BigFix Takes Gold in Information Security's 'Products of the Year' Awards

BigFix Takes Gold in Information Security's 'Products of the Year' Awards

BigFix Patch Manager Selected by Information Security Editorial Staff and TheInfoPro as the Best Patch Management Solution of 2004

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- BigFix, a leading provider of security configuration management solutions, today announced that BigFix Patch Manager has received Information Security's Patch Management "Product of the Year" award. Information Security and TheInfoPro, an independent analyst firm, awarded BigFix with the gold medal for providing the best patch management product.

The 2004 "Products of the Year" awards were based on in-depth interviews with information security managers who have used the products in their organizations. Information Security and TheInfoPro interviewed 416 security managers working in 273 companies, evaluating a total of 1,239 products. The winners were selected based on composite scores using a range of criteria from quality of product to strategic vision and are featured in the December 2004 issue of Information Security and online at http://infosecuritymag.techtarget.com/ .

"We are gratified that BigFix Patch Manager has earned the recognition and validation from Information Security, TheInfoPro and information security managers in the field who are solving real world security challenges for their organizations," said Gregory Toto, vice president of product management at BigFix. "BigFix Patch Manager delivers large enterprises the visibility and control they require to patch their desktops, laptops, and servers in minutes and hours vs. days and weeks. As part of the broader BigFix Enterprise Suite, BigFix Patch Manager helps IT consolidate security, configuration and systems management within a common easy-to-use, real-time infrastructure."

"The true test of a product is how well it performs once the shrink-wrap is removed," said Larry Walsh, editor, Information Security. "For that reason, the Information Security 'Products of the Year' awards rely on the evaluations of the infosecurity managers actually using these products in their organizations. Each of the products and companies represented by the winners of the 2004 'Products of the Year' awards were rated as delivering superior performance, functionality, usability, and customer service. The Information Security 2004 'Products of the Year' awards honor products, like BigFix Patch Manager, that are in place, working as advertised to protect enterprise network infrastructures, instead of collecting dust on a shelf."

"Unlike other awards, the Information Security 2004 'Products of the Year' relies on the toughest critics -- infosecurity managers on the front lines of their organizations," said David Taylor, chief research officer, TheInfoPro. "TheInfoPro's exhaustive interview process enables us to gather comprehensive data on the performance and quality of a diverse selection of infosecurity products under real-world conditions. We congratulate the winners of the 2004 'Products of the Year' for performance that has earned them customer loyalty and praise."

BigFix Patch Manager is an optional component of the BigFix Enterprise Suite (BES), a real-time security, configuration and systems management platform that enables IT organizations to address mobile and endpoint security, configuration management, antivirus and personal firewall management, asset discovery and inventory, and software distribution in a unified, easy-to-manage solution.

About BigFix, Inc.

BigFix enterprise security configuration management solutions help large organizations maintain the health, performance and security of their systems. The foundation for all BigFix solutions is a scalable, secure, agent-based platform, the BigFix Enterprise Suite, which gives IT departments complete visibility into every computer running on a corporate network, and the automation-assisted control to rapidly identify, assess and remediate threats. BigFix provides solutions for endpoint security, patch and vulnerability management, asset discovery, and configuration management. Global corporations such as American Eagle Outfitters, Corning, Darden Restaurants, Florida Power & Light, Marriott International, Pitney Bowes, TRW Automotive and some of the world's largest financial services organizations rely on BigFix everyday.

About Information Security

A monthly magazine distributed to a qualified, controlled circulation of 60,000 IT security professionals, TechTarget's Information Security is widely regarded as the single most authoritative source for in-depth coverage of security technologies, practices, and trends. The magazine's more than 100 advertisers include the leading vendors of security services and technologies, among them, IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, CA, RSA Security, Symantec and VeriSign.

About TheInfoPro

TheInfoPro (TIP) investigates key technology sectors in six-month intervals or "waves" by interviewing hundreds of IT decision makers, pre- screened for domain expertise, for an average of one hour each. Known as the "voice of the customer," thousands of IT professionals, technology providers and institutional investors rely on TIP research for robust data on vendor spending and ratings, technology adoption plans -- overlaying the vendors poised to benefit -- and rich narrative commentary. TIP studies the Information Security, Storage, Networking, and Server markets. Over 800 technology decision makers are members of the TIPNetwork, including IT decision makers from JPMorgan Chase, BellSouth, Honeywell, P&G and Visa. To learn more about TIP's independent, objective research process, where results are delivered without any analyst spin or bias, visit www.TheInfoPro.net.


Source: BigFix, Inc.

CONTACT: Jason Throckmorton or Brett Weiner of LaunchSquad,
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