Fortify Defender a leading contender in Best Security Tools Category.
SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortify(R) Software, the
market leader in enterprise application security solutions, announced today
its award-winning application shield has been named a 2008 Jolt Awards
finalist in the Best Security Tools category. Fortify(R) Defender's
innovative approach enables extremely accurate Web application security by
monitoring security- critical functions and application programming
interfaces (APIs) inside the Web application itself, while it's running in
production. Fortify Defender is an extension of Fortify Software's
award-winning flagship product, Fortify(R) Source Code Analysis (SCA), the
industry's most powerful solution for secure code development.
Fortify Defender was among hundreds of entries submitted in 16
different categories. Finalists for this year's Jolt Awards program were
selected by a panel of judges, which is comprised of well-respected
editors, columnists and industry experts known for their insight into
upcoming trends.
"Finalists in this year's Jolt awards, including Fortify Software,
represent the most innovative and elite in software development products,"
said Amber Ankerholz, Conference Manager of Dr. Dobb's Events. "Our judges
recognize that these companies are ahead of the curve, redefine their
product space and solve problems that have consistently eluded other
products."
CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards honor
outstanding products that have "jolted" the software development industry,
making the task of creating software more swift, simple and efficient. As
the industry's most coveted award, finalists address not only the
challenges prominent today, but also the most relevant emerging trends of
the future. Winners of this year's Jolt awards will be announced at the
Software Development Conference & Expo West on March 5 at the Santa Clara
Convention Center in Santa Clara. More information is available at
http://www.joltawards.com.
"Having received recognition from the Jolt Awards in the past, we
realize how prestigious this honor is and are extremely happy to have been
named a finalist again this year," said Barmak Meftah, Fortify's Senior
Vice President of Products and Services. "Our inclusion as a finalist for
this award recognizes Fortify Defender as an industry leading product that
is revolutionizing the software development and security fields."
Fortify has a distinguished history with the Jolt Awards, as this is
the second consecutive year in which Fortify Defender has been named a
finalist. Fortify's flagship product, Fortify SCA, won the Jolt Award for
Best Security Tool in 2005 and received the Jolt Award for Productivity in
2006 and again in 2007.
Fortify Defender also recently received Software Test & Performance
Magazine's 2007 Tester's Choice Award for Best Solution from a New Player.
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About Fortify Defender
Fortify(R) Defender enables a new, highly accurate layer of Web
application security by monitoring security critical functions and
application programming interfaces (APIs) inside the Web application
itself. This unique "internal firewall" approach offers critical insight
into attacks as well as an unparalleled level of security. More information
is available at http://www.fortify.com/products/defender.
About Fortify Software, Inc.
Fortify(R) Software products protect companies from the threats posed
by security flaws in business-critical software applications. Its software
security products-Fortify SCA, Fortify Manager, Fortify Tracer and Fortify
Defender-drive down costs and security risks by automating key processes of
developing and deploying secure applications. Fortify Software's customers
include government agencies and FORTUNE 500 companies in a wide variety of
industries, such as financial services, healthcare, e-commerce,
telecommunications, publishing, insurance, systems integration and
information management. The company is backed by world-class teams of
software security experts and partners. More information is available at
http://www.fortify.com.
SOURCE Fortify Software, Inc.
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