Mazu Networks Named Finalist for 2008 CODiE Awards
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Mazu Networks, the leading(1) provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems, today announced that Mazu Profiler(TM) was selected as a finalist in the Best Security Solution category for the 23rd Annual CODiE Awards. The CODiE Awards, hosted by The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), celebrates outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries.
“Competition is tough this year and that makes selection as a CODiE finalist a real achievement,” said Ken Wash, president of SIIA. “All the companies on this year’s list should feel justifiably proud of their recognition.”
Through a unique combination of journalist and peer review, the CODiE Awards recognize 68 categories of outstanding products and services. This year’s 340 finalists represent an impressive array of technology and business excellence. More than 250 judges from the trade press, consulting, educators, IT specialists and other knowledgeable, but neutral, experts reviewed all products entered in the program. The finalists were chosen from more than 1,000 nominations submitted by more than 600 companies.
“This recognition further validates the strength of our product and our leadership position in the NBA market,” said Paul Brady, CEO, Mazu Networks. “Mazu Networks is dedicated to providing innovative solutions that address the real business needs of our customers. Being named a CODiE finalist by our industry peers reinforces Mazu Profiler’s success in resolving critical security issues in addition to a multitude of network operations challenges.”
Mazu Profiler provides significant value to network, security and data center operations teams by offering organizations a new way of looking at the IT infrastructure. By analyzing network traffic to provide valuable information about the interactions of and dependencies between users, applications and systems, Mazu Profiler enables IT organizations to manage, secure and optimize the availability and performance of business services. This new network perspective enables IT teams to improve key initiatives including: security and compliance; WAN optimization; CMDB-discovery; application performance and availability; and data center migration and consolidation.
The 2008 CODiE Awards will be presented at a gala event on May 20, 2008 at the historic Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. For a complete list of the 2008 CODiE Award finalists, please visit: http://www.siia.net/CODiEs/2008/finalists.asp.
(1) See: http://www.mazunetworks.com/news-events/061201-yankee.php About Mazu Networks, Inc.
Mazu Networks offers solutions that enable IT organizations to manage, secure, and optimize the availability and performance of business services. Mazu Profiler uses Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) to provide a new way of looking at the IT infrastructure by analyzing network traffic to provide valuable information about the interactions of and dependencies between users, applications, and systems. This enables enterprise IT organizations to ensure optimal performance and availability, enhanced protection and support for regulatory compliance, and informed decision making for IT initiatives. Only Mazu Profiler offers behavioral analytics, user identification and application fingerprinting, role-based presentation using common data, and intelligent operation with other systems in the infrastructure. With Mazu Profiler, hundreds of customers are able to ensure the availability, performance, and security of business services as well as to reduce costs and satisfy regulatory requirements. For more information, please visit http://www.mazunetworks.com/.
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit http://www.siia.net/.
Mazu Networks, Inc.
CONTACT: Karen Regan, +1-617-354-9292 ext. 148,karen.regan@mazunetworks.com, or Carol Lee, +1-617-354-9292 ext. 104,carol.lee@mazunetworks.com, both of Mazu Networks, Inc.
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