Novell Identity and Security Management portfolio win 2008 CODiE award for Best Security Solution WALTHAM, Mass., June 5
WALTHAM, Mass., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Novell portfolio of
identity and security management solutions has won the Best Security Solution
category for the 2008 CODiE Awards, an annual program of the Software Industry
and Information Association (SIIA) that recognizes achievement and vision in
the software industry. This award reinforces the breadth and depth of Novell's
identity and security management solutions, which are being deployed by nearly
6000 customers worldwide.
"The CODiE Awards is one of the industry's premiere awards programs and we
are honored to have been selected as the Best Security Solution," said Jim
Ebzery, senior vice president and general manager of Identity and Security
Management at Novell. "Security continues to be one of the most critical
business issues faced by enterprises and we are committed to providing our
customers with the best-engineered solutions to address their governance, risk
management and compliance challenges. This award for our portfolio of identity
and security management solutions demonstrates the integration and ease of
implementation inherent in our offerings."
The CODiE awards, now in their 23rd year, recognize excellence in
software, content and education platforms, applications and services. This
year, more than 1,100 CODiE nominations were submitted by 600 companies.
Finalists in each category were selected by panels composed of software and
information industry trade press, mainstream technology writers, analysts,
consultants and subject-matter experts. The winners were then chosen by vote
of SIIA member companies.
"The 2008 CODiE Awards recognize those companies providing the best new
technology products and services across a broad array of industries," noted
SIIA President Ken Wasch. "The awards and their winners are a testament to the
power of technology to deliver innovative solutions to American businesses and
consumers. SIIA congratulates all of the CODiE Award winners and nominees,
whose innovation is essential for continuing America's leadership in the
global knowledge economy."
The Best Security Solution category honors the product or service that
provides the best overall security solution for an enterprise or large
network, including authentication, firewalls, virtual private networks,
encryption, intrusion detection, policy-based management, managed services,
and anti-virus products. This category was won by Novell's portfolio of
flagship identity and security management solutions, consisting of Novell
Identity Manager, Novell Access Manager, Novell Sentinel and Novell
SecureLogin. Novell's identity and security management solutions are
widely-deployed across many different heterogeneous IT environments, ranging
from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses in a variety of industries
including financial services, healthcare, government and education.
For more information about Novell's identity and security management
solutions, visit http://www.novell.com/identityandsecurity.
About Novell
Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) delivers the best engineered, most
interoperable Linux* platform and a portfolio of integrated IT management
software that helps customers around the world reduce cost, complexity and
risk. With our infrastructure software and ecosystem of partnerships, Novell
harmoniously integrates mixed IT environments, allowing people and technology
to work as one. For more information, visit http://www.novell.com.
Novell is a registered trademark and Novell Access Manager and Sentinel
are trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
*Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other third-party
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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