SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/07/08 -- Booth #1338 at RSA

Highlights and Key Facts

--  Archer Technologies (Archer), a leading provider of automated
    enterprise risk and compliance solutions, today at the RSA Conference
    announced the launch of the Archer Exchange, an online marketplace of on-
    demand applications, services, content, and integration solutions developed
    for the Archer SmartSuite Framework. Through the Exchange, Fortune 1000
    companies can reduce enterprise application development and deployment time
    from weeks to days and expand their use of the Archer Framework into new
    areas to maximize their return on investment.
--  Archer developed its vision for the Exchange through extensive client
    consultations, which revealed that an increasing number of companies are
    building enterprise applications on the Archer SmartSuite Framework to
    automate diverse business processes. In fact, several Fortune 1000 clients
    have as many as 200 on-demand applications in production use. This
    expansive use of the Archer SmartSuite Framework as a platform for rapid
    application development has created demand for supporting resources and an
    online marketplace to promote the sharing of expertise and industry
    solutions.
--  Enterprise Applications On-Demand
    Through the Application Exchange, clients can search and download on-demand
    applications into their Archer SmartSuite Framework environment,
    dramatically reducing development and deployment time for enterprise
    applications. Exchange applications are built by industry experts and
    undergo stringent certification testing in the Archer Labs environment to
    ensure their quality, performance and ease of use.
--  Top-Tier Service Providers
    The Archer Service Exchange gives clients direct access to Archer-certified
    consultants who can assist them in automating complex business processes
    through the Archer SmartSuite Framework. Representing top-tier companies,
    Service Exchange providers have deep industry knowledge in the areas of
    business enablement, risk and compliance management and IT services.
--  Specialized Application Content
    Through the Content Exchange, Archer clients can browse and download data
    of many types to power applications that rely on specialized information.
    Available content includes risk assessment question packs for PCI and the
    Financial Institution Shared Assessments Program SIG and SIG Lite, threat
    content from such providers as VeriSign, Secunia and iSight Partners, and
    the extensive Archer Policy Compliance Library.
--  Enterprise Integration Solutions
    The Archer Integration Exchange provides tools for rapidly integrating
    external data repositories, data feeds and point solutions with the Archer
    SmartSuite Framework. Offerings range from simple integrations with Google
    Maps and LinkedIn to more complex integration offerings from such providers
    as Sendmail, Qualys and nCircle.
    

For more details watch Archer CEO Jon Darbyshire's Keynote Archer Exchange video announcement or read the full press release.

Keynote video: http://www.archer-tech.com/company/announcements/nationalsummit08.html

Traditional press release: http://www.archer-tech.com/company/pressreleases/2008/archer_exchange_an...

Links

--  Archer Technologies Web Site: http://www.archer-tech.com
--  Archer Exchange: https://exchange.archer-tech.com/
    --  Application Exchange:
        https://exchange.archer-tech.com/applications.aspx
    --  Service Exchange: https://exchange.archer-tech.com/services.aspx
    --  Integration Exchange:
        https://exchange.archer-tech.com/integration.aspx
    --  Content Exchange: https://exchange.archer-tech.com/content.aspx
--  Archer Video Center:
    http://www.archer-tech.com/solutions/view_demo.html
--  Archer Community: https://community.archer-tech.com/
--  Register for the Risk Management Webcast: Realizing Significant
    ROI from Archer Risk Management:
    http://www.archer-tech.com/events/webcasts.html
--  Learn more about the Archer SmartSuite Framework:
    http://www.archer-tech.com/framework/index.html
--  Learn more about Archer Solutions:
    http://www.archer-tech.com/solutions/index.html
--  Archer Community Blog:
    https://community.archer-tech.com/blogs/archer/default.aspx

Quotes

Jeff Jenkins, vice president for the First American Corporation:

"Archer allows the First American Corporation to gain an enterprise view of our compliance initiatives, and through the Exchange, we'll be able to further expand that view using best-practice applications designed for the management of risk and compliance processes. The time savings we'll gain from downloading pre-built applications to address our business challenges will be significant."

Andrew Jaquith, senior analyst with the Yankee Group:

"Enterprise IT organizations are faced with ever-increasing workloads due to regulations, contractual obligations and security policy mandates. Organizations need to do more without increasing headcount. Emerging online communities like the Archer Exchange enable Fortune 1000 companies to share solutions that solve common problems using the Archer SmartSuite Framework. By tapping into the Exchange, these global organizations can rapidly implement new applications, while saving time and money."

David Joubran, president and CEO of Acumen Solutions:

"Our involvement in the Archer Service Exchange enables us to provide our enterprise consulting services to Archer's rapidly growing Fortune 1000 customer base. Now we can easily share our certified Archer consultants knowledge with the entire Archer community. Whether we are using Archer products such as the SmartSuite Framework as a platform for rapid development and data integration or are engaged in traditional risk management, the Archer Exchange really delivers."

Jason Greenwood, vice president of iDefense Intelligence Services at VeriSign, Inc.:

"We are excited to be one of the key security intelligence content providers in the Archer Exchange program. More and more of our Fortune 500 customers are using Archer to manage threats and vulnerabilities."

Donald J. Massaro, president and CEO of Sendmail:

"Our integration efforts with Archer have benefited our mutual customers by streamlining the analysis of email policy violations, resulting in expanded incident handling, improved management status and unified reports. With the advent of the Archer Exchange, we are now able to deliver our integration capabilities quickly so that people can focus on business processes and not technical aspects of one-off integrations."

Jon Darbyshire, CEO and founder of Archer Technologies:

"Our clients have asked us to build an ecosystem around the Archer SmartSuite Framework that would allow them to deploy enterprise on-demand applications even more rapidly. We are excited to deliver on that request through the Archer Exchange, which is a trusted environment where our clients can access best-of-breed applications, valuable content, and top-tier service and integration providers who can help them broaden their use of the Archer Framework into other areas of their enterprise."

Please contact Alex Bender at Alex.Bender@archer-tech.com to arrange an interview and/or for additional quotes.

About Archer

Archer Technologies delivers automated enterprise risk and compliance solutions. With more than four million licensed users and a client list that includes one in five of the Fortune 100, Archer enables highly regulated companies to reduce enterprise risks, manage and demonstrate compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into corporate risk and security controls.

All Archer solutions are built on the highly flexible Archer SmartSuite Framework, allowing clients to tailor the solutions according to their unique requirements and to build new on-demand applications to solve business problems. As a result, many of Archers Fortune 1000 clients consider the Framework their go-to platform for rapid application development.

Archer clients maximize their use of the Framework through the Archer Exchange, an online marketplace of applications, services, content and integration solutions, and the Archer Community, an online social network of discussion forums, product ideas, downloads and resources. Through this ecosystem of supporting tools and services, Archer clients can drive innovation within their business, collaborate with industry peers and realize the value of Archers Enterprise Business On-Demand model. For more information, visit www.archer-tech.com.

Videos

Archer Video Center: http://www.archer-tech.com/solutions/view_demo.html

Archer Exchange Video Announcement: http://www.archer-tech.com/company/announcements/nationalsummit08.html

Images

--  Archer Exchange: https://exchange.archer-tech.com/
--  The Next Generation Enterprise On-Demand Platform:
    http://www.archer-tech.com/framework/index.html

Links to relevant coverage to-date

--  Archer Ranked Second on FutureNow List:
    http://www.americanbanker.com/btn_article.html?id=20080327EKWJCD1K
--  IT Managers' Most Useful Products:
    http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/012408-it-managers-most-useful-
    products.html
--  Customer connect: Using security as a market differentiator:
    http://www.scmagazineus.com/Customer-connect-Using-security-as-a-market-
    differentiator/article/100423/
--  Mass Mutual Case Study Article:
    http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2018...
--  Archer Named a Finalist for Two SC Magazine Awards:
    https://community.archer-tech.com/blogs/archer/archive/2007/12/10/archer-
    technologies-a-finalist-for-two-sc-magazine-awards.aspx
--  Deloitte's 2007 Technology Fast 500:
    http://www.archer-tech.com/company/pressreleases/2007/DeloitteFast500.html
--  Inc. 5000 Award:
    http://www.archer-tech.com/company/pressreleases/2007/Inc5000.html
--  Tomorrow's Technology Today - 3 Awards:
    --  Best Risk Management:
        http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/technology/2007/
        Archer_Risk_Management.html
    --  Best Compliance - Archer SmartSuite Framework:
        http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/technology/2007/
        Archer_Compliance.html
    --  Best Policy Management:
        http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/technology/2007/
        Archer_Policy_Management.html

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Contact Information:
Erica Camilo
BluePoint Venture Marketing for Archer Technologies
781-861-7800
erica@bluepointmktg.com