GFI shortlisted in SC Magazine Awards 2009 Europe

February 19, 2009 - 12:00

London, UK – GFI Software has been shortlisted in the 2009 SC Magazine Europe Awards program for the second consecutive year with GFI LANguard™.

GFI LANguard is named a finalist in the Best Vulnerability Assessment category of this year’s awards. At the awards in 2008, GFI LANguard was ‘highly commended’ by the judging panel which comprised IT leaders in various industries.

“This is fantastic news for GFI and for our engineering teams who are continuously striving to provide our customers with innovative and highly functional products to help them protect their network from vulnerabilities and other exploits,” GFI’s Vice-President of Marketing, Ed Harnish, said.

“That we are shortlisted for the second year running in the Best Vulnerability Assessment category is in itself a huge achievement and is evidence of GFI LANguard’s popularity and standing among IT experts,” he added.

Award-winning GFI LANguard allows administrators to scan, detect, assess and rectify vulnerabilities on their network and to secure it with minimal administrative effort.

The SC Awards Europe are widely considered the most prestigious awards program in the information security industry and stand out as a true benchmark of achievement. Now in their 14th year, the Awards have a long-standing tradition of promoting excellence.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 28, 2009.

About GFI
GFI is a leading software developer that provides a single source for network administrators to address their network security, content security and messaging needs. With award-winning technology, an aggressive pricing strategy and a strong focus on small-to-medium sized businesses, GFI is able to satisfy the need for business continuity and productivity encountered by organizations on a global scale. GFI has offices in the US, Malta, UK, Hong Kong and Australia which support more than 200,000 installations worldwide. GFI is a channel-focused company with over 10,000 partners worldwide. GFI is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. More information about GFI can be found at http://www.gfi.com.