BigFix Named Finalist in 2007 American Business Awards.Next-Generation Product Strategy Continues to Receive Accolades from Key Technology and Business Influencers EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- BigFix[R] Inc., the only real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. IT service delivery platform that automates and optimizes enterprise computer security and management, today announced it is a finalist for the 2007 American Business Awards, in the "Best New Product or Service - Computer Hardware or Services" category. The American Business Awards or "Stevies" are hailed as the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. The BigFix Platform was selected from more than 2,000 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry category. "We are pleased but not surprised that BigFix continues to receive accolades," said Dave Robbins, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for BigFix. "Our next-generation product strategy, IT.Next, liberates companies from external threats, user error, and routine tasks while ensuring zero-tolerance IT policy enforcement. BigFix provides highly distributed, complex IT organizations with what they want most: a lightweight, single-agent and massively scaleable architecture that allows real-time endpoint visibility and control for all computers - online, offline, and on-the-go." The BigFix Platform and on-demand solution packs enable global-scale organizations to instantly turn on various IT services such as policy enforcement, security, and systems management. IT administrators can also write their own powerful custom services that use the BigFix single-console, single-agent architecture, and can even optimize optimize - optimisation and manage non-BigFix legacy applications. Recognition as a 2007 American Business Awards finalist represents continued momentum for BigFix and its IT services platform. In addition to the American Business Awards, BigFix was recently honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. as a finalist for the 2007 Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: 100 North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. list and garnered two highly-coveted 2007 SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property Codie Awards as best security solution and best distributed computing (1) The use of multiple computers networked throughout a wide geographical area, or the world via the Internet, in order to solve a single problem. See grid computing. (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. solution. BigFix was also awarded Network World's 2007 "Best of the Tests" for remediation management, and received five stars and a "recommended" rating in SC Magazine's 2007 policy management review. Members of the American Business Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges and Advisors and their staffs will select the winners during the annual award gala on Monday, June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . About BigFix Founded in 1997, BigFix[R] Inc. offers the only real-time IT service delivery platform that automates and optimizes enterprise computer security and management. BigFix enables large-scale enterprises to continuously enforce IT security, IT policy compliance, and systems management on all computers, anytime, anywhere. Designed for highly distributed and complex IT infrastructures, BigFix delivers real-time endpoint visibility and control through its single-agent, multi-function, on-demand architecture. Its award-winning technology is proven in production at more than 600 companies, government agencies, and public sector institutions worldwide, and currently manages over 7,000,000 desktop and mobile clients, workstations, and servers. More information can be found at www.bigfix.com About The Stevie Awards The Stevie Awards were created in 2002 to honor and generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars," Stevie Awards are conferred con·fer v. con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers v.tr. 1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her. in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com. (c) 2007 BigFix, Inc. All rights reserved. All company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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