The European Patent Office has Granted Finjan a New Patent for Security Technology That Provides Businesses With Features for Protecting Their Computers From Malware SAN JOSE, California, October 6
SAN JOSE, California, October 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Finjan Inc., a leading
provider of secure web gateway solutions for the enterprise market, today
announced that the European Patent Office has granted the company Patent No.
EP 0 965 094 B1 entitled "System and Method for Protecting a Computer and a
Network from Hostile Downloadables". This patent further adds to Finjan's
extensive and comprehensive intellectual property portfolio in the security
market.
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Features of the patent include techniques to examine executable
application programs in real-time and to proactively prevent them from being
passed to client computers in case a security policy is violated.
"Finjan is pleased to have been awarded this important patent by the
European Patent Office," said Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Chief Technology Officer at
Finjan. "The technology covered by this patent further asserts Finjan's
leadership in the Web security market. Finjan remains committed to ensure
that our customers benefit from the most advanced security products in order
to protect their valuable business data. Finjan will continue to invest in
its international patent portfolio to protect its innovative technology
worldwide."
Additional details about Finjan's intellectual property portfolio can be
found on our website at http://www.finjan.com/Content.aspx?id=288
About Finjan
Finjan is a global provider of secure web gateway solutions for the
enterprise market. Our real-time, appliance-based web security solutions
deliver the most effective shield against web-borne threats, freeing
enterprises to harness the web for maximum commercial results. Finjan's
real-time web security solutions utilize patented behavior-based technology
to repel all types of threats arriving via the web, such as spyware,
phishing, Trojans, obfuscated code and other malicious code, securing
businesses against unknown and emerging threats, as well as known malware.
Finjan's security solutions have received industry awards and recognition
from leading analyst houses and publications, including Gartner, IDC, Butler
Group, SC Magazine, eWEEK, CRN, ITPro, PCPro, ITWeek, Network Computing, and
Information Security. With Finjan's award-winning and widely used solutions,
businesses can focus on implementing web strategies to realize their full
organizational and commercial potential. For more information about Finjan,
please visit: http://www.finjan.com.
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the part of Finjan. The Finjan technology and/or products and/or software
described and/or referenced to in this material are protected by registered
and/or pending patents including U.S. Patents No. 6092194, 6154844, 6167520,
6480962, 6209103, 6298446, 6353892, 6804780, 6922693, 6944822, 6993662,
6965968, 7058822, 7076469, 7155743, 7155744, 7185358, 7418731 and may be
protected by other U.S. Patents, foreign patents, or pending applications.
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