| Lumension Security Wins Top Honors by Computerworld Magazine for Two Consecutive Years |
Singapore, Nov 15, 2007 Lumension Security Inc., a global leader in security management, today announced that it has won 2007 Computerworld Malaysia Readers' Choice Award for "Best Patch Management" product two years in a row.
The 2007 Computerworld Malaysia Readers' Choice Awards go to vendors that score well in the areas of price, performance, functions and ease of use. The Oscars of the IT community, it is in its 6th year running following past successes. This year, the nominations cover vendors in 47 categories. A complete list of all the winners can be viewed on www.computerworld.com.my and will be published in the upcoming November issue of Computerworld Malaysia.
Lumension Security's PatchLink Update 6.4 is a policy-based architecture that enables organizations to cost-effectively manage and control their valuable IT resources while protecting networks against increasing threats. Today's threat landscape has evolved from random attacks to financially motivated cybercrime with a far greater impact on businesses. Version 6.4 enables enterprises to manage the entire vulnerability management lifecycle through broad platform and application support, rapid remediation, scalability and unmatched accuracy and audit. Users can manage security policies across large enterprises, while enabling for easier management of remediation deployments and improved dashboards for policy compliance.
Commenting on the award, Neal Gemassmer, vice president and managing director, Lumension Security, Asia Pacific, stated: "We are pleased to receive recognition by such a well respected medium and its base of IT readers. This award validates the ongoing success of our patch and vulnerability management product as more enterprises operating in the Asia Pacific region adopt a proactive approach to security. As the number and types of threats continue to multiply, our core mission is to deliver products that enable enterprises to proactively protect their mission critical data and assets, achieve unparalleled levels of efficiency, and cost effectively manage their entire security management lifecycle."
About Lumension Security™, Inc.
Lumension Security, a company formed by the combination of PatchLink® Corporation and SecureWave® S.A., is a recognized, global security management company, providing unified protection and control of enterprise endpoints for more than 5,100 customers and 14 million nodes worldwide. Leveraging its proven Positive Security Model, Lumension enables organizations to effectively manage risk at the endpoint by delivering best-of-breed, policy-based solutions that simplify the entire security management lifecycle. This includes automated asset discovery, vulnerability assessment, remediation and validation; application and device control; extensive policy compliance reporting; and integration with leading network access control solutions. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Lumension has offices worldwide, including Virginia, Florida, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. PatchLink, now Lumension, was founded in 1991 by Sean Moshir.
About AfricaSD
AfricaSD is the Sub-Saharan Lumension Security Solutions 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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