FireEye Chosen to Present Its Innovative Security Solutions in Washington, D.C. at SINET Showcase 2010
SINET Showcase Brings Together Leaders in Cybersecurity to Collaborate
Milpitas, Califorinia - Sep 28, 2010 – FireEye, Inc., the leader in next-generation Malware Protection Systems (MPS), today announced that it has been selected to introduce its innovative security technology during the Security Innovation Network™ (SINET) Showcase 2010 on October 27 in Washington, D.C. SINET, an organization focused on advancing Cybersecurity innovation through public-private collaboration, offered early-stage and emerging growth companies an opportunity to apply to present their Cybersecurity solutions at the SINET Showcase.
More than 130 companies applied to address leaders in Cybersecurity during the SINET Showcase and FireEye was one of only twenty promising security solutions providers chosen. The companies went through a two-step evaluation and selection process conducted by a committee of prominent technology industry leaders. FireEye will present for nine minutes on October 27 to an audience of research institutions, venture capital and investment banking communities. FireEye will also be featured at an exhibit station throughout the day.
"The quality of the responding companies to our Call for Presentations was exceptional, which made the selection of only twenty very challenging for the selection committee. We are confident that by raising awareness of FireEye and the other 19 companies, they will have a significant impact on our high-level audience at SINET Showcase. Our goal is to help match these 'best of class' companies with the security needs of the Federal civilian, defense and intelligence agencies and the commercial sector," said Robert Rodriguez, Chairman and Founder of SINET.
To learn more and to register for the SINET Showcase on October 27 and the half-day SINET Workshop on October 26, go to www.security-innovation.org/showcase.htm. The SNET Showcase and Workshop are being held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The SINET is offering an early-bird discount rate for attendees who register by September 10, 2010. The SINET Showcase and Workshops are supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Science & Technology and public and private sponsorships.
About the Security Innovation Network™ (SINET)
The Security Innovation Network was created to increase collaboration between public and private sectors in the U.S. with the goal of accelerating innovation in security technology, practices and implementation. The SINET, founded by former Secret Service Agent Robert Rodriguez, focuses on advancing IT security innovation by promoting opportunities for collaboration between federal agencies, system integrators, innovators, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, academics and scientists. To learn more about the Security Innovation Network, go to www.security-innovation.org.
About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye, Inc. is the leader in malware protection systems and next generation network threat prevention solutions that safeguard valuable data and networks against Modern Malware infiltration and theft in commercial enterprises, higher education, and government institutions. The FireEye Malware Protection System is the industry's first solution that completely breaks the Modern Malware infection lifecycle by stopping inbound, zero hour, targeted attacks, outbound data exfiltration callbacks, and dynamically inoculating networks from future attacks through both local and global intelligence. FireEye finds and blocks the 90% of Modern Malware attacks that conventional defenses miss, at network speeds and near-zero false positive rates, delivering an extremely low security TCO. FireEye is based in Milpitas, Calif. and backed by Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, JAFCO Ventures, DAG Ventures, Juniper Networks, and In-Q-Tel.
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