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TMCNet: Introducing Finalists for "Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2009" Contest

[April 15, 2009]

Introducing Finalists for "Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2009" Contest

SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- RSA® Conference, the world's leading information security conferences and expositions, today announced the ten finalists for its "Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2009" contest being held in conjunction with the Conference's new Innovation Sandbox event, a half-day interactive program devoted to highlighting technological breakthroughs and solutions that are designed to help security practitioners tackle emerging security issues facing the industry. On Monday, April 20, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., finalists will be given the opportunity to present their emerging technology solutions before a panel of judges that includes Asheem Chandna of Greylock Partners, Ray Rothrock of Venrock, Michael Barrett of PayPal, Renee Gutmann of Time Warner Inc. and Hugh Thompson of People Security. Following the presentations, these judges will determine the award winner.


"The purpose of this award is to honor the companies that are creating the breakthrough innovations that will determine whether the information security industry can solve the next wave of information security threats and challenges," said Sandra Toms LaPedis, Area Vice President and General Manager of RSA Conference. "RSA Conference - and Innovation Sandbox in particular - is an ideal venue for innovators to gain valuable exposure to the industry while receiving feedback directly from industry experts." The finalists of this year's Most Innovative Company include: AlertEnterprise - Alert Insight and AlertAction AlertEnterprise addresses the single most overlooked gap in enterprise security - the prevention, detection and fast resolution of blended threats from linked IT and physical access violations across diverse enterprise systems, applications, databases and geographically distributed assets.

BehavioSec - Behavio BehavioSec develops the innovative IT-security software Behavio. Behavio protects against unauthorized usage by detecting anomalies in key-stroke rhythm after log in. It enables continuous authentication, preventing identity theft and account sharing by detecting it while it happens.

MokaFive - MokaFive Enterprise Suite MokaFive is a technology company pioneering a new way to manage virtual desktops. Leveraging the latest advances in virtualization technology, cloud storage and flash memory to solve the costly problem of managing desktops and laptops securely for workers in the office, on the road or at home.

Network Intercept - Interceptor.net Suite Network Intercept has created a suite of products to secure privacy, add encryption, and provide web acceleration for computers and mobile phones. Their solutions save time and money as they protect both businesses and individuals from known and unknown threats on the internet.

Ohanae - Securworkplace Ohanae® is focused on delivering robust and easy-to-use solutions that secure and simplify user online experience. Its patent-pending technology places Ohanae in a wide range of security market segments, including strong password, secure sign-on, data privacy and regulatory compliance.

Purewire, Inc. - Purewire Trust™ Purewire™ secures business and social interactions on the Web via a security-as-a-service (SaaS)-based secure Web gateway designed to increase return on investment and lower the total cost of security for businesses.

SafeMashups Inc. - MashSSL Protocol SafeMashups Inc. is an application authentication pioneer that has developed the MashSSL protocol which provides a standardized way for web applications to securely identify each other when mashing through a potentially untrusted user or browser. MashSSL allows web applications running emerging Web 2.0 protocols like OAuth, XHR, OpenAJAX, OpenID, etc. to authenticate each other securely using their existing SSL credentials.

VANTOS, Inc. - VANTOS V-Flex for Investigation Management Headquartered in Seattle, VANTOS is the leader of the Investigation Management market. The company's V-Flex product automates all investigations enabling organizations to compress time, reduce their risk exposure and save money for better bottom line results.

White Cyber Knight - WCK-Lancelot WCK has developed WCK-Lancelot, a business-oriented, strategic solution to review and manage security risk and IT-GRC. Based on standards such as COBIT, ISO-27002, FISMA and NIST, WCK-Lancelot analyzes the core business processes and the underlying IT systems and their components. It assesses risks and their potential business impact, and translates findings into risk mitigation suggestions. Its sophisticated interactive dashboard provides an immediate overview of real-time risk and compliance status.

Yubico - YubiKey Yubico provides a revolutionary clientless USB-authentication key for easy and affordable access to any online service. The Yubico global team supports 2000 customers in 50 countries.

Additional information about the Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2009 contest and the Innovation Sandbox program can be found at: http://www.rsaconference.com/2009/us/highlights/innovation-sandbox.htm About RSA Conference RSA® Conference helps drive the global information security agenda with annual events in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the world's best and brightest in the field, creating opportunities to learn about information security's most important issues through face-to-face and online interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. As information security professionals work to stay ahead of ever-changing security threats and trends, they turn to RSA Conference for a 360-degree view of the industry. RSA Conference arms participants with the knowledge they need to remain at the forefront of the information security business. More information on events, online programming and the most up-to-date news pertaining to the information security industry can be found at www.rsaconference.com.

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