nCircle's IP360 Named an Information Security 2004 "Product of the Year"

nCircle's IP360 Named an Information Security 2004 "Product of the Year"

nCircle's Vulnerability Management System Wins the Silver Award in the Vulnerability Assessment, Management and Monitoring category

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- nCircle, the leading provider of enterprise-class vulnerability management solutions, today announced that its IP360 Vulnerability Management System has been named an Information Security magazine Product of the Year. IP360 received the Silver Award in the Vulnerability Assessment, Management and Monitoring category.

The awards are presented by the editors of TechTarget's Information Security and TheInfoPro ( www.theinfopro.net ). To select winners, analysts from 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 the following criteria: vendor's brand or reputation; product quality; delivery of product as promised; quality of technical support; technical innovation; strategic vision; competitive positioning of product; quality of sales team; interoperability; and ease of doing business with the vendor.

"We are pleased that IP360 has been selected an Information Security magazine Product of the Year," said Elizabeth Ireland, vice president of marketing, nCircle. "This award is especially meaningful because it is based on direct feedback from customers. It further reinforces what an increasing number of customers have confirmed - nCircle's IP360 is the most advanced and comprehensive vulnerability management system available today."

About Information Security

Information Security is a monthly magazine distributed to a qualified, controlled circulation of more than 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 .

About nCircle

nCircle is the leading provider of enterprise-class vulnerability management solutions. Global enterprises in financial services, insurance, manufacturing, service industries and government rely on nCircle to protect their business critical networks. nCircle's complete lifecycle vulnerability management solutions enable enterprises to find and eliminate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited; ensure security policy compliance; and meaningfully measure and manage business risk. The company, located in San Francisco, CA, is privately held and VC funded. Additional information about nCircle is available at www.ncircle.com .

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For more information please contact:

Jo-Anne Stayner
High Road Communications
604.630.1039
jstayner@highroad.com


Source: nCircle

CONTACT: Jo-Anne Stayner, High Road Communications, (604) 630-1039,
jstayner@highroad.com


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