[March 01, 2013]

Metaforic Honored as Gold Winner in 2013 Security Industry's Global Excellence Awards

Metaforic, the innovative software security company, today announced that the company's self-defending software immune system was named the Gold winner by Info Security Products Guide's 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the "Security Products and Solutions for Finance and Banking" category.

"We congratulate Metaforic on its win and industry achievement for security innovation in finance and banking," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Info Security Products Guide. "Metaforic has a highly advanced solution for mobile banking and financial services, and offers a particularly unique approach for securing software by automatically injecting a software immune system directly into a customer's program during development. The company's patented software immune system has made impressive inroads over the last couple years and has proven to be a true advantage for many of today's global enterprises."

Winners were announced during the awards dinner and presentation on February 27 in San Francisco attended by the finalists, judges and industry peers. The 9^th Annual 2013 Global xcellence Awards honored every facet of the industry, including best products, people behind the successes and best companies. More than 50 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and their average scores determined the 2013 Global Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners.

"Info Security Products Guide's recognition of Metaforic's revolutionary software immune system further validates our flagship security product's trajectory and true excellence-in-class," said Dan Stickel, Metaforic CEO. "We are extremely proud to be honored for this coveted, industry achievement for best-of-breed security solutions in finance and banking."

Metaforic's self-defending software enables developers to automatically infuse an immune system into their programs so the applications can defend themselves from hackers, pirates, targeted malware, insider betrayal and even hardware errors. This ensures the software operates as intended, protecting both the developer and the end user. Software protected by Metaforic is uniquely designed to resist persistent hacking attempts over long periods of time, even when the device on which it runs has fallen under the control of outside forces.

About Info Security Products Guide

Info Security Products Guide sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and market research that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. www.infosecurityproductsguide.com.

About Metaforic

Metaforic is a leader in software security, protecting software from the inside out, so that critical programs can safely run in hostile or imperfectly protected operating environments. Metaforic software immunization technology defends virtually any software from subversion, theft, piracy, tampering or other corruption. It is proven in millions of deployed instances, from consumer devices to business software. Only software protected by Metaforic earns the Mark of Security distinction. Offices are located in the United States, Europe and Japan. Further information is available at www.metaforic.com.

Metaforic, the Metaforic logo and The Mark of Security are trademarks or registered trademarks of Metaforic Ltd., and its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries.

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