SAN DIEGO, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Websense, Inc. (Nasdaq:
WBSN), announced today that the company, with its Websense(R) Content
Protection Suite(TM) software, has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant
of Gartner's recently released "Magic Quadrant for Content Monitoring and
Filtering/Data Loss Prevention [CMF/DLP], 2Q07" (by Paul E. Proctor, Rich
Mogull, and Eric Ouellet, April 13, 2007).
Gartner defines leaders as performing well today, having a clear vision
of market direction and actively building competencies to sustain their
leadership position in the market. The report states that Gartner "gives
strong preference to vendors that demonstrate completeness of vision - in
terms of strategy for the future - and ability to execute on that vision."
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"We are not surprised by this placement in the Leaders Quadrant," said
Pamela Fusco, executive director of security solutions at FishNet Security
and former EVP, Global Information Security, Citigroup Technology
Infrastructure (CTI). "Websense has a powerful solution and is a terrific
partner for us as well as customers. We expect to see tremendous growth in
the data loss prevention market and in our business with Websense."
In the report the analysts write that "[CMF/DLP technologies'] true
value lies in helping management to identify and correct faulty business
processes and - crucially - identify and prevent accidental disclosures of
sensitive data. This concern is becoming more and more important because of
the compliance demands of regulatory initiatives (for example, breach
disclosure laws and HIPAA) and industry initiatives, such as the PCI
standard."
"We believe Gartner's evaluation and placement of Websense in the
Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant demonstrates our commitment to
providing comprehensive, leading-edge software to help organizations
protect themselves from information leaks," said Gene Hodges, CEO,
Websense. "Organizations need to not only have the systems in place to
protect themselves from outside threats, but also ensure sensitive data
doesn't leave the company either accidentally or maliciously."
Websense Content Protection Suite enables organizations to accurately
and efficiently discover, monitor and prevent information leaks through
commonly used resources including instant messaging, email, and network
printing. For more information about the Websense Content Protection Suite
please visit: http://www.websense.com/global/en/ProductsServices/CPS/
About The Magic Quadrant: Magic Quadrant Disclaimer
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2007 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 Websense, Inc.
Websense, Inc. protects more than 25 million employees from external
and internal computer security threats. Using a combination of preemptive
ThreatSeeker(TM) malicious content identification and categorization
technology and information leak prevention technology, Websense helps make
computing safe and productive. Distributed through its global network of
channel partners, Websense software helps organizations block malicious
code, prevent the loss of confidential information and manage Internet and
wireless access. For more information, visit http://www.websense.com .
(1) Magic Quadrant for Content Monitoring and Filtering/Data Loss
Prevention (CMF/DLP), 2Q07" (by Paul E. Proctor, Rich Mogull, and Eric
Ouellet).
Media contact:
Sarah Thornton
(858) 320-9500
sthornton@websense.com
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