SecureSphere Named Leading Product in Network Data-Stream Protection Category

FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 24, 2006 – Imperva™, the leader in data security for the data center, today announced that SecureSphere took top honors in the eWEEK Excellence Awards for the Network Data-Stream Protection category. Winners were announced last night at a special ceremony in Boston. SecureSphere will be profiled as part of a special report in the June 19th edition of eWEEK and at www.eweek.com.

The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals with a comprehensive benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology products and services.  Evaluating the entries is a panel of experts including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners – senior enterprise IT professionals who act as reader representatives.

“New technology creates opportunities for vendors to react proficiently to the rapidly evolving demands placed on enterprise IT managers,” said Eric Lundquist, Editorial Director. “eWEEK is proud to offer our readers solid recommendations for new innovative products that respond to these increasingly complex demands.”

“The eWEEK Excellence Awards are one of the most coveted enterprise product competitions in the industry,” said Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of Imperva. “Winning the Excellence Award is an invaluable source of recognition for Imperva and powerful endorsement for the superiority of our technology and approach to data security.” 

About SecureSphere

The SecureSphere product line provides data security, data assurance, and regulatory compliance for sensitive and proprietary data in corporate data centers.  SecureSphere protects databases and web applications against insider threats, as well as external attack and worm infection. It requires no manual tuning and no changes to existing infrastructure. Imperva SecureSphere gateway appliances are deployed in leading financial, healthcare, and retail organizations around the globe.

About Ziff Davis Media Inc.

Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the technology and videogame markets. The Company is an information services provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences, events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals, research and market intelligence. In the United States, the Company publishes 7 magazines including PC Magazine, eWEEK, CIO Insight, Baseline, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. The Company exports the power of its brands internationally, with publications in 40 countries and 20 languages. Ziff Davis leverages its content on the Internet with a network of highly-targeted technology and gaming sites including PCMag.com, eWEEK.com, ExtremeTech.com and 1UP.com. The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer technology events including DigitalLife. With its main headquarters and PC Magazine Labs based in New York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets. Additional information is available at www.ziffdavis.com.

About Imperva

Imperva is the leader in application data security and compliance. Leading enterprise and government organizations worldwide rely on Imperva to prevent data theft and abuse, and ensure data integrity. The company’s SecureSphere products provide data governance and protection solutions that monitor, audit and secure business applications and databases. For more information, visit www.imperva.com

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Editorial Contact

Marc Gendron
(781) 237-0341
marc@mqpr.net