Friday, October 05, 2007

Info Security Products Guide Names Archer Technologies Winner of Three 2007 Tomorrow's Technology Today Awards

Archer Technologies , a leading provider of automated enterprise risk and compliance management software solutions, announced today that Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world's leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has named the Archer Risk Management solution, Policy Management solution and SmartSuite Framework winners of three 2007 Tomorrow's Technology Today Awards in the risk management, policy management and compliance categories respectively.

These esteemed awards recognize security vendors with advanced, ground-breaking network security solutions that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of information security. The Archer Risk and Policy Management solutions and the Archer SmartSuite Framework were selected by the editors of Info Security Products Guide based on technologies that are making the most positive impact on security in today's highly sophisticated and blended attacks environment.

"Companies that have been honored with the prestigious 2007 Tomorrow's Technology Today award have each made deep-rooted commitment to solving security issues," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief of Info Security Products Guide. "Probably nothing differentiates a product or solution more than the superior technologies behind it making them suitable for today's needs while pro-actively being ready for tomorrow too."

With more than five million licensed users, Archer Technologies provides enterprise risk and compliance management solutions to 35 of the top 40 financial institutions, seven of the largest telecommunications firms and prominent healthcare, pharmaceutical, technology and energy companies in the United States. Archer solutions facilitate the seven core processes involved in effective enterprise risk and compliance management, including Policy, Threat, Asset, Risk, Incident, Vendor and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Management. With Archer, Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies can automate and manage these processes through a set of robust, fully integrated solutions with powerful reporting and measurement capabilities.

"We continue to stay close to our customers and deliver the solutions they need to strengthen their risk and compliance management programs. Winning three prestigious awards from Info Security Products Guide reaffirms our commitment to excellence and exceeding our customers' expectations," said Jon Darbyshire, president and CEO of Archer Technologies. "These awards further motivate our team to deliver innovative, quality solutions backed by the highest level of customer service."

About Archer Technologies

Archer Technologies is a leading provider of automated enterprise risk and compliance management solutions. With more than five million licensed users, Archer enables Fortune 1000 organizations and government agencies to reduce enterprise risks, manage and demonstrate compliance, automate business processes, and gain visibility into corporate risk and security controls. Archer is the only vendor that delivers highly flexible out-of-the-box solutions built on the Archer SmartSuite Framework that can be easily tailored to meet an organization's unique risk and compliance requirements for total IT governance. For more information, visit www.archer.com .

About Info Security Products Guide Awards

Info Security Products Guide, a founding member of the Technology Industry Leadership Council sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security.