WALTHAM, MA—December 12, 2007—Aveksa, Inc., the market-leading provider of enterprise access governance solutions, today announced that it has been recognized as a finalist in the SC Magazine Awards program for outstanding achievement in information-technology (IT) security. Aveksa was named a finalist in the Excellence Award Rookie Security Company of the Year category. The company’s Aveksa 3 Access Governance Platform was also named a finalist in the Reader Trust Award Best Identity Management Solution category of the competition.

“SC Magazine judges have voted to recognize the efforts of companies, including Aveksa, whose industry leading products demonstrate the breadth and intensity of the IT security market as a whole,” said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong. “With this finalist nomination, SC Magazine readers are also recognizing Aveksa as a key ally in their mission to safeguard businesses, customers and critical data in North America.”

IT-security vendor companies nominate their solutions for consideration in SC Magazine’s Awards program, and Excellence Award entries are judged by a panel of 18 leading chief security officers from major corporations and large public sector organizations.

Aveksa was also among more than 600 entries submitted in more than 30 technology categories. Reader Trust Finalists of the SC Magazine Awards program are determined through voting conducted by the publication’s readers. Readers vote for what they view as the solution that is most effective at helping them to address the problems for which it was designed.

“Aveksa is honored to receive finalist nominations from both the readers of SC Magazine, a trusted source for security news and information, and the publication’s editorial panel of judges,” said Deepak Taneja, CEO of Aveksa. “This recognition demonstrates the crucial role that Aveksa’s access governance platform performs by enabling organizations to reduce the business risks associated with providing users access to information resources while ensuring that compliance with regulations is sustainable.”

The annual SC Magazine Awards have recognized security’s key contributors and outstanding products for more than a decade. As the industry’s preeminent award program, individuals, brands and products shortlisted address not only the challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape of tomorrow.

Winners will be announced at an exclusive awards event to be held in San Francisco on April 8, 2008.

About SC Magazine
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About Aveksa
Aveksa provides the only comprehensive, enterprise-class, access governance, risk management and compliance solution. Aveksa automates the monitoring, reporting, certification and remediation of user entitlements and roles; enables role discovery and lifecycle management; and delivers unmatched visibility into the true state of user access rights. With Aveksa, business, IT security and compliance teams can effectively collaborate and enforce accountability. Our growing customer base includes global Fortune 2000 organizations in financial services, retail, healthcare and manufacturing. For more information, go to www.aveksa.com