Palisade Systems FireBlock Wins R&D 100 Award

Palisade Systems, a leading provider of internal network security solutions, announced today FireBlock, its network access control appliance, has been awarded the prestigious R&D 100 Award for 2003. FireBlock received the award as one of the 100 most technologically significant products of the last year as selected by an independent panel of experts from R&D Magazine, a technical trade publication that sponsors the annual event.

AMES, Iowa (PRWEB) July 11, 2003 - Palisade Systems, a leading provider of internal network security solutions, announced today FireBlock, its network access control appliance, has been awarded the prestigious R&D 100 Award for 2003. FireBlock received the award as one of the 100 most technologically significant products of the last year as selected by an independent panel of experts from R&D Magazine, a technical trade publication that sponsors the annual event.

The award, called the Oscars of applied science" by the Chicago Tribune, recognized FireBlock for its cutting-edge approach to internal security. At a time when many organizations focus on protecting their network from external hackers, FireBlock addresses threats to critical business assets on the network proactively from the inside," said Doug Jacobson, Palisade Systems chief technology officer and president. Unlike any competitor, FireBlock is uniquely designed to protect critical internal servers from internal attacks without degrading network performance or erroneously blocking an authorized access attempt. The key to FireBlocks approach is denying all access requests except that which is specifically allowed by the organization."

With new privacy and security laws taking effect in the healthcare and financial services industries, the need for FireBlock has increased. FireBlock protects key servers and network assets from internal network-level attacks, and has been widely adopted by banks and hospitals to assure compliance with the new security laws. The appliance is also key to these organizations in giving an understanding of internal traffic and providing a detailed audit trail of both successful and blocked access to applications.

The award marks the second time Palisade Systems has been recognized for its innovative developments. In 2001, the PacketHound network application management appliance won the R&D 100 Award for its ability to eliminate security and liability issues resulting from rogue applications like peer-to-peer file sharing. Both appliances use the same passive, patented technology to eliminate network abuses without affecting network speed and performance.    

Palisade Systems will receive the award officially at a banquet held on October 16th at the Grand Ballroom of Chicagos Navy Pier.

About Palisade Systems, Inc. Palisade Systems, Inc. helps organizations manage and protect critical network assets against a variety of threats from benign utilization issues to malicious attacks. The companys appliances offer easy-to-implement, proactive approaches to control network level access, filter Internet and application access, and provide decoy" style intrusion detection. The cornerstone of Palisades offering is its new FireBlock appliance, which addresses the single largest source of risk for security incidents on an internal network today -- virtually ubiquitous network-level access to all internal network systems and devices. Since its founding in 1996, the companys products have been installed in hundreds of businesses, schools, and universities across the country. For more information, please contact Palisade at 2625 N. Loop Dr. Ste. 2120 Ames, IA, 50010, USA Phone 515-296-6500, Fax 515-296-5335, www.palisadesys.com or sales@palisadesys.com.