Foundstone Wins 2003 eWEEK Excellence Award for Enterprise Resource Protection in Security Category.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MISSION VIEJO Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003 Foundstone(R) Inc., experts in strategic security, announced today that its FoundScan Vulnerability Management System has captured eWEEK's Third Annual Excellence Award for "Enterprise Resource Protection" in the "Security" category. This year's eWEEK Excellence Awards program honors the best, most innovative enterprise products and services that were announced in 2002 and released by the end of the first quarter of 2003. The judges, a panel of experts including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners, evaluated 760 entrants -- 40 percent more than last year. In the Enterprise Resource Protection category, there were nearly 100 contending entries for software and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality designed to ensure that IT data and computing computing - computer resources are used only by authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: personnel in approved ways. Foundstone's FoundScan stood out among other nominees, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the program judges, because it emphasizes proactive security across the enterprise, and because of its ability to optimize both human and financial resources. "eWEEK provides news, views and reviews, so that enterprise IT buyers can make informed purchasing decisions," said Eric Lundquist, editor-in-chief of eWEEK. "The Excellence Awards winners exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. the best enterprise IT solutions on the market. Congratulations to all of the winners." "Because Foundstone's security software accurately assesses and manages digital risk from threat to remediation, organizations can ensure they're applying their limited resources to protect the assets that matter the most," said George Kurtz, Foundstone 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. . "We are honored to win the eWEEK Excellence Award for Security/Enterprise Resource Protection that acknowledges the innovation and power of one of Foundstone's leading Enterprise Risk Solutions, designed and engineered by one of the world's largest security talent pools." The Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals with a benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology products and services. All winners are announced in a special report in the April 7, 2003, print edition of eWEEK and at www.eweek.com. For the article specifically about Security/Enterprise Resource Protection, visit: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1006101,00.asp. The vendors of the winning products and services will be honored by eWEEK at a special ceremony to be held April 30, 2003, at The Ritz Carlton Chicago. About Foundstone Foundstone(R) Inc., experts in strategic security, offers a unique combination of software, services, and education to help organizations continuously and measurably protect the most important assets from the most critical threats. Through a strategic approach to security, Foundstone identifies and implements the right balance of technology, people, and process to manage digital risk and leverage security investments more effectively. The company has one of the most dominant security talent pools ever assembled, and has authored ten books, including the best seller Hacking See hack and hacker. Exposed. Foundstone is headquartered in Orange County, CA, and has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, D.C., and Seattle. For more information about Foundstone, visit www.foundstone.com, or call 877.91.FOUND within the U.S, and 949.297.5600 outside the U.S. About eWEEK eWEEK, "the enterprise newsweekly news·week·ly n. pl. news·week·lies A weekly newsmagazine or newspaper that reports current events. ," a Ziff Davis Media (Ziff Davis Media Inc., New York, www.ziffdavis.com) A leading integrated media company that serves the computer, videogame and consumer lifestyle markets. Its offerings include PC Magazine and the PCMag.com Network, which includes PCMag.com, ExtremeTech. publication and one of the IT industry's leading enterprise IT magazines, is the essential technology information source for builders of enterprise infrastructure. eWEEK enables readers to successfully evaluate, deploy and leverage new technology solutions for competitive advantage. The publication delivers to its readers breaking news, technology evaluations and strategic analysis on the technologies, platforms and trends that impact enterprise-wide computing. eWEEK reaches 400,100 enterprise technology buyers who are evaluating and purchasing technology solutions for their company. eWEEK delivers news, analysis and technology reviews in print weekly and on a daily basis on the Web. |
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