Ounce Labs' Leading Source Code Analysis Solution Receives Top Honors for Features, Performance and Value from SC Magazine

WALTHAM, Mass., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Ounce Labs(TM), the industry leader in software risk analysis, today announced that the company's source code analysis solution has been awarded top honors in the Features, Performance and Value categories by SC Magazine. Ounce 5.0 received 27 out of a possible 30 stars, and 4 out of 5 stars, for its overall rating in a recent independent review of Web application vulnerability analysis products.

As a result of highly publicized data breaches and increasingly stringent compliance regulations, application security is quickly becoming a top priority for security and compliance officers. This is leading to what the SC Magazine review characterizes as a "maturing of the application vulnerability assessment products." Given the continued shift away from perimeter-based attacks, organizations are scrambling to secure the application layer. "Regulatory compliance mandates, such as PCI-DSS and even greater industry awareness have created an elevated level of interest in taking the proper steps to secure external facing applications and critical databases," the article states.

In reporting the results of the Ounce 5.0 review, the author said, "in our testing, the product performed very well and found numerous vulnerabilities in our test source code." In addition to "very detailed technical results," Ounce 5.0 offers "good performance with many useful features." Ounce 5.0 is "a good addition to any software development lifecycle and a solid value for the price," the review concludes.

"We're pleased that a highly respected security publication like SC Magazine has further validated the value we provide our customers in protecting their critical applications," said Hugh Scandrett, president and CEO of Ounce Labs. "As one of the leading solution providers in this market, we've seen firsthand the increased demand for application security products over the past 12 months. You don't need to look beyond the daily newspaper to see how important it is for organizations to secure all their critical business applications and we're proud that Ounce 5.0 has been recognized as a top solution."

For the complete SC Magazine review, please visit http://www.scmagazineus.com/Ounce-Labs-50/Review/2367/

About Ounce Labs, Inc.

Ounce Labs' solutions enable organizations to identify, prioritize and eliminate business risk to the enterprise caused by software security vulnerabilities. With Ounce Labs, organizations strengthen application security, protect confidential information and verify compliance with both internal policies and industry mandates such as PCI, FISMA, HIPAA and others.

Ounce Labs' software analyzes application source code to provide the most complete and accurate analysis of application vulnerabilities and their relative priorities, enabling business users and IT professionals to optimize their resources on resolving the most critical issues.

Unique in its ability to scale across an organization's entire portfolio of applications, Ounce is used enterprise-wide by many of the world's most security-conscious organizations, including EDS, IBM, Intel, Lockheed Martin, MFS, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Unisys and VeriSign.

Led by senior executives with deep enterprise software and security expertise, Ounce Labs is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with regional offices throughout the U.S. For more information, please visit www.ouncelabs.com.

Ounce Labs is a registered trademark of Ounce Labs, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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