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1800FLOWERS.COM SUCCEEDS WITH SECURIFY, WINS NETWORK WORLD ENTERPRISE ALL-STAR AWARD
Leading Retailer's Implementation of Real-Time Monitoring of Network Behavior Wins over Hundreds of Other Entries
CUPERTINO, Calif., September 26, 2006 - Securify®, Inc. today announced that customer 1800flowers.com® received a Network World's Enterprise All-Star Award for 2006. Beating out nearly 200 entries, 1800flowers.com's entry included details about the retailer's deployment of the Securify solution, which delivers real-time identity aware security monitoring and controls for critical business systems. Securify helps 1800flowers.com continuously verify that insiders are doing what they are supposed to according to business intent and best practices.
The second annual Network World Enterprise All-Star Awards were culled from 75 finalists and nearly 200 entries total. Through this program, Network World editors honor IT organizations that represent the best, most innovative application of network technologies. In its submission, 1800flowers.com told its story of turning to Securify to improve visibility and control over its network during dynamic business changes, including mergers and acquisitions.
"It's always great to be recognized for implementing a technology that ultimately enables us to continue to grow our business, protect our business-critical data, and increase our bottom line," said Enzo Micali, senior vice president of information technology and CIO, 1800flowers.com. "We used Securify to alleviate a major business risk that most growing companies face; Securify's application level access and behavior verification help us understand, in real-time, what users are doing with a company's most critical business systems in order to prevent misuse."
About Securify, Inc.
Securify delivers real-time security monitoring and controls for critical business systems. Our identity-based and application-aware solutions verify in real time that insiders are doing what they are supposed to according to business intent and best practices.
The most sensitive and complex global enterprises including Deutsche Bank, Visa, Guardian Life and the Department of Defense have deployed Securify enterprise-wise in order to improve visibility and control of insider behavior on critical systems.
Named as a Fortune Magazine "Cool Company," a Red Herring Magazine Top Private Security Company and an AlwaysOn Top 100 Company, venture-backed Securify is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif. with offices in Herndon, Va. and New York City.
About Network World's 2006 Enterprise All-Star Award
The Network World Enterprise All-Star Award program recognizes exceptional use of network technology to further enterprise business objectives. For the 2006 award -- the second annual - Network World editors selected 40 enterprise IT organizations representing the best, most innovative application of network technologies in eight categories, such as Network Management, Security and Wireless. These award-winning network IT projects are profiled in Network World's special edition Signature Series Enterprise All-Star Issue published September 25. The All-Star Web site will launch coincident with the print publication. At that time, you can find it at www.networkworld.com/allstar/2006.
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