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Websense Positioned as a Leader in Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention
SAN DIEGO, CA, Jun 29, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) today announced that Gartner, Inc. has
positioned Websense as a leader in its recently released "Magic
Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention."(i) The firm
evaluated Websense(R) Data Security solutions, which are part of the
Websense Essential Information Protection(TM) portfolio of
content-based security products. Vendors in the Magic Quadrant are
selected based on their ability to execute and completeness of
vision.
The report concludes, "The leaders have demonstrated good
understanding of client needs and offer comprehensive capabilities in
all three functional areas -- network, discovery, and endpoint --
either directly or through well-established partnerships and tight
integration. They offer aggressive road maps, and they will need to
execute on those road maps, fully incorporate enhanced features
currently in development and address evolving market needs to remain
in the Leaders quadrant."
Websense data loss prevention (DLP) solutions are integrated with the
company's Web and email security solutions, providing customers with
unprecedented visibility and control over their information to
prevent data loss, secure business processes and manage compliance
and risk. The Websense suite of data security solutions, including
Websense Data Monitor, Discover, Protect and Endpoint modules,
enables organizations to accurately identify confidential data,
monitor its use, and create and automate content-use enforcement
policies for users both on and off the network. For the first time,
organizations can create and enforce content -- and destination-aware
policies that manage who uses what data and how and where it can go.
"We believe being included in the Leaders Quadrant for Content-Aware
Data Loss Prevention validates our continuous innovation to stay on
top of our customers' emerging needs by protecting their data from
both inbound threats and outbound leaks," said John McCormack,
president, Websense. "We have invested aggressively in our data loss
prevention technology and in integrating DLP functionality with our
Web and email security solutions to provide the most effective
protection available -- combined with the most flexible deployment
options -- for our customers."
Websense Data Security Suite adoption has continued to expand across
all verticals and global markets. In 2008, Websense secured new data
security customers in 26 countries and achieved 73 percent year over
year growth in DLP product sales, while continuing to execute on an
aggressive product development roadmap that included an important
version release and the new Websense Data Endpoint module.
"It's no surprise that Websense has been positioned as a leader by
Gartner -- it's easy to use, accurate, scalable, and best of all, it
just works," said Roger Mcilmoyle, director of technical services for
TLCVision, a $300 million eye care services company with leading
positions in several eye care markets. "We use Websense to protect
our employees and customers' confidential data. The built-in policies
of the Websense Data Security Suite allow us to monitor more than 800
employees, leveraging the solution's content and destination
awareness, to ensure our data is secure."
According to the Gartner report, "Content-aware DLP technologies are
emerging as important information security and privacy controls. One
of the key drivers of adoption in this market is the need to address
a broad range of mandates including: regulatory and commercial
compliance requirements; IT frameworks (for organizational
compliance); (and) governance."
"We feel this Gartner evaluation, which is based on completeness of
vision and ability to execute, recognizes our proven ability to
protect our customers from converged security threats and help
organizations meet the requirements of government and industry data
security regulations, like the Payment Card Industry Data Security
Standard (PCI DSS), and the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)," McCormack added.
Websense Data Security solutions include easy-to-use policy wizards
to quickly select from more than 950 policy templates, ranging from
the PCI DSS, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley
(SOX) and more. The solutions are available as a standalone solution
or can be integrated with Websense Email and Web Security solutions
as part of the Websense portfolio of integrated essential information
protection solutions.
For more information about Websense Data Security solutions,
including a video product demonstration, please visit
http://www.websense.com/content/DataSecurity.aspx. For a
complimentary copy of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware
Data Loss Prevention, visit
http://www.websense.com/content/gartner-magic-quadrant-for-data-loss-prevention.
aspx.
About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused
with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a
marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's
analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that
marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any
vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does
not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in
the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a
research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action.
Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to
this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose.
About Websense, Inc.
Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in integrated Web,
data and email security solutions, provides Essential Information
Protection(TM) for more than 44 million product seats under
subscription. Distributed through its global network of channel
partners, Websense software and hosted security solutions help
organizations block malicious code, prevent the loss of confidential
information and enforce Internet use and security policies. For more
information, visit http://www.websense.com.
Websense is a registered trademark of Websense, Inc. in the United
States and certain international markets. Websense has numerous other
registered and unregistered trademarks in the United States and
internationally. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Follow Websense on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/websense.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if they do
not materialize or prove correct, could cause Websense's results to
differ materially from historical results or those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be
deemed forward-looking statements, including statements about our
technology and product leadership, growth trends and expense
management, and statements containing the words "planned," "expects,"
"believes," "strategy," "opportunity," "anticipates" and similar
words. The potential risks and uncertainties which contribute to the
uncertain nature of these statements include, among others, risks
associated with launching new product offerings, customer acceptance
of the company's services, products and fee structures in a changing
market; the success of Websense's brand development efforts; the
volatile and competitive nature of the Internet and security
industries; changes in domestic and international market conditions,
risks relating to currency exchange rates and impacts of
macro-economic conditions on our customers, risks relating to the
required use of cash for debt servicing, the risks of ongoing
compliance with the covenants in the senior secured credit facility,
risks related to changes in accounting interpretations and the other
risks and uncertainties described in Websense's public filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at
www.websense.com/investors. Websense assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances
arising after the date on which it was made.
(i) Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss
Prevention" by Eric Ouellet and Paul Proctor, June 29, 2009.
Media Contact:
Cas Purdy
Director, Public Relations
Websense, Inc.
Email: cpurdy@websense.com
Phone: (858) 320-9493
SOURCE: Websense, Inc.
mailto:cpurdy@websense.com
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