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Cyber-Ark Announces Winners of 2007 Customer Excellence Awards
Leader in Privileged Identity Management Recognizes Five Customers at Annual Customer Event; Information Security Publisher Leads Special Keynote Panel
NEWTON, MA - October 31, 2007 - Cyber-Ark Software, the leading provider of solutions for Privileged Identity Management (PIM), today announced the results of the 2007 Cyber-Ark Customer Excellence Awards, which are designed to recognize customers who stand out for overcoming technology challenges and enhancing their bottom line through the use of Cyber-Ark's patented Vaulting Technology™ solutions. Winners were selected in five categories and honored for their achievements at Cyber-Ark's annual Customer Event, held October 2-3, 2007 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.
Nominated by Cyber-Ark's North America sales team, three customers were honored for their remarkable Enterprise Password Vault™ implementations. Additionally, three individuals were recognized with Exceptional Customer awards for exemplifying the ideal in a vendor-customer partnership based on the exceptional feedback that they have provided to Cyber-Ark.
The Cyber-Ark Customer Excellence Award winners were:
- Global Implementation Customer Award - Capital One®
- Energy Industry Customer Award - The Williams Companies, Inc.
- Exceptional Customer Award - Gina Montgomery, Group Manager/AVP for MFS Investment Management®
- Exceptional Customer Award - Sharon Knowles, Senior Data Base Specialist, and Mike Fine, Project Manager at ING Americas
- Our customers have achieved incredible results with our Enterprise Password Vault technology, securing their privileged identities and protecting their most highly sensitive company information," said Udi Mokady, CEO of Cyber-Ark Software. "We wanted to recognize their accomplishments among their peers at our first annual Customer Event and show them our appreciation for their partnership and continued feedback, which are both invaluable in helping Cyber-Ark provide the best and highest quality product possible."
Customers from around the globe attended this year's landmark customer event, which featured informational sessions on the state of the information security market and securing privileged identities across enterprises. Cyber-Ark executives also demonstrated Enterprise Password Vault 4.5, the latest version of Cyber-Ark's flagship product that provides power features to streamline the management, security, auditability and performance of administrative accounts and passwords.
In addition, Andrew Briney, VP & Publisher of the Security Media Group at TechTarget, a multimedia business that includes award-winning Information Security magazine and SearchSecurity.com, moderated a customer panel discussion that tackled the issues and driving forces behind PIM. Together, they cited internal security threats and regulatory compliance as technology and business drivers behind the market's explosive growth in recent months. The interactive keynote panel featured five leading visionaries from Children's Hospital Boston, MFS Investment Management, Progress Energy, The Williams Companies, Inc. and Bank of the West.
About Cyber-Ark
Cyber-Ark™ Software is the leading provider of Privileged Identity Management (PIM) solutions or securing privileged user accounts and highly-sensitive information across the enterprise. Long recognized as an industry innovator for its patented Vaulting Technology™, Cyber-Ark's digital vault products include: The Enterprise Password Vault™ for the secure management of administrative, application and privileged user passwords; the Inter-Business Vault™, a secure infrastructure for cross-enterprise data exchange of highly-sensitive information, and the Sensitive Document Vault™ for secure storage and management of highly-sensitive documents. Cyber-Ark's Vaulting platform has been tested by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Cybertrust and the security industry's central authority for research, intelligence, and certification testing of security products. Cyber-Ark's award-winning technology is deployed by more than 300 global customers, including 100 of the world's largest banks and financial institutions. Headquartered in Newton, MA, Cyber-Ark has offices and authorized partners in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit www.cyber-ark.com
