Fortify Software's Web Application Security Solution Named 2008 Jolt Award Finalist

Fortify Defender a leading contender in Best Security Tools Category.

SAN MATEO, Calif., January 11, 2008 - Fortify® Software, the market leader in enterprise application security solutions, announced today its award-winning application shield has been named a 2008 Jolt Awards finalist in the Best Security Tools category. Fortify® Defender’s innovative approach enables extremely accurate Web application security by monitoring security-critical functions and application programming interfaces (APIs) inside the Web application itself, while it’s running in production. Fortify Defender is an extension of Fortify Software’s award-winning flagship product, Fortify® Source Code Analysis (SCA), the industry’s most powerful solution for secure code development.

Fortify Defender was among hundreds of entries submitted in 16 different categories. Finalists for this year’s Jolt Awards program were selected by a panel of judges, which is comprised of well-respected editors, columnists and industry experts known for their insight into upcoming trends.

“Finalists in this year’s Jolt awards, including Fortify Software, represent the most innovative and elite in software development products,” said Amber Ankerholz, Conference Manager of Dr. Dobb’s Events. “Our judges recognize that these companies are ahead of the curve, redefine their product space and solve problems that have consistently eluded other products.”

CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards honor outstanding products that have “jolted” the software development industry, making the task of creating software more swift, simple and efficient. As the industry’s most coveted award, finalists address not only the challenges prominent today, but also the most relevant emerging trends of the future. Winners of this year’s Jolt awards will be announced at the Software Development Conference & Expo West on March 5 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara. More information is available at http://www.joltawards.com.

“Having received recognition from the Jolt Awards in the past, we realize how prestigious this honor is and are extremely happy to have been named a finalist again this year,” said Barmak Meftah, Fortify’s Senior Vice President of Products and Services. “Our inclusion as a finalist for this award recognizes Fortify Defender as an industry leading product that is revolutionizing the software development and security fields.”

Fortify has a distinguished history with the Jolt Awards, as this is the second consecutive year in which Fortify Defender has been named a finalist. Fortify’s flagship product, Fortify SCA, won the Jolt Award for Best Security Tool in 2005 and received the Jolt Award for Productivity in 2006 and again in 2007.

Fortify Defender also recently received Software Test & Performance Magazine’s 2007 Tester’s Choice Award for Best Solution from a New Player.

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About Fortify Defender

Fortify® Defender enables a new, highly accurate layer of Web application security by monitoring security critical functions and application programming interfaces (APIs) inside the Web application itself. This unique "internal firewall" approach offers critical insight into attacks as well as an unparalleled level of security. More information is available at www.fortify.com/products/defender.

About Fortify Software, Inc.

Fortify® Software products protect companies from the threats posed by security flaws in business-critical software applications. Its software security products—Fortify SCA, Fortify Manager, Fortify Tracer and Fortify Defender—drive down costs and security risks by automating key processes of developing and deploying secure applications. Fortify Software’s customers include government agencies and FORTUNE 500 companies in a wide variety of industries, such as financial services, healthcare, e–commerce, telecommunications, publishing, insurance, systems integration and information management. The company is backed by world–class teams of software security experts and partners. More information is available at www.fortify.com.