ArcSight Named Best Overall Network Security Management and Best Event Management by SC Magazine Readers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--March 1, 2006--ArcSight, Inc., a global leader in Enterprise Security Management (ESM) software, today announced that ArcSight ESM received the SC Magazine 2006 Reader Trust Technology Award for Best Overall Network Security Management and the SC Magazine 2006 Reader Trust Technology Award for the Best Event Management. ArcSight ESM was chosen from among more than 1,300 products and services from over 330 companies. More than 25,000 readers voted for this year's award winners, who were announced at the SC Magazine Award Ceremony at the 2006 RSA Conference.

"ArcSight is honored to be recognized as a leader in enterprise security management by the readers of SC Magazine," said Steve Sommer, senior vice president of marketing and business development at ArcSight. "Our comprehensive enterprise security platform serves as the central command center for large and demanding enterprise and government environments. We are committed to helping our customers manage information risk and protect their critical assets."

ArcSight ESM ties together security and network data into an intelligent system that allows security professionals to manage regulatory compliance requirements, assess and prioritize both external and insider security threats, and communicates the status of security to a broader audience.

Now in its second year, the SC Magazine Awards are the industry's leading global information security awards, developed to highlight professional achievement and technical excellence.

About SC Awards 2006
With over 1,300 product and service nominations from over 330 competing companies globally, the SC Awards are the world's leading awards program for the information security industry. The SC Awards program spans US, Asia, and UK. The SC Awards are composed of both (1) the Reader Trust Technology Awards,--voted on by SC readers in each region and the SC Awards Council, a group of carefully selected senior CSOs--and the Professional Awards that are judged by a panel of the industry's top talents. Recognizing technical excellence and professional achievement across a variety of different categories, the SC Awards is a truly unique program developed to bring attention to the industry's top products and highlight the professionals that have both created them and use them within their companies.

About ArcSight
ArcSight, a leader in Enterprise Security Management (ESM), provides real-time threat management and compliance reporting yielding actionable insights into security data. By comprehensively collecting, analyzing and managing security data, ArcSight ESM enables enterprises, government organizations and managed security service providers to centrally manage information risk more efficiently. ArcSight's customer base includes leading global companies across many verticals--and more than 20 U.S. federal agencies.

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Contact Information:
Erin Flanigan
Horn Group for ArcSight
415-905-4005
eflanigan@horngroup.com

 

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