| DC Ranks PatchLink as Top Worldwide "Patching and Remediation Vendor" for Third Consecutive Year |
Scottsdale, Ariz. - August 15, 2007 - PatchLink Corporation, a global leader in security and vulnerability management, today announced that the Company has been ranked as the top "Patching and Remediation Vendor" for the third consecutive year by IDC, a leading provider of global IT research and advice. According to the IDC report[1], PatchLink's global market share accounted for 14 percent of the total revenue for the Worldwide Patching and Remediation Software Market in 2006.
"Our findings in this report illustrate the importance of implementing solutions that provide a clear window into an organization's security posture to effectively mitigate risk and comply with government regulations," said Charles Kolodgy, research director at IDC and co-author of this report. "The continued growth of the SVM market and all associated submarkets demonstrates the increasing need for tools that monitor and improve a company's risk position. In particular, developing a sound patch and remediation strategy for removing known vulnerabilities is essential to effective risk management. More and more organizations are realizing this, making the patching and remediation segment the fastest growing among the security management submarkets."
Kolodgy continued: "Companies understand that their systems, storage operations, network connectivity and endpoints need to be inherently secure. Customers are therefore demanding unified security management, security that is well integrated with the IT infrastructure, effective, manageable, and affordable."
"This report confirms what our 5,000 global customers already know-effective patch and remediation management is essential to an organization's overall security and vulnerability management strategy," said Patrick Clawson, chairman and CEO of PatchLink. "The report also reveals that enterprises are now shifting emphasis from network to endpoint protection, especially with the escalating fear of unknown threats. This trend validates our acquisition of SecureWave and positions PatchLink as a definitive leader in the security and vulnerability management market, delivering best-of-breed solutions for unified protection and control."
PatchLink Update is the market's top-selling patch and vulnerability management solution, providing organizations with thorough vulnerability assessment, remediation, validation and comprehensive audit and compliance reporting to ensure the health of the IT environment. Through its 2007 acquisitions of Harris STAT and SecureWave, PatchLink now provides the industry's most comprehensive enterprise-wide policy management functionality to assess and prioritize vulnerabilities, proactively enforce application and device security policies and automatically patch and remediate vulnerabilities.
About PatchLink
PatchLink® is the global leader for security patch and vulnerability management solutions, delivering comprehensive, multi-platform assessment and remediation for continuous protection across the enterprise. Offering the most comprehensive platform and application support, PatchLink maintains the largest tested and most up-to-date security patch repository, enabling organizations to accurately assess and remediate vulnerabilities based on established industry best practices. Currently protecting thousands of commercial and government organizations and millions of PCs and servers worldwide, PatchLink effectively eliminates vulnerability risks and enforces security and compliance policies while reducing overall IT costs. PatchLink is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and was founded in 1991 by Sean Moshir.
About AfricaSD
AfricaSD is the Sub-Saharan Patchlink 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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