Innominate recognized as Global Leader in industrial Ethernet Security
Renowned Analyst Frost & Sullivan grants Best Practices Award to Innominate's mGuard solution
Hannover, April 24 2008 - At the Hannover Messe today, the international market and growth consultancy Frost & Sullivan presented the "2008 Global Ethernet Security Product Value Leadership of the Year Award" to Innominate Security Technologies AG for its mGuard security solutions.
Innominate's (www.innominate.com) mGuard security solutions are designed to protect networked machines and industrial facilities from unauthorized access and malicious software. According to Frost & Sullivan, Innominate's portfolio is characterized by an outstanding product offering, a decentralized security approach, consistently customer-oriented innovation, as well as optimized total cost of ownership across the entire lifecycle of a machine or plant.
The award was accepted by Joachim Fietz, Innominate CEO, and Roland Bent, Managing Director, Development & Marketing, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG. Phoenix Contact is Innominate's largest OEM partner within the framework of a long-term technological cooperation.
Joachim Fietz, Innominate (left) and Iain Jaward, Frost & Sullivan (right)
"Protecting industrial networks from external and internal attacks has become a top priority worldwide," said Joachim Fietz, Innominate CEO. "With more than 40 man years of expertise in product development, Innominate is now the world's leading provider of industrial network security solutions."
Frost & Sullivan's "Best Practices Award" (www.awards.frost.com) is annually presented to companies across a range of industries. Candidates are assessed on extensive analysis of the market, competition and technologies, as well as on evaluations from customer interviews, and product analysis from around the globe.
Innominate Security Technologies AG is the market and technology leader for embedded security devices in industrial applications worldwide. The Germany-based company offers solutions in two main areas "Industrial Ethernet Security" and "Secure Remote Maintenance" for machines and industrial equipment. With its mGuard product line, supplemented by Device Management Software, the security specialist offers hardware firewall, VPN and virus protection that is easy to install and maintain. Innominate products are available through OEM partners (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and Innoninate's network of national and international partners.
