TriGeo Network Security Named 'Best Midmarket Solution' at IT Business Edge Midmarket CIO Forum

TriGeo Repeatedly Recognized as the #1 SIEM Solution
for Securing the Midmarket

POST FALLS, Idaho (April 1, 2010) -- TriGeo Network Security, the leading provider of security information and event management (SIEM) technology for midmarket enterprises, just received another award for 'Best Midmarket Solution' – this time at the IT Business Edge Midmarket CIO Forum. TriGeo has won dozens of awards for its innovative technology – built specifically to protect midmarket organizations from internal and external threats.

"Our customers are a huge part of why we're consistently recognized as having the best midmarket SIEM solution," said Michelle Dickman, president and CEO of TriGeo Network Security. "We work closely with our customers to stay plugged into their markets and challenges, they tell us what they need, and we listen and deliver."

Midmarket IT executives, industry leaders and vendors gathered at the IT Business Edge Midmarket CIO Forum to discuss business and IT issues, best practices and the latest technology advancements. Alongside TriGeo, Google, Inc. won for 'Best Midmarket Strategy.'

"TriGeo Network Security truly understands and supports the unique needs of midmarket organizations," said Phil Branon, president of IT Business Edge. "Technology executives at our Midmarket CIO Forum voted based on vendor presentations at the Forum, so this award shows just how well TriGeo Network Security speaks the midmarket language."

TriGeo recently launched the fifth generation of its flagship SIM solution. Delivered as a fully configured appliance, TriGeo SIM Version 5.0 supports hundreds of network devices, and comes stocked with more than 700 security and network monitoring rules and more than 300 pre-built reports for compliance and network analysis. The solution goes far beyond simple log management, providing real-time log analysis to identify network attacks and policy violations as they happen and initiate proactive responses such as quarantining, blocking, and USB device defense. All of this is available at a price starting below $20,000 for North American-based deployments. The company has hundreds of customers across financial services, retail, healthcare, education, government, utility and media/entertainment.

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About TriGeo Network Security

TriGeo Network Security delivers enterprise security information and event management (SIEM) designed specifically for the needs of the midmarket. TriGeo SIM is the only real-time SIEM appliance that automatically identifies and responds to network attacks, suspicious behavior and policy violations. This award-winning product combines real-time log management, event correlation, USB detection and prevention with powerful active response technology. TriGeo SIM is both a unique network defense technology and an “Audit-Proven” compliance solution that meets the security monitoring and log management requirements imposed by PCI, GLBA, NCUA, NERC CIP, FDIC, HIPAA, SOX and more.

TriGeo has hundreds of customers across key vertical markets including financial services, healthcare, government, utility, retail and media/entertainment. TriGeo SIM has won numerous awards including three SC Magazine Awards, the 2007 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award, the Bank Technology News #1 ranking in the 2008 FutureNow List, and the SC Magazine Best Buy of 2006 award for Event Management. The Company is a member of the PCI Security Standards Council and PCI Security Vendor Alliance and is represented by partners worldwide.

About Midmarket CIO Forum

The Midmarket CIO Forum is a business-to-business event attended by senior technology executives from midsized organizations and solution providers with technologies that specifically address the needs of midmarket organizations. The "midmarket" is defined by several criteria, including enterprise seats (100-1000), annual revenue ($100 million-$1 billion), and in some cases the number of devices used.

About IT Business Edge

Published by Louisville-based NarrowCast Group, LLC, IT Business Edge delivers an intelligent approach to business technology information that is focused, practical, and concise. The site (ITBusinessEdge.com) allows technology decision makers to gain up-to-the-minute analysis of evolving issues and strategies, solve problems with the help of peers and industry experts, and choose cost-effective approaches for their IT needs. IT Business Edge combines expert opinion and research culled from more than 3,000 sources (technology publishers, vendors, analysts and associations) with a moderated professional community of business IT decision makers.