners.

Source: Business Wire

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