SD Times Awards Watchfire Top Security Company Honors as Part of SD Times 100.Software Developers Continue to Embrace Watchfire's Integration of Security Testing Security Testing: (The) Process to determine that an IS (Information System) protects data and maintains functionality as intended. The six basic security concepts that need to be covered by security testing are: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, authorisation, across the Software Development Life Cycle WALTHAM, Mass. -- Continuing to earn recognition for its innovation as the industry leader in web application vulnerability testing, Watchfire today was honored by SD Times as a winner of the Security category in BZ Media's 5th Annual SD Times 100. Spotlighting the leaders and innovators of the software development industry, the judges picked Watchfire for the Security category award because the Company "continued bolstering its flagship AppScan black-box testing black-box testing - functional testing tool by adding the ability to test web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. code for vulnerabilities." This is a significant honor as it recognizes Watchfire's focus on making secure software development a reality. The SD Times 100 is featured in the June 1, 2007 issue of the newspaper (online at www.sdtimes.com). The development industry newspaper lists winning companies, organizations and individuals that most broadly "set the agenda" for software development managers, developers and the industry through leadership and innovation during the past year. "Security is a priority for developers, yet it's unrealistic to expect the development community to have the same advanced skills of security professionals. In working directly with our extensive customer base, Watchfire has yielded tremendous results in our efforts to bridge the gap between security and development teams so they can both achieve the goals of secure development without having to leave the comfort zone of the technology with which they are already familiar," said Peter McKay
Peter McKay (1925 – 2000) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly for Dundee United and holds the record of being the club's all-time top goalscorer with 158 league , 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. , Watchfire. "This SD Times award recognizes Watchfire's efforts to make application security scanning a simple, yet highly powerful and effective tool for secure software development." Chosen by the editors of SD Times, the technology industry's most influential companies were broken down into ten separate industry segments. When choosing the winners, the editors carefully considered each company's offerings and reputation. They listened to the developer industry "buzz" around the company, its products and technologies as a sign of leadership within the industry. The SD Times 100 looked for companies that: have determined a direction that developers followed; set the industry agenda; advanced the software development art; have competitors nervously tracking the company's moves; and have programmers anxiously awaiting its developments. In the opinion of the publication, those qualities mark a leader. Winning the Security category award in the SD Times 100 continues a trend of industry achievements for Watchfire, and is the second major award the company has received from a top developer magazine this quarter. Other recent accolades include: * Watchfire recognition as the Best Security Company at the recent RSA Conference, sweeping THREE out of only five total 2007 SC Magazine Excellence Awards. * Watchfire's AppScan winning the Dr. Dobb's Journal Dr. Dobb's Journal (DDJ) is a monthly journal published in the United States by CMP Media. It covers topics aimed at computer programmers. DDJ was the first regular periodical focused on microcomputer software, rather than hardware. 17(th) Annual Jolt Award for Security (chosen over competitors as the most innovative, trend-making, ahead-of-the-curve security product that developers should be using today). * Watchfire named the worldwide market share leader in the application vulnerability assessment software category for the second year in a row by leading IT market research/advisory firm IDC. * Watchfire named one of the top 25 innovations by Financial IT Security Magazine in its 2007 "Future Now" list. * Selection as a "Top Pick" for 2007 in the ITDefense Product Directory. * Software Test and Performance selection of Watchfire as a finalist for the Tester's Choice Awards. * SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. Web Services Journal readers chose Watchfire as a finalist for the Best Security Solution in the pending Reader's Choice awards. "The winners of this year's SD Times 100 awards have demonstrated their leadership in shaping the software development industry," said David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of SD Times. "We took into account each nominee's products and services, its reputation among development managers and the new ideas it brought out. These select individuals and organizations are the ones we've identified as helping to move the art of development forward." About AppScan Watchfire's flagship product, AppScan, is the market-leading web application security assessment suite that accurately pinpoints critical vulnerabilities and manages the process of fixing them. Solutions include: * AppScan 7.5: World's most popular and precise application vulnerability assessment product * AppScan QA: Seamlessly integrates web application security testing into the current QA environment * AppScan Reporting Console: Industry's first web-based, multi-user solution to aggregate vulnerability data and provide scalable report access * AppScan Enterprise: Industry's first web-based, multi-user solution to extend application security testing throughout your SDLC (Synchronous Data Link Control) The primary data link protocol used in IBM's SNA networks. It is a bit-oriented synchronous protocol that is a subset of the HDLC protocol. See SNA, DLC and Microsoft DLC. 1. * AppScan Enterprise OnDemand: Web application vulnerability assessment software offered as a service For more information, visit Watchfire's AppScan Products page at www.watchfire.com/products/appscan About BZ Media and SD Times BZ Media LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (www.bzmedia.com) is a New York-based media company combining the best of print and Internet publishing with industry-leading technical conferences and expositions. BZ Media's SD Times (www.sdtimes.com) is the twice-monthly newspaper of record for the software development industry. SD Times reaches more than 60,000 subscribers in 131 countries. About Watchfire Watchfire is the leading provider of web application security software and the only company to offer an end-to-end solution including intelligent fix recommendations to evaluate, understand and resolve issues. More than 800 enterprises and government agencies, including AXA AXA Anguilla, Anguilla (Airport Code) AXA Alpha Chi Alpha AXA Animal Crossing Ahead (online forum community/guide to the game Animal Crossing) AXA Auxiliary Artery Financial, SunTrust, HSBC HSBC Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HSBC Humane Society of Broward County (Florida) HSBC Humane Society of Bay County (Bay County, Michigan) , Vodafone, Veterans Affairs and Dell rely on Watchfire to identify, report and help remediate security vulnerabilities. Watchfire has been the recipient of several industry honors including: winning an unprecedented three out of five 2007 SC Magazine Excellence Awards (including Best Security Company); the HP/IAPP Privacy Innovation Award; Computerworld's Innovative Technology Award; winner of the Dr. Dobb's 2007 Jolt Product Excellence Awards; and "Recommended" rating by Computer Reseller News. For two years in a row, Watchfire has been named by IDC as the worldwide market share leader in web application vulnerability assessment software. Watchfire's partners include IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Rational, Fortify for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. , PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sapient sa·pi·ent adj. Having great wisdom and discernment. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sapi , Microsoft, Interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. , EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Documentum and HP. Watchfire is headquartered in Waltham, MA. For more information, please visit www.watchfire.com. Watchfire, WebXM, AppScan, PowerTools and the Flame Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Watchfire Corporation. All other products, company names, and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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