PatchLink Named to Software Magazine's 24th Annual "Software 500" List for Third Consecutive Year.Software Magazine Ranks PatchLink as One of the World's Largest Software Companies The Forbes Global 2000 includes the following list of the world's largest software companies. Relative rank Global rank Name Country Sales ($bil) Profits ($bil) Assets ($bil) Market Value ($bil) 1 54 Microsoft United States SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- PatchLink, the global leader in patch and vulnerability management, today announced its inclusion on the Software 500, Software Magazine's list of the world's foremost software and services providers, published as an online catalog Similar to an online library or databases in the information storage respect, ‘’’online catalogs’’’ allow potential customers to browse a company’s items for sale from a different location using the internet. on www.Softwaremag.com. PatchLink was ranked 329, with software revenue of $19.4 million. "We are honored to be recognized as one of the world's premier software companies by Software Magazine for the third consecutive year," said Pat Clawson, 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. of PatchLink. "This recognition is a testament to our commitment in successfully delivering the products and solutions our customers need to effectively manage network security while minimizing risks to their IT environment. We anticipate accelerated growth in the coming years as we build on our market leading position in the security patch A fix to a program that eliminates a vulnerability exploited by malicious hackers. See vulnerability and patch. and vulnerability space." "The strongest segments in the 2006 Software 500 included security and systems integration," says John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com. "PatchLink's growth was the second highest in the security segment, with increased revenue of 88 percent. Clearly, the company's efforts to position itself within patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique and security are working." The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world's largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2005. This includes revenues from software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. , maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.Softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents. About Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, and Softwaremag.com Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for nearly 30 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world's largest software and services companies, now in its 24th year. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by King Content Co. About King Content Co. and the Software Marketing Perspectives Conference & Expo King Content Co., owner of Software Magazine, is holding the third annual Software Marketing Perspectives Conference & Expo at the Marriott Boston in Newton, Mass., May 23-25, 2007. A Call for Papers will be issued in October and will be open through the end of November. The SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. event brings together technology product managers, marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most professionals in a two-day conference program. Conference attendees aim to increase their personal success by learning from their peers and making connections. More information about the 2007 event will be coming soon. ABOUT PATCHLINK CORPORATION PatchLink[R] is the global leader for security patch and vulnerability management solutions, delivering comprehensive, multi-platform assessment and remediation for continuous protection across the enterprise. Offering the most comprehensive platform and application support, PatchLink maintains the largest tested and most up-to-date security patch repository (1) A database of information about applications software that includes author, data elements, inputs, processes, outputs and interrelationships. A repository is used in a CASE or application development system in order to identify objects and business rules for reuse. , enabling organizations to accurately assess and remediate re·me·di·a·tion n. The act or process of correcting a fault or deficiency: remediation of a learning disability. re·me vulnerabilities based on established industry best practices. Currently protecting thousands of commercial and government organizations and millions of PCs and servers worldwide, PatchLink effectively eliminates vulnerability risks and enforces security and compliance policies while reducing overall IT costs. [c]2006 PatchLink Corporation. All rights reserved. PatchLink, the PatchLink logo, and the PatchLink product names and logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of PatchLink Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In addition, other company names and products mentioned in this document, if any, may be either registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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