BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Rapid7®, the leading provider of unified vulnerability
management and penetration
testing solutions, today announced that Frost Sullivan has awarded
the Company its 2010 Product Line Strategy of the Year Award in
vulnerability management. According to the full report and analysis of
the vulnerability management market by Frost Sullivan, which included
in-depth interviews of customers, partners and vendors, this honor
recognizes the Company’s innovative vulnerability management solutions,
impressive market growth and continued dedication to leading the
vulnerability management field.
To evaluate Rapid7 against its key competitors, Frost Sullivan used
rigorous benchmark criteria, including breadth of product line, size of
addressable customer base, impact on customer value, impact on market
share and breadth of applications/markets served. According to the
report, “Rapid7’s strong growth rates have translated to a steady gain
in market share. The Company’s product line strategy provides excellent
customer value and Rapid7 continues to seek new avenues for growth. For
Rapid7, this leading product-line strategy promises continued growth and
increased market penetration.”
“The Rapid7 strategy focuses on increasing its product value by
expanding its capabilities with unique functionality in order to achieve
a holistic security practice,” says Chris Rodriguez, industry analyst.
“This formula has found validation with security-conscious customers,
which bodes well for Rapid7’s continued growth in the future.”
Specifically, Rapid7 was acknowledged for its development of a
comprehensive product line, including NeXpose®
Community, NeXpose®
Enterprise and the recent release of NeXpose®
4.10, which cater to the breadth of the vulnerability management
market. The report recognized that “Rapid7’s competitors have focused on
either partnering with vendors that provide application security
testing, or developing these capabilities on their own. However, Rapid7
has offered this as a feature of NeXpose from the product’s
introduction. As a result, NeXpose is integrated and broad scanning
capabilities already provided a strong value to customers. With the
addition of Metasploit Express and Pro, Rapid7 further increased the
value of its solutions by offering an innovative capability that hasn’t
been offered in other enterprise vulnerability management solutions.”
“The vulnerability management market has become increasingly competitive
in recent years, as the threats we face change and vendors are forced to
adopt new product features and functionality,” said Mike Tuchen,
president and CEO, Rapid7. “In order to combat those challenges, a
strong product line strategy is essential to the health of any vendor in
our market, and, therefore, we have made it a priority to stay focused
on innovative research and development that keep us ahead of the curve.
With our expansive product portfolio, including integrated vulnerability
management and penetration testing solutions, we have successfully grown
into new markets with solutions that differentiate us from our
competitors and reach a broader customer base. We are thrilled to
receive this prestigious recognition in honor of those dedicated
efforts.”
To read the full report, visit: www.rapid7.com/docs/Rapid7_StrategyAward.pdf
About Rapid7
Rapid7 is the leading provider of unified vulnerability management and
penetration testing solutions, delivering actionable intelligence about
an organization’s entire IT environment. Rapid7 offers the only
integrated threat management solution that enables organizations to
implement and maintain best practices and optimize their network
security, Web
application security and database
security strategies.
Recognized as the fastest growing vulnerability management company in
the U.S. by Inc. Magazine, Rapid7 helps leading organizations
such as Liz Claiborne, the United States Postal Service, Carnegie Mellon
University and Red Bull to mitigate risk and maintain compliance for
regulations such as PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, SOX and NERC. Rapid7 also manages
the Metasploit
Project, the leading open-source penetration testing platform with
the world’s largest database of public, tested exploits. To obtain a
free download of NeXpose or Metasploit, please visit http://www.rapid7.com/resources/free-downloads.jsp.
For more information, visit www.rapid7.com.
About Frost Sullivan
Frost Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to
accelerate growth and achieve best in class positions in growth,
innovation and leadership. The company’s Growth Partnership Service
provides the CEO and the CEO’s Growth Team with disciplined research and
best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and
implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost Sullivan leverages
almost 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies,
emerging businesses and the investment community from 31 offices on six
continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.
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