| Barracuda Networks Receives Prestigious SC Magazine Reader's Trust and Excellence Award Honors |
Campbell, Calif., April 15, 2008 - Barracuda Networks, Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, today announced that its Barracuda IM Firewall and Barracuda Spam Firewall were recognized by SC Magazine at the exclusive SC Magazine Awards Gala, held last week in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference. The Barracuda IM Firewall was selected for the Reader's Trust Award for "Best IM Security Solution," and the Barracuda Spam Firewall was awarded the 2008 SC Magazine Excellence Award for "Best SME Security Solution."
As part of the Reader's Trust Awards competition, SC Magazine readers representing IT's most knowledgeable security professionals selected the Barracuda IM Firewall from among the industries' finest solutions.
"We are truly honored to have been selected for these prestigious awards," said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. "Knowing that the Barracuda IM Firewall was voted on by the readers of SC Magazine, is especially gratifying because we believe that many of those readers are also our customers, and we appreciate their continued support."
Barracuda Networks and other 2008 SC Magazine Excellence Award winners were marked for distinction by a panel of 17 leading chief security officers from major corporations and large public sector organizations. The Barracuda Spam Firewall was selected for its excellence in protecting both small and medium enterprises.
"The Barracuda Spam Firewall was designed to be easy-to-use, powerful and affordable for businesses of all sizes," said Drako. "To be recognized by this distinguished panel of security experts as the best overall SME security solution is an incredible honor for us."
"In awarding the 2008 SC Magazine "Best SME Security Solution" Award, our judges have recognized Barracuda Networks as a key ally in their mission to safeguard businesses, customers and critical data in North America," said SC Magazine Editor Illena Armstrong.
The awards highlight and showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognizing achievement and technical excellence in the information security industry. With more than 600 entries submitted in thirty categories, the 2008 SC Magazine Awards proved to be the most competitive in the program's eleven year history.
About SC Magazine
SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand's portfolio includes the SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.
About Barracuda Networks, Inc.
Established in 2002, Barracuda Networks, Inc., is the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances. Barracuda Networks also provides world-class IM protection, application server load balancing and message archiving appliances. More than 50,000 companies, including Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L'Oreal, NASA and Europcar, are protecting their networks with Barracuda Networks solutions. Barracuda Networks' success is due to its ability to deliver easy to use, comprehensive solutions that solve the most serious issues facing customer networks without unnecessary add-ons, maintenance, lengthy installations or per user license fees. Barracuda Networks is privately held with its headquarters in Campbell, Calif. Barracuda Networks has offices in eight international locations and distributors in more than 80 countries worldwide.
About AfricaSD
AfricaSD is the Sub-Saharan Barracuda distributor, and always offers customers and reseller partners the very best security awareness, forums, consulting, and security training certifications. AfricaSD focuses on forming long-lasting partnerships with its clients, from initial assessment, to implementation and ongoing support. AfricaSD works side-by-side with its clients throughout the entire technology life cycle and is proud of its large customer base, which includes several sub-Saharan SME's, enterprises and government departments. True 24 x 7 x 365 support is available on all AfricaSD total e-security solutions. The firm's technical staff are fully certified and trained on the entire product range and offer a combination of one-to-one help and a wealth of technological resources. For further information, visit the company's website www.africasd.com or contact them on +27 (0) 12 665-2513, or at asd@africasd.com.
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