Sourcefire, Inc. : Sourcefire Ranked as Fastest-Growing Security Company on Forbes' 2012 Fast Tech 25 List
05/21/2012| 11:46am US/Eastern
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COLUMBIA, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 05/21/12 -- Sourcefire, Inc.
(NASDAQ: FIRE), a leader in intelligent cybersecurity
solutions, today announced that it was the fastest-growing
security company on Forbes' 2012 Fast Tech 25 List, the
magazine's annual list of
America's 25 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies. Overall,
Sourcefire® was named the 11th fastest-growing tech company
nationally. This year's placement is a testament to
Sourcefire's global growth and industry-leading
innovation, as the company was recognized in the No. 15 slot
in 2011 and was in the No. 18 slot in 2010.
"Our sustained focus on innovation coupled with
executing on our Agile Security™ vision has allowed us to
consistently expand customer adoption to make us the
fastest-growing security company in the United States,"
said John Burris, CEO at Sourcefire. "Our continued
inclusion on this list further validates the strength of our
end-to-end offering, from Next-Generation Intrusion
Prevention Systems and Next-Generation Firewall to FireAMP™
advanced malware protection."
Forbes examined more than 5,000 publicly traded technology
companies, seeking companies with at least $150 million in
revenues and a market value of at least $500 million. Firms
were also required to show sales growth of at least 10
percent for each of the past three fiscal years and
three-to-five-year estimated earnings-per-share growth rates
more than 10 percent. Companies were then ranked on their
three-year average sales growth rates.
Sourcefire also recently announced independent test results
from NSS Labs demonstrating that its FirePOWER™ appliances
protected against 99 percent of all attacks, exceeding
Sourcefire's previous industry record of 98 percent set
in 2011. NSS Labs results demonstrate Sourcefire'sconsistency in
security effectiveness and exceptional performance and
scalability.
About Sourcefire
Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE), a world leader in
intelligent cybersecurity solutions, is transforming the way
global large- to mid-size organizations and government
agencies manage and minimize network security risks. With
solutions from a next-generation network security platform to
advanced malware protection, Sourcefire provides customers
with Agile Security™ that is as dynamic as the real world it
protects and the attackers against which it defends. Trusted
for more than 10 years, Sourcefire has been consistently
recognized for its innovation and industry leadership with
numerous patents, world-class research, and award-winning
technology. Today, the name Sourcefire has grown synonymous
with innovation, security intelligence and agile end-to-end
security protection. For more information about Sourcefire,
please visit www.sourcefire.com.
Sourcefire, the Sourcefire logo, Snort, the Snort and Pig
logo, ClamAV, FireAMP, FirePOWER, FireSIGHT and certain other
trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or
service marks of others.
Source: Sourcefire
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