Privacyware Named 2009 Hot Companies Finalist by Network Products Guide

─ Winners Will Be Honored At Technosium’s World Executive Alliance Summit in San Francisco on March 26-27, 2009 ─

Red Bank, NJ – December 10, 2009 – Privacyware (www.privacyware.com), an innovative provider of web application security, desktop defense and security data analytics software, today announced that it has been named a 2009 Hot Companies finalists by Network Products Guide. Selected from a global industry analysis of information technology vendors which included established large companies, mid-size and new start-ups,  Privacyware has advanced to the finalists stage based on the "4Ps" selection criteria—namely Products, People, Performance, and Potential. The coveted 2009 Hot Companies analysis encompasses companies in all areas of information technologies including security, wireless, storage, networking, software and communications.

Privacyware has been honored with the Hot Companies recognition since 2006 and has consistently excelled in meeting and exceeding the 4Ps criteria. Companies that are honored with the “Hot Companies” recognition raise the bar higher for their competitors, achieve the highest customer satisfaction and strive to maintain the distinction each year.

The "Hot Companies" 2009 evaluation process also assessed candidates for entrepreneurial spirit, seasoned executives with relevant experience, clear understanding of the segment of IT market they are currently active and plan to stay active in, products and solutions that are positioned to take advantage of the emerging market opportunities, well developed revenue-growth model and clearly planned expansion strategies.

The 2009 Hot Companies winners will be announced and honored at the 2009 “World Executive Alliance Summit” in San Francisco, California, USA on March 26-27, 2009. Privacyware will be amongst the other key industry players at this event. The CEOs of finalists will be presenting their company’s 4Ps criteria live to an audience of leading entrepreneurs, IT companies, venture capitalists, corporate strategists and media. To see the complete list of finalists please visit http://www.networkproductsguide.com/hotcompanies/

"We are delighted that our company has reached the 2009 Hot Company Finalist stage," said Privacyware CEO, Greg Salvato. "This recognition further validates our commitment to helping businesses and consumers overcome increasingly sophisticated and coordinated threats to Web applications, private data and critical IT infrastructure. We are proud of this accomplishment and will be presenting at the 2009 World Executive Alliance Summit to win the 2009 Hot Companies award."

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About Privacyware
Privacyware (www.privacyware.com) is an innovative provider of award-winning web application security, desktop and server intrusion prevention and security data analytics software. Privacyware products leverage conventional and specialized AI-based technologies to help systems administrators, IT security and compliance personnel to more effectively identify, understand and prevent malicious, unauthorized and/or deviant computing system activity. Privacyware is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.

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