January 24, 2006 - Philadelphia, Penn. - Safend, an international leader in endpoint security, has won the Bronze Award for
SearchWindowsSecurity.com抯揟esting and Auditing?category of TechTarget抯 annual Products of the Year Awards for Safend Protector.

SearchWindowsSecurity.com is one of eight websites published by TechTarget for IT professionals and executives. More than 400 products were submitted for evaluation in the awards process and according to TechTarget editors, the winning entries are 損roducts enterprise IT professionals should consider adding to their 慉?lists of products to evaluate.?BR>
揥e抮e very pleased to receive this award,?said Gil Sever, CEO of Safend. 揙ur customers and partners are well aware of the superior functionality of Safend Protector, but to have the product抯 performance recognized by this respected industry organization is an honor.?BR>
Safend Protector provides comprehensive, tamper-proof endpoint security, controlling access to the physical ports of network endpoints, including USB, FireWire, WiFi, Bluetooth, Infrared (IrDA), and CD/DVDs. Included within Safend Protector software is Safend Auditor, a free analysis tool that provides a list of all devices that are or have been recently connected.

Product submissions for this year抯 Products of the Year were judged by TechTarget editors in conjunction with teams of users, industry experts, analysts and consultants. The winning entries were products shipped between September 30, 2004 and October 1, 2005 and were assessed using the following criteria: innovation, performance, ease of integration into existing environments, ease-of-use, and manageability, functionality, and value.

ABOUT SAFEND
Safend is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with US offices in Philadelphia, PA, and is funded by Walden Israel, Elron Electronic Industries and Intel Capital. Safend provides the world抯 most comprehensive end-point security solutions for the enterprise with its USB Port Protector and Safend Protector, which are available exclusively through authorized resellers worldwide. For more information on Safend and its products, visit www.safend.com.