SECURE COMPUTING POSITIONED IN THE LEADERS QUADRANT FOR E-MAIL SECURITY BOUNDARY 2006
Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute Cited as Key Criteria for Selection
SECURE COMPUTING POSITIONED IN THE LEADERS QUADRANT FOR E-MAIL SECURITY BOUNDARY
2006
Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute Cited
as Key Criteria for Selection
San Jose, Calif., October 4, 2006 – Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:
SCUR), a leader in enterprise gateway security, today announced it has been
positioned by Gartner, Inc., a premier research and advisory firm, in the Leaders
Quadrant in the “Magic Quadrant for E-mail Security Boundary, 2006”
report published on September 25, 2006. This report evaluates 18 vendors and
focuses on enterprise protection against inbound e-mail threats such as spam,
viruses and phishing, and outbound policy and security requirements, at the
SMTP gateway. According to Gartner, Leaders are performing well today, have
a clear vision of market direction and are building competencies to sustain
their leadership positions in the market.
“We believe this positioning
is confirmation of our continued focus on developing innovative technologies
to meet customer demand, as evidenced by the more than 40 percent of the Fortune
500 using our messaging security offerings today,” said Jay Chaudhry,
vice chairman and chief strategy officer at Secure Computing. "Following
the recent merger of CipherTrust and Secure Computing, the combined company
surely is a formidable force as we redefine the enterprise gateway security
landscape. With a combined research and engineering team of 300 technology experts,
the pace of technology development and innovation will only increase; and further
with 18,000 customers, 1,800 channel partners, and 300 worldwide sales representatives,
we are well positioned to leverage this reach, range and financial strength
to better serve our customers and partners worldwide.”
In the report, Gartner mentions
some of the core capabilities that differentiate vendors, including manageability,
policy-based outbound content filtering, encryption, and instant messaging (IM)
and Web integration. Additionally, efficient and accurate spam and virus filtering
with low administration overhead remain essential to buyers.
Secure Computing’s
messaging gateway security is one of the most full-featured appliance solutions
on the market, providing organizations with protection against spam, viruses
and phishing, and from outbound policy and compliance violations related to
sensitive data leaks. Secure Computing uses its TrustedSource™ global
reputation system, combined with connections management and several patented
behavioral and content analysis tools, for very high spam detection with few
false positives. Additionally, the company continues to build out its portfolio
of patented outbound filtering, content inspection and encryption capabilities
to protect sensitive corporate data. Further, Secure Computing protects multiple
communication channels, including e-mail, instant messaging and Web-based mail,
and was the first e-mail security vendor to have an IM hygiene platform that
shares management and policy with the e-mail gateway.
“As companies are
looking to consolidate their messaging infrastructure, and as the volume and
sophistication of e-mail security threats continue to increase, organizations
require a complete and comprehensive solution,” said Dr. Paul Judge, chief
technology officer at Secure Computing. “Secure Computing has one of the
most comprehensive product suites in the messaging security industry. We are
in a great position to continue providing sophisticated content analysis capabilities
to protect inbound and outbound traffic across both the messaging and Web gateways
efficiently and effectively, backed by common policy and management to lower
administration overhead.”
Following its recent merger
with CipherTrust, the new Secure Computing will remain focused on serving its
customers to address critical enterprise gateway security requirements across
all major Internet protocols with a comprehensive, integrated and unified portfolio,
offering centralized policy and management capabilities.
“Our recent merger
with Secure Computing further solidifies our leadership in one of the fastest-growing
segments in the security industry,” continued Chaudhry. “Given the
synergies between the two companies—with no overlap in technology or products,
and completely complementary customers and channel—we are confident in
our go-forward ability to continue executing on our vision while maintaining
the focus and innovation of a startup, and the size, scale and financial strength
of larger organization.”
About Secure
Computing
Secure Computing (NASDAQ:SCUR), a leading provider of enterprise gateway security,
delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customers protect their
critical Web, e-mail and network assets. More than half the Fortune 50 and Fortune
500 are part of the company’s more than 18,000 customers in 106 countries,
supported by a worldwide network of more than 1,800 partners. The company is
headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information,
see http://www.securecomputing.com.
About the
Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted September 25, 2006 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.
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This press release contains
forward-looking statements regarding Gartner’s positioning Secure Computing
in the Leaders Quadrant in the “Magic Quadrant for E-mail Security Boundary,
2006” report, and such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product
development, undetected software errors or bugs, competitive pressures, technical
difficulties, changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions
and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Secure Computing's periodic
reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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