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Secure Computing Named Reader Trust Finalist in SC Magazine Award Program and Best of 2006 in Three Categories
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Breadth of Company's Security Technology Strength Represented in Instant Messaging, Web Filtering, Network Gateway, Authentication and Firewall Protection Categories
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Secure Computing Corporation (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading enterprise gateway security company, today announced that readers of SC Magazine have named the company's products as finalists in the publication's 2007 awards program for outstanding achievement in information-technology (IT) security in three categories -- Best Enterprise Firewall for Sidewinder G2(R) Security Appliance, Best Instant Messaging Security Solution for IronIM(TM) and Best Web Filtering Solution for SmartFilter(R). At the same time, the magazine named Secure Computing's TSP 7300 firewall product, SafeWord(R) PremierAccess(R) authentication offering and Webwasher(R) SCM Web content filtering technology to its Best of 2006 list.
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Secure Computing's products were among 100 finalists in 20 Reader Trust categories. Placement in the SC Magazine Awards program is based on voting by more than 9,000 of the publication's readers. In addition, the Company's Best of 2006 products were judged on 50 general points in six evaluation categories. Two of the entries, TSP 7300 and Webwasher SCM, were named "Best Buy," SC Magazine's highest product review rating.
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"The SC Magazine Reader Trust and Best of 2006 results show that Secure Computing continues to represent product innovation breakthroughs that will benefit our readers and, in turn, corporate users of technology," says SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. "Secure Computing demonstrates the vibrancy and vitality of the IT security industry, especially with its recent acquisition of CipherTrust, and is well positioned as a leader in enterprise gateway security."
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"SC Magazine readers and product reviewers are some of the most discerning in the IT security community, and to receive their vote of confidence shows we are keeping pace with the deluge of threats they face every day," says Atri Chatterjee, senior vice president, marketing of Secure Computing. "To be selected across three Reader's Trust and Best of 2006 categories shows the comprehensive nature of our solutions; based on a core of solid worldwide threat research, Secure Computing's products provide protection for thousands of enterprises worldwide."
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Reader Trust winners will be announced at the SC Magazine Awards Gala during the RSA(R) Conference 2007 at The Hilton San Francisco, February 6, 2007. The Best of 2006 products were announced in the December, 2006 issue of SC Magazine.
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About SC Magazine:
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SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. The brand's portfolio includes the SC Magazine Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and SC Magazine IT Security Executives Forums.
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About Secure Computing:
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Secure Computing (Nasdaq: SCUR), a leading provider of enterprise gateway security, delivers a comprehensive set of solutions that help customers protect their critical Web, email and network assets. Over half the Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 are part of our more than 19,000 global customers in 106 countries, supported by a worldwide network of more than 1,900 partners. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and has offices worldwide. For more information, see
http://www.securecomputing.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Secure Computing being named as a finalist in Secure Computing Magazine's award program, and the expected benefits of such award, and such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are delays in product development, undetected software errors or bugs, competitive pressures, technical difficulties, changes in customer requirements, general economic conditions and the risk factors detailed from time to time in Secure Computing's periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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