F5 Networks Named Finalist in 2010 SC Magazine Awards Program
Dec. 9, 2009
F5’s FirePass SSL VPN and BIG-IP Application Security Manager Hailed as Premier Solutions in Reader Trust Competition, Honoring Best-in-Class Security Products and Services
RSA Conference 2010
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that it has been named a finalist in the 2010 SC Awards program for outstanding achievement in IT security. In the Reader Trust competition, the F5® FirePass® SSL VPN solution was recognized in the Best IPsec/SSL VPN category, while the BIG-IP® Application Security Manager™ solution was named in the Best Web Application Security Solution category.
“BIG-IP Application Security Manager and FirePass are among today’s most respected security products, as chosen by our panel,” said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. “Security continues to be a key challenge for IT organizations and businesses worldwide, and our readers recognize that companies like F5 are helping them meet their security challenges.”
F5’s security solutions were selected from over 600 entries submitted in more than 30 technology categories. All finalists will be reviewed and winners will be chosen by the Reader Trust Voting Panel, comprised of security and technology experts from large, medium, and small enterprises across major vertical markets.
“Building on the previous year’s win for Best Web Application Security Solution, we’re excited to once again make SC Magazine’s shortlist of the industry’s foremost security solutions,” said Mark Vondemkamp, Director of Product Management, Security at F5. “F5’s flexible application security and remote access solutions provide organizations with the protection and agility they need to safeguard their applications, even as network and user conditions change. As an integrated piece of customers’ Application Delivery Networking environments, F5 solutions enable customers to cost-effectively implement comprehensive security on their terms.” |
