Fortify Wins Second Consecutive Jolt Product Productivity Award for Security Software

Palo Alto, Calif. - March 22, 2006 - Fortify Software, Inc., was awarded CMP Media’s 2006 Software Development Jolt Productivity Award in the Security Tools category for Fortify Security Tester. Fortify Security Tester provides unique "white box" security testing that enables quality assurance (QA) professionals to comprehensively test for security vulnerabilities and pinpoint their root cause in software before it is shipped or deployed. Fortify Security Tester was recognized based on its ability to "jolt" the industry by helping to deliver secure software more efficiently.
Winner, 16th annual Jolt Productivity Award

For the past 16 years, CMP Media’s Jolt Product Excellence Awards have been presented annually to products, books and websites that have "jolted" the software industry. Winners in 15 categories were chosen from a record number of nominations by a team of CMP Media editors, columnists and industry gurus. The awards are named after Jolt cola, the fabled soft drink used by software developers for sustenance during development projects. Fortify Source Code Analysis won the 2005 Jolt Product Excellence Award in the Security category for its ability to mitigate enterprise security risk by automating the identification, prioritization and resolution of security vulnerabilities in software applications.

"Winning the Jolt award, one of the software industry’s most esteemed prizes for the second year in a row, solidifies Fortify’s leadership in a market committed to helping companies build and deploy secure software applications," said Barmak Meftah, Vice President of Engineering and Operations. "With 75 percent of hacks today directed at software applications, companies are increasingly looking to preventive measures like source code analysis and security testing to ensure their applications are soundly protected against the damage caused by worms, viruses and other malicious attacks."

Fortify Security Tester provides the industry’s first white-box security testing product to offer unprecedented insight into where security vulnerabilities reside at the code level. Combining source code analysis with top-notch dynamic testing capabilities, Fortify Security Tester pinpoints the root cause of security vulnerabilities, saving significant time and money. Fortify Security Tester also offers deep integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System to complement the common functional and load testing processes of QA professionals.

About Fortify Software, Inc.

Fortify Software products protect companies from the threats posed by security flaws in business-critical software applications. Its flagship software security suites, Fortify Source Code Analysis and Fortify Security Tester, drive down costs and security risks by automating key processes of developing secure applications prior to deployment. Fortify Software is backed by leading investors, including Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, and a world-class team of software security advisors and partners. More information is available at www.fortifysoftware.com.

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