- Recognized for best quality, value-for-money and innovative IT services -

London – 9 November 2007 – MessageLabs, a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced that it has been named IT Services Supplier of the Year at the 2007 Computing Awards for Excellence. MessageLabs saw off competition from BT, Eurodata Systems, GlassHouse Technologies, LinuxIT Europe, Luxoft, PC World Business and Vanco to win the prestigious award.

One of largest and most respected annual technology events, the Computing Awards for Excellence recognizes the contribution of individuals, teams and organizations that have excelled in the use, development and deployment of IT. Considered to be the Oscars of the IT industry, the IT Services Supplier of the Year award recognizes excellence in the provision of IT systems and supporting industries.

Voted for by the readers of Computing magazine and a panel of 12 accredited judges, the IT Services Supplier of the Year award is presented to the vendor which is considered to provide the best quality, value-for-money and innovative IT services. With 16,000 clients and seven million end users in more than 86 countries, MessageLabs was described as “having made a significant investment in research and development, and has demonstrated evidence of great success with a strong customer base.”

“MessageLabs has had an exceptional year and it is a great honor to be recognized as leader within the IT Services industry. Receiving this award is further testament to our achievements in delivering industry leading Security-as-a Service protection and consistently building on our vision of bringing certainty to the exchange of all business information,” said Adrian Chamberlain, Chief Executive Officer of MessageLabs.

Other industry accolades recently received by MessageLabs include Hottest UK Technology Prospect by the European Technology Forum, Security Company of The Year by SC Magazine and European Security Company of the Year by analyst firm Frost and Sullivan.

MessageLabs managed service approach provides organizations with a complete managed security solution, without the hassle, inconvenience or additional cost of traditional software or hardware solutions. These services ensure the integrity of electronic communications, helping businesses to manage and reduce risk while securing their critical infrastructure and business information.