Industry, Media and Academic Leaders Look on as RSA Security is Given Prestigious MIT Award
BEDFORD, MA.— RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security™, today announced that is has been awarded "Best Supporting Actor" at the third annual MIT Sloan eBusiness Awards (eBAs), the premier awards honoring successful innovation in eBusiness. MIT's Sloan School of Management, along with an all-star jury, recognized the outstanding achievements of RSA Security with the Best Supporting Actor Award, given to the company that has made significant progress in overcoming infrastructure shortcomings that have stunted e-business adoption or growth.
"RSA Security is pleased to be recognized with this award," said Art Coviello, president and CEO at RSA Security. "We have continually worked with our customers to address their security needs and bring traditional levels of trust to the wired and wireless worlds. RSA Security's continued performance is indicative of our ongoing success and our commitment to market leadership, product excellence and shareholder value."
"RSA Security's performance and commitment to facilitating eBusiness over the past year, made them a great choice for Best Supporting Actor," said Ed Macri, co-executive producer of the awards. "Companies like RSA Security will make the future of eBusiness possible by helping to bring trust to the Internet."
"MIT Sloan is in an ideal position to recognize these eBusiness innovators because we have been at the forefront of understanding and practicing the interactions between technology and management," said Sloan Dean Richard Schmalensee. "Here on campus, we bring together the expertise of MIT with students and industry partners to advance both the promotion and practice of eBusiness."
The MIT Sloan eBAs were founded in 1999 to recognize successful innovation in eBusiness. The awards are quickly becoming the heavyweights in eBusiness awards shows, with previous winners including Palm, eBay and NTTDoCoMo. To find out more about the eBAs, visit the award Web site at http://www.mitawards.org.
About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc., the most trusted name in e-security, helps organizations
build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through its RSA SecurID®
two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE encryption and RSA Keon® digital
certificate management systems. With approximately one billion RSA BSAFE-enabled
applications in use worldwide, more than eight million RSA SecurID authentication
users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has the
proven leadership and innovative technology to address the changing
security needs of e-business and bring trust to the online economy.
RSA Security can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.
RSA, BSAFE, Keon and SecurID are registered trademarks, and The Most Trusted Name in e-Security is a trademark of RSA Security Inc. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
