McAfee, Inc. Executive Named One of the Most Powerful Women of the Channel


Vice President Alva Purvis Named to VARBusiness Magazine's Top 50 List

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 7 / -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today announced that Alva Purvis, vice president of worldwide channel enablement, was named one of the "50 Most Powerful Women of the Channel."

Since Purvis joined McAfee in 2003, the channel organization has received a great deal of positive recognition from channel publications. McAfee was named by VARBusiness magazine as a certified five-star partner in 2006. Additionally, CRN Magazine named McAfee the "Top Vendor in the Network Security Hardware" category in March 2006.

"We are pleased that Alva Purvis was named one of the top 50 women of the channel by VARBusiness," said Joe Sexton, senior vice president at McAfee. "Our channel partners are critical to McAfee's success. Alva and her team have been phenomenal in growing and enhancing programs for our partners. McAfee's relationship with our partners has been greatly strengthened as a result of these efforts."

The second annual VARBusiness 50 Most Powerful Women of the Channel awards honors female executives making the biggest impact in the IT channel. The 50 honorees were chosen by CMP Channel editors who went through a large number of candidates in order to identify the most outstanding and influential female channel executives.

"The CMP Channel is proud to honor those women whose commitment to the channel has improved the profitability of their solution provider partners," said Robert C. DeMarzo, vice president and editorial director, CMP Channel.

An award dinner for the recipients is scheduled for the week of August 19 at the CMP XChange '07 Conference. The conference and dinner will be held at the Walt Disney Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

"The Most Powerful Women of the Channel" article appears in VARBusiness Magazine's August 6 issue. It can be viewed online at: http://crn.com/womeninthechannel/

About CMP Channel Group (http://cmpchannelgroup.com)/
CMP Channel Group provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors.

About McAfee, Inc.:
McAfee, Inc., the leading dedicated security technology company, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world. With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users, businesses, the public sector, and service providers with the ability to block attacks, prevent disruptions, and continuously track and improve their security. http://www.mcafee.com/.

FCMN Contact: diana.williams@redconsultancy.com

Source: McAfee, Inc.

CONTACT:Craig Kensek of McAfee, Inc., +1-408-346-3563, craig_kensek@mcafee.com; or Diana Williams of Red Consultancy,
+1-415-618-8812, diana.williams@redconsultancy.com, for McAfee, Inc.

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