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Lancope's StealthWatch System Named 2009 Best Network Security Product by SC Magazine Awards Europe

Posted on: Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 08:30 CDT

ATLANTA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancope(R), Inc., the provider of StealthWatch(R), the Best in NetFlow Analysis (http://www.lancope.com/news/08052008.aspx) and the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) and response system, today announced that StealthWatch was named the 2009 winner in the Best Network Security category by SC Magazine Awards Europe.

Now in their 14th year, SC Magazine Awards Europe was created to reward excellence and innovation within the IT security industry. The 2009 winners were announced Tuesday, April 28 at the Hurlingham Club in London during the Infosecurity Europe Conference.

StealthWatch is the first solution to combine powerful network performance monitoring with real-time behavior-based anomaly detection to deliver unified visibility across physical and virtual networks. StealthWatch's patented flow-based approach leverages network traffic information to provide cost-effective, behavior-based protection for distributed enterprise computing environments. The solution also helps eliminate network blind spots and reduce total network and security management costs. Last month, StealthWatch was also recognized with three Global Excellence Awards by the Info Security Products Guide.

"We are thrilled that once again, StealthWatch has been recognized for pioneering technologies that utilize flow data to optimize security and network operations simultaneously," said Harland LaVigne, president and CEO of Lancope. "Being honored by SC Magazine Awards Europe is a validation of our leadership and innovation in delivering effective network security solutions that streamline security, network and virtual monitoring into one process, and help reduce the time, cost and complexity of network protection."

StealthWatch now protects more than 40 million hosts worldwide and is deployed at hundreds of enterprise organizations across the financial services, manufacturing, federal government, healthcare, energy and higher education sectors.

About Lancope

Lancope(R), Inc. is the provider of the StealthWatch(R) System, the most widely used network behavior analysis (NBA) solution that combines flow-based anomaly detection and network performance monitoring. Delivering unified visibility across physical and virtual networks, StealthWatch eliminates network blind spots and reduces total network and security management costs. StealthWatch streamlines security, network and virtual monitoring into one process, reduces time and resources, and eliminates the costs and complexity associated with non-integrated point products. Both OPSEC and Common Criteria-certified, StealthWatch received the 2008 and 2007 Global Excellence Award in NBA. Defending the networks of Global 2000 organizations, academic institutions and government entities, StealthWatch protects hundreds of enterprise customers worldwide, more than all direct competitors combined. Lancope also partners with fellow best-of-breed solution providers through its Technology Alliance Program, which includes Cisco Systems, Brocade, Blue Coat, VMware, IBM Tivoli, Check Point, TippingPoint, ArcSight and A10 Networks. Lancope is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.lancope.com.

(C)2009 Lancope, Inc. All rights reserved. Lancope, StealthWatch, and other trademarks are registered or unregistered trademarks of Lancope, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. StealthWatch is covered by U.S. Patent Nos. 7,290,283; 7,185,368; 7,475,426 and other U.S. and foreign patents pending.

SOURCE Lancope, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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