Blue Coat Positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCSI), the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that it has been positioned in the leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gatewayⁱ by research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. The Blue Coat^® Secure Web Gateway solution provides industry-leading Web awareness for on-demand security intelligence and extensible defenses that are accessible from any location at any time. To access a complimentary copy of the report, please click here.

"Blue Coat has consistently delivered innovative, industry-leading technology to ensure that enterprises can protect users from emerging and evolving Web-based threats while increasing application performance," said Bethany Mayer, senior vice president of worldwide marketing and corporate development at Blue Coat Systems. "We believe being positioned in the leaders quadrant further validates the successful execution on our vision of providing enterprises with seamless protection and the tools to effectively manage their networks."

The Blue Coat Secure Web Gateway solution uses a hybrid architecture that combines presence at the corporate Web gateway with a collaborative cloud defense and protection for remote users to deliver continuous threat protection regardless of location. By uniting 62 million users in the Blue Coat^® WebPulse™ service, the Blue Coat solution delivers industry-leading Web awareness together with extensible defenses that provide immediate protection from newly discovered threats without the need for patches or updates.

The report positions vendors based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. According to Gartner, "The Completeness of Vision axis captures the technical quality and completeness of the product and organizational characteristics, such as how well the vendor understands this market, its history of innovation, its marketing and sales strategies, and its geographic presence." A vendor’s positioning on the ability to execute axis is determined in part by evaluating the vendor’s overall viability, sales execution/pricing, customer experience and market responsiveness and track record.

Blue Coat is also positioned in the leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009.ⁱⁱ

Blue Coat has more than 15,000 customers in 150 countries worldwide. Today, 83 percent of the Fortune Global 500, including 97 of the top 100 largest enterprises in the world, has deployed Blue Coat ProxySG^® appliances to set and enforce corporate IT policies while protecting against dynamic Web-based threats.

About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Blue Coat Systems

Blue Coat Systems is the technology leader in Application Delivery Networking. Blue Coat offers an Application Delivery Network Infrastructure that provides the visibility, acceleration and security required to optimize and secure the flow of information to any user, on any network, anywhere. This application intelligence enables enterprises to tightly align network investments with business requirements, speed decision making and secure business applications for long-term competitive advantage. For additional information, please visit www.bluecoat.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: The statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Blue Coat Systems’ expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, and including statements regarding the capabilities and expected performance of Blue Coat Systems’ products. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based upon information available to Blue Coat Systems as of the date hereof, and Blue Coat Systems assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to Blue Coat Systems’ business are set forth in the Securities and Exchange Commission reports filed by Blue Coat Systems, including but not limited to the risks described in the most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors.”

Blue Coat, WebPulse, ProxySG and the Blue Coat logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

ⁱ Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway, 2009" by Peter Firstbrook and Lawrence Orans, January 12, 2009

ⁱⁱ Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2009" by Andy Rolfe and Joe Skorupa, June 30, 2009