SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield Named a 2005 CRN Test Center Product of the Year20 December 2005
SurfControl (LSE: SRF), a world leader in enterprise threat protection, today announced the company has been selected as a 2005 CRN Test Center Product of the Year Winner in the software security category by CMP Media's CRN, the newsweekly of vital information for business and technology integrators. SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield enables resellers to help customers stop the introduction and execution of spyware and other unauthorized applications on corporate desktops.
Throughout the year, the Director of CRN Labs, Frank Ohlhurst, and the CRN Test Center review, select, and test, the most cutting-edge technology available on the market. The Test Center rates the vendor partners on product criteria such as quality, functionality, performance and innovation. The end result are solutions that use the most innovative, feature-rich and reliable products manufactured by today's top vendors.
Only a month after the product's launch, SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield earned nine of 10 stars and the CRN Test Center Recommended status in a May 23, 2005 CRN review. Director of CRN Labs Frank Ohlhurst noted several advantages of the SurfControl solution for providing network security. This included providing a hands-off approach to security management for administrators, ease of policy creation and enforcement, central administration of a desktop client which requires no end-user interaction and flexible reporting. He wrote that "SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield can protect against most any attack, ranging from typical spyware to complex blended threats" and concluded in the review that "... the product approaches an ideal method for protecting enterprise users from the most common of malicious code threats including adware, spyware, viruses and unauthorized applications to find violations." The original story is at: http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=163105106&flatPage=true
"This recognition of SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield with a CRN Product of the Year award demonstrates the market's increased understanding that conventional scan and remove security measures are obsolete as a defense against spyware and malicious applications," said Patricia Sueltz, SurfControl Chief Executive Officer. "By working with customers, partners and various industry associations to redefine the enterprise imperatives for threat protection, SurfControl is successfully helping resellers around the world offer more comprehensive desktop protection to their customers."
The centrally deployed and managed SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield is powered by four dynamically updated databases -- Spyware, IM, P2P and Games -- that are continuously updated and maintained by SurfControl's Adaptive Threat Intelligence(TM) (ATI) Service. SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield's rule-based administration provides organizations with the flexibility to implement company-specific rules and policies designed to meet the company's evolving security needs.
SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield is a core component of the SurfControl Enterprise Protection Suite -- a unified threat management solution that helps prevent Internet threats by protecting multiple vulnerability points across the corporate network, at remote offices and on mobile desktops. The SurfControl ATI Service combines 24/7 research and analysis from the company's global team of threat detection experts with advanced AI technologies and the world's most comprehensive threat databases.
The 2005 CRN Test Center Product of the Year Winners are recognized outstanding technology vendors in the following product categories: servers, security appliance, notebooks, business applications, storage, printers, displays, database and development tools.
"Congratulations on developing a cutting edge technology solution," said Ohlhurst. "It was quite exciting to unveil this best of breed technology along with the other 2005 CRN Test Center Product of the Year winners."
About SurfControl
SurfControl plc is a world leading Internet Security company delivering multiple layers of threat protection to shield organizations against complex blended threats. SurfControl's Enterprise Protection Suite has redefined traditional "filtering" by offering a unified threat management solution that eliminates spam, spyware and phishing attacks, as well as Web and e-mail abuse. The SurfControl Adaptive Threat Intelligence(TM) Service provides continuous and proactive threat detection and protection from emerging threats, known blended threats, and customer-specific threats. Customers avoid significant business downtime that impacts productivity and the bottom line, while limiting legal liability and enforcing regulatory compliance and confidentiality. SurfControl has 14 offices worldwide serving more than 20,000 enterprise customers. For further information and news on SurfControl, visit http://www.surfcontrol.com .
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