SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group and a southern African distributor for Websense, today announced that the latter has received two 2005 Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards.
Websense Enterprise v5.5 was named a winner in the "Proxy Server/Web Access Control and Monitoring" category and Websense Web Security Suite won in the "Messaging and Collaboration" category.
Kim Paulsen, group publisher of Penton Media's Windows IT Pro Group, announced the winners of the fourth-annual contest on 1 September 2005.
"The Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards are highly coveted in the IT industry because our readers, who are the buyers and users of these products, are the ones who choose the winners," commented Paulsen.
"These awards are the ultimate acclamation an IT company can earn from its peers in the IT community."
Readers were asked to vote on their product preferences in 12 broad technology categories. More than 1 700 readers chose the best among more than 750 products and services.
"Windows IT Pro readers are the most knowledgeable people in the market with regard to the best values in technology products and services," continued Paulsen.
"We've done extensive research among our readers, and know they are the ones who make the buying decisions on behalf of their organisations.
"The Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards give IT professionals the opportunity to voice their opinions and give the leading technology companies the recognition they deserve."
Websense's flagship product, Websense Enterprise, protects companies and employees who use the Internet from a growing number of threats such as phishing, spyware and malicious code prevalent on peer-to-peer (P2P) sites, as well as enhancing security, improving employee productivity and reducing legal liability. The Websense Web Security Suite is an integrated security solution which closes the time and technology gaps left open by anti-virus and network security infrastructure to protect against security breaches such as malicious code outbreaks, Trojan horses and keylogging software.
"Websense is truly honoured to have won two 2005 Windows IT Pro Readers' Choice Awards," added Leo J Cole, vice-president of marketing for Websense, Inc.
"Websense is the global leader in Web filtering and a premier provider of Web security. The recognition from the readers of Windows IT Pro is testament that we are developing best-of-breed software that is the clear choice of IT decision-makers."
For further information, please contact Willem Barnard at telephone +27 11 257 8600; fax +27 11 257 8699; e-mail willemb@securedata.co.za
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Websense, Inc is the global leader in Web filtering, and a premier provider of Web security software, and is preferred by leading Fortune 500, and FTSE 100 customers, as well as government agencies and educational institutions.
Websense products increase employee Internet productivity and secure organisations from emerging Internet threats by providing a proactive Web security component that complements traditional security solutions. Only Websense delivers flexible, integrated policy enforcement at the Internet gateway, on the network and at the desktop. Websense provides solutions trusted by more than 24 000 customers and 19.8 million employees worldwide.
SecureData
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier IT security solution provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate anti-virus and content security, network security, intrusion prevention software, and network asset management.
SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, vulnerability assessment, outsourcing and hosting. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs.
As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the African distributor for US-based TippingPoint Technologies and the southern African distributor for US-based Application Security, eEye, Rocket Software, RSA Security, St Bernard and Websense. For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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