SecureSphere Will Compete for Top Honors in Network Data-Stream Protection Category

FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 11, 2006 – Imperva™, the leader in data security for the data center, today announced that eWEEK, a Ziff Davis Media publication and one of the IT industry’s leading enterprise magazines, has named its SecureSphere™ data security gateway as one of only three finalists in the 6th annual eWEEK Excellence Awards. Imperva is competing for the Excellence Award in the Network Data-Stream Protection category. Winners will be announced in May and honored at a special ceremony on May 23 in Boston, Mass. Analysis of the winning products and services will also be published in 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.

“The eWEEK Excellence Awards is one of the most prestigious enterprise product evaluation competitions in the industry,” said Shlomo Kramer, founder and CEO of Imperva. “Being selected as a finalist is a significant achievement and a powerful validation of our innovative approach to data security.” 

“A high level of innovation—both from start-ups and industry stalwarts–was what impressed us most about this year’s field of entries,” said Eric Lundquist, eWEEK Editorial Director. “It’s clear from the hundreds of entries evaluated by the Excellence Awards judges that vendors are responding quickly and effectively to the increasingly complex—and constantly changing–demands put on enterprise IT managers.”

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