Position Based on McAfee's Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc.
(NYSE: MFE), today announced that leading research firm Gartner, Inc. has
placed the company in the leaders quadrant in its "Magic Quadrant for
Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances, 1H08" as published on
February 14.(1)
According to Gartner, vendors listed in the leaders quadrant
"demonstrate balanced progress and effort in all execution and vision
categories. Their actions raise the competitive bar for all products in the
market, and they can change the course of the industry. To remain leaders,
vendors must have demonstrated a track record of delivering successfully in
enterprise IPS deployments and in winning competitive assessments. Leaders
produce products that provide high signature quality and low latency, are
innovating with or ahead of customers' challenges (such as using endpoint
intelligence to make more-efficient detections) and have a range of models.
Leaders continually win selections and are consistently visible on
enterprise shortlists. However, a leading vendor is not a default choice
for every buyer, and clients should not assume that they must buy only from
vendors in the Leaders quadrant."
Factors contributing to a company's ability to execute include products
and services, overall viability, sales and marketing execution, and
customer experience. Gartner evaluates a company's completeness of vision
by considering its market understanding, sales and marketing strategy,
offering or product strategy, business model, and innovation.
"We believe our position in the leaders quadrant of this
highly-regarded network IPS assessment confirms our commitment to network
security and our dedication to protecting our customers' business by
proactively securing their network infrastructures," said John Vecchi,
director of network security solutions marketing at McAfee. "Customers and
partners turn to McAfee's network IPS solutions because of our
comprehensive, integrated and proven approach to network security."
Since pioneering the IPS industry with the world's first purpose-built
intrusion detection and prevention appliance, the McAfee IntruShield(R)
network security platform has continued to raise the bar for
next-generation IPS technology by delivering a series of industry firsts,
including:
-- The first to integrate signature, anomaly and DoS detection in a single
appliance to provide comprehensive detection and blocking of threats
and attacks
-- The first to deliver real-time encrypted threat protection for securing
critical eCommerce infrastructure
-- The first to deliver Virtual IPS technology for increased prevention
accuracy and reduction in capital expenditure costs
-- The first to deliver integrated IPS and Internal Firewall functionality
for enhanced internal security and lower total cost of ownership (TCO)
-- The first to achieve certification to NSS Group's all-new Enterprise
Multi-Gigabit IPS (MG-IPS) certification
-- The first to deliver true purpose-built network security platforms with
performance up to 10Gbps
To view the Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System
Appliances, 1H08, visit:
http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/mcafee/article1/article1.html
(1) Gartner, Inc., "Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System
Appliances, 1H08" by Greg Young and John Pescatore, Feb. 14, 2008.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted February 14, 2008 by Gartner, Inc.
and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical
representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It
depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria
for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any
vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not
advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the
"Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research
tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims
all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research,
including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's
largest dedicated security technology company. It delivers proactive and
proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the
world, allowing users to browse and shop the Web securely. With its
unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers
home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling
them to comply with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions,
identify vulnerabilities and continuously monitor and improve their
security. http://www.mcafee.com.
McAfee and/or other noted McAfee related products contained herein are
registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc., and/or its affiliates
in the US and/or other countries. McAfee Red in connection with security is
distinctive of McAfee brand products. Any other non-McAfee related
products, registered and/or unregistered trademarks contained herein is
only by reference and are the sole property of their respective owners. (C)
2008 McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved.
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CONTACT:
Erica Coleman of McAfee, Inc.,
+1-408-346-5624, erica_coleman@mcafee.com; or Ian Bain of Red
Consultancy, +1-415-618-8806, ian.bain@redconsultancy.com, for
McAfee, Inc.
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