Released on = July 25, 2006, 3:07 am

Press Release Author = Tamara Borg / Acunetix

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Partnership with popular distributor introduces Acunetix Web
Vulnerability Scanner to Japanese Companies

Press Release Body = London, UK and Yokohama, Japan - 25th July, 2006 - Acunetix
Ltd., a leading web security software company focused on helping enterprises secure
their web applications, today announced a distribution agreement with Advanced
Research Technologies, Inc. (ART). The agreement introduces Acunetix Web
Vulnerability Scanner to the Japanese market.

\"Applications that are available via the Web can fall prey to numerous new and
disruptive hacking techniques,\" said Yasunobu KUDO, CEO and founder of ART. \"Through
the extensive features of the Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, our goal is to
ensure that business and customer data is never compromised. Our partnership with
Acunetix will benefit Japanese companies tremendously."

\"We are very pleased to partner with ART," noted Kevin J. VELLA, Vice President
Sales and Operations for Acunetix. \"Japan is a very important market to us and ART
is the ideal gateway because of its deep knowledge of web security. We are
confident their strong reseller, VAR and system integrator channels, are also the
best way to introduce Acunetix WVS to Japanese companies."

About Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner

Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner ensures website security by automatically
checking for SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other vulnerabilities. It
checks password strength on authentication pages and automatically audits shopping
carts, forms, dynamic content and other web applications. As the scan is being
completed, the software produces detailed reports that pinpoint where
vulnerabilities exist.

About Acunetix

Acunetix was founded to combat the alarming rise in web attacks. Its flagship
product, Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, is the result of several years of
development by a team of highly experienced security developers. Acunetix is a
privately held company with headquarters based in Europe (Malta), a US office in
Seattle, Washington and an office in London, UK. For more information about
Acunetix, visit: http://www.acunetix.com; http://www.acunetix.de.

About Advanced Research of Technologies, Inc. (ART)

Advanced Research of Technologies, Inc. (Japanese name; Sentan Gijutsu Kenkyusho)
imports, markets and distributes computer and communication products into the
Japanese market. The company has worldwide business networks with the United States,
Europe, and Israel, and is managed by professional partners with a variety of
experiences in different technologies, industries and markets. The company has close
relationship with OEMs, resellers, VARs, systems and network integrators, Internet
service providers, and large enterprise groups based on its own differentiated
technical support systems. The company has headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. For more
information, please visit http://www.ART-Sentan.co.jp.

All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Web Site = http://www.acunetix.com

Contact Details = For more information:
Advanced Research of Technologies, Inc. (ART)
Tel: +81 45-978-1292
Email: KHB16427@nifty.ne.jp
URL: http://www.ART-Sentan.co.jp

Acunetix Ltd
Tel: (+44) 0845 6126712; Fax: (+44) 0845 6126716.
Email: Tamara Borg: tamara@acunetix.com
URL: http://www.acunetix.com.