• BigFix, Inc. has been named as a finalist in the “Best Security Company” in the 2010 SC Magazine Excellence Awards program.
• BigFix joins Fortify Software, IBM, McAfee, and Qualys as finalists for the distinction.
• BigFix’s finalist status caps a year in which the company released innovative new products, (DSS Software Asset Management, Endpoint Protection, Windows Mobile Agent Support), announced strategic technology sharing agreements with IBM and Trend Micro, expanded full time headcount by 34 percent, and added customers and licensed seats in North America, EMEA and ASIA-PAC regions.

Background and Context

• The SC Magazine Awards are the IT security industry’s most recognized awards program.
• SC Magazine Awards organizers received over 600 nominations in 29 award categories recognizing product innovation and value, professional achievement and overall company excellence.
• IT security companies nominate their solutions for consideration in the SC Awards and entries are judged by a panel of leading security officers from large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets – representing the wide distribution of SC Magazine readers.
• The 2010 awards will be announced March 2, 2010 at a gala dinner event in San Francisco. To attend the SC Awards, please register at http://tinyurl.com/yzlxnpa
  

BigFix Management Comment

Dave Robbins, BigFix Chair and CEO said: “Being a finalist his year’s SC Magazine Excellence Awards puts BigFix in some very impressive company. This honor is particularly satisfying because it speaks the total value that excellent product and solutions vendors bring to the marketplace—innovative technology, first rate execution, and most importantly, overall customer value. The final selection is, of course, competitive and there can only be one winner. We sincerely congratulate the other finalists in the category and look forward to the sprint to the finish line.”

Information Resources

• SC Magazine US Awards home page: http://tinyurl.com/ygwonek

About BigFix

Founded in 1997, the BigFix®, Inc. solutions support a global portfolio of A-list organizations in government, finance, retail, educational, industrial and public utility sectors. BigFix revolutionizes IT infrastructure management by replacing fragmented collections of single-purpose tools with the industry’s only unified visibility and control architecture that consolidates up to 18 security, IT compliance, decision support, and green computing functions. For more information, visit www.bigfix.com, follow BigFix on Twitter @BigFix, or stay in touch on the BigFix Facebook page, http://tinyurl.com/mvn9nu