Conexant First to Offer WatchGuard Firewall andLiveSecurity Services into Chipset.

Business/High Tech Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2000

Conexant Chipset Offers WatchGuard Firewall Protection and

LiveSecurity Services for Internet-enabled Device Manufacturers

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:WGRD) announced today that Conexant

The Conexant CX82100 will offer a reference design with a built-in WatchGuard firewall and access to WatchGuard's suite of LiveSecurity Services where end users can enhance their protection by subscribing to additional services, such as WatchGuard's IPSec VPN (Virtual Private Network). Conexant is the world's largest independent company focused exclusively on providing semiconductor solutions for communications electronics.

"WatchGuard and Conexant are making state-of-the art Internet security an automatic benefit that manufacturers of Internet-enabled devices can offer to their end users," said Alberto Mantovani, division director of small business and consumer networking for Conexant's Personal Computing Division. "OEMs who use Conexant's CX82100 home networking processor will be automatically building in WatchGuard protection with access to LiveSecurity Services."

"Conexant has identified an opportunity to better serve OEM manufacturers by offering them the flexibility to cost-effectively embed Internet security into DSL, cable modem and home networking devices. The market for DSL integrated circuits is ramping up quickly and analysts expect demand to grow 300 percent from 10 million ports shipped in 1999 to over 90 million by 2004," said Robin Samms, vice president of OEM sales at WatchGuard. "Conexant is a leading semiconductor supplier and the availability of their new LiveSecurity-supported home networking processor reflects the demand for integrated functionality and the importance of making Internet security easy to activate for end users of always-on broadband connections."

Conexant's CX82100 will be the first home-networking processor to enable customers to design a firewall with automatic access to WatchGuard's suite of LiveSecurity Services. The LiveSecurity Service extends the protection of the firewall by sending timely threat responses, software updates and security advisories from WatchGuard, and gives users the power to enhance their protection by subscribing to additional security services. WatchGuard operates a worldwide network of LiveSecurity servers where end users can conveniently activate their subscription and receive upgrades for additional user licenses, web blocking capabilities and IPSec VPN capabilities to create a secure connection between LiveSecurity-enabled devices and WatchGuard branded Firebox security appliances. Please see press release from Conexant also issued today for further details on the CX82100 home networking processor.

About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

WatchGuard (Nasdaq:WGRD) is a leading provider of dynamic, comprehensive Internet security solutions designed to protect enterprises that use the Internet for e-business and secure communications. The Company is a pioneer in the creation of the plug-and-play Internet security appliance and offers solutions for any size organization -- from large enterprises with geographically dispersed offices and telecommuting employees to home offices with a single broadband connection. The Company's innovative LiveSecurity(TM) Service enables organizations and users to keep their security systems up-to-date through WatchGuard's broadcasts of threat responses, software updates, information alerts, expert advisories, support flashes and virus alerts over the Internet. For more information, please call 206/521-8340 or visit www.watchguard.com.

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the time the statements are made and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect WatchGuard's actual results include, but are not limited to, the "Factors Affecting Our Operating Results, Our Business, and Our Stock Price" described in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, and in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings from time to time. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release.

WatchGuard(R), LiveSecurity(R), and Qiave(R) are either a trademark or registered trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Firebox is a trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.