| Industry Analyst Firm Says Websense Acquisitions Will Allow Company to Outpace Competitors |
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| Thursday, 01 November 2007 | |
  
“Without reservation, Websense will remain the leader in content protection for years to come,” said Terrence Brewton, research analyst, Frost & Sullivan. “We believe the SurfControl and PortAuthority acquisitions plus internal development and innovation will allow Websense to accelerate its market share lead to more than twenty percent of the content filtering market over time. We believe that the Websense acquisitions will allow Websense to outpace larger security vendors Symantec and McAfee in content protection.” This award is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in capturing market share within their industry. The recipient has demonstrated strategic excellence in product innovation, marketing, and sales strategies that have resulted in the largest gain in market share over the past 2-3 years. To choose the recipient of this award, the analyst team tracks market share gain, increase in sales, and brand awareness efforts within the industry. This is accomplished through interviews with market participants, end-user studies, and extensive secondary research. “The user, information and Internet intelligence provided by Websense technologies provides ‘Intelligent Content Protection’ by enabling organizations to set security policies based on who and what go where and how, in effect securing themselves at the intersection of their people, business process and technology,” added Brewton. The analyst report attributes Websense’s technological success to its unique blend of security technologies and delivery platforms, including: -- ThreatSeeker™ technology -- Rather then depending on patches and signature-based malware protection, Websense uses its patent-pending ThreatSeeker™ technology, which uses mathematical algorithms to analyse logical behaviour that signifies known or unknown malicious software such as spyware. By leveraging ThreatSeeker, Websense Web Security Suite has the speed and intelligence to respond and prevent known and unknown attacks to the enterprise. -- Information Leak Prevention -- While ThreatSeeker is the external gatekeeper that prevents malicious software and other threats from entering the enterprise, PreciseID™ is the internal gatekeeper that indexes enterprise content for its sensitivity. Websense Content Protection Suite can apply special rules for handling to ensure that the release of information is authorised and is transmitted securely. -- On-Demand Security Services -- The in-the-cloud messaging reputation system acquired from SurfControl strengthens Websense’s content protection capabilities, resulting in comprehensive security across all relevant areas of business communication. The report is available at http://www.websense.com/global/en/PressRoom/Awards. About Websense, Inc. Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) protects more than 42 million employees from external and internal computer security threats. Using a combination of preemptive ThreatSeeker™ malicious content identification and categorisation technology and information leak prevention technology, Websense helps make computing safe and productive. Distributed through its global network of channel partners, Websense software helps organisations block malicious code, prevent the loss of confidential information and manage Internet and wireless access. For more information, visit www.websense.com. |
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