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Friday, March 02, 2012

Avecto Awarded Innovative Company of the Year (Security) at Global Excellence Awards

Manchester (UK) and Boston (USA)

Avecto announced today that Info Security Products Guide has named them as "Innovative Company of the Year" in security as part of the 2012 Global Excellence Awards program.

The award, announced at RSA Conference 2012, recognizes a company that has delivered significant innovation in the market in the past year.

"Being named Innovative Security Company of the Year further validates the significant impact we have delivered to the industry," says Paul Kenyon, chief operating officer of Avecto. "By taking a people-centric approach to security we have raised the bar for Windows privilege management to a level that organizations can clearly see delivers true value. Our roadmap for the future continues to be driven by both customer needs and industry issues - we listen, we learn and we deliver."

More than 50 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2012 Global Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners. Winners were announced during the awards dinner and presentation on February 29, 2012 in San Francisco attended by the finalists, judges and industry peers.

Balancing the needs of users against compliance requirements, security concerns and operational effectiveness is a difficult act to manage.  Avecto Privilege Guard enables organizations worldwide to deploy secure and compliant desktops, without compromising a user's ability to perform their day to day role.

With Privilege Guard, users are empowered with the privileges they require, which leads to increased productivity and a reduction in desktop support costs. Organizations of all sizes, ranging from small and medium size enterprises to companies employing over 450,000 people, rely on Avecto's technology to empower people, reduce operating costs, achieve compliance and strengthen security using Least Privilege Management.

About Avecto

Avecto is the leader in Windows privilege management, helping organizations to deploy secure and compliant desktops and servers. With its award winning Privilege Guard technology, organizations can now empower all Windows based desktop and server users with the privileges they require to perform their roles, without compromising the integrity and security of their systems.

Customers of all sizes rely on Avecto to reduce operating expenses and strengthen security across their Windows based environments. Our mission is to enable our customers to lower operating costs and improve system security by implementing least privilege. Avecto is building a worldwide channel of partners and system integrators and is headquartered in Manchester, UK with key regional offices in Andover, MA

Contact:

Regine Hartmann
regine@eskenzipr.com

Donna Shaw
donna.shaw@avecto.com

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