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ATLANTA, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- S.P.I. Dynamics Incorporated, the leader in Web application security testing software, announced today that its WebInspect 5.5...See more » ATLANTA, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- S.P.I. Dynamics Incorporated, the leader in Web application security testing software, announced today that its WebInspect 5.5 was awarded the Tester's Choice designation in CMP Media LLC's Secure Enterprise September issue review of Web application security assessment products. The independent comparative review "rated each offering on functionality, policy management and vulnerability testing, reporting and price," showing SPI Dynamics' WebInspect a clear leader over Cenzic Hailstorm 2.6 and Watchfire AppScan Audit 5.0. According to the review, "Like baby bear's porridge, SPI Dynamics' WebInspect is just right and wins our Tester's Choice award. From installation to reporting, the product is both powerful and easy to use. The GUI is functional, and the software is feature-rich and extensible. Updates are abundant, and no restart is required afterward." "We are delighted that WebInspect has received the Tester's Choice award for this significant review of industry Web application security solutions," said Caleb Sima, Co-founder and CTO of SPI Dynamics. "Our success is largely due to our unmatched service and an unfaltering focus on building reliable products that address customers' critical Web security needs in order to deliver more secure software at each stage of the software development lifecycle. Our customers, partners and our employees strongly believe in the powerful comprehensive benefit of WebInspect, and this review is a testament to our unequivocal expertise in Web application security." Additional review highlights include: - On Web Services Security: "Although the other products we evaluated support Web service vulnerability testing, only WebInspect has this capability built into its wizard, making it a breeze to use." - On Flexibility: "WebInspect was the only product that let us enter a range of IP addresses and scan the ports on those IPs looking for Web applications." "When we started scanning, WebInspect was again the class of the group. We especially liked that WebInspect not only showed what was happening in real time, but also let us use its built-in HTTP editor to adjust the HTTP request and see instant results based on our changes-all while the scan was running." - On Policy Management: "Policy management is another strong point of WebInspect. If the hundreds of vulnerability tests the Policy Manager offered were not enough, the 'Create a Custom Check' wizard let us set a specific vulnerability test to run." "The icing on the cake was that we could save our custom test sets to run again at a later date." - On Frequency of Updates: "Over our two-week testing period, we received 302 updates: 234 updated vulnerabilities, 39 new vulnerabilities, 15 new attack agents and four new server types. At one point, we stopped testing, went to lunch and came back an hour later to find a new vulnerability definition waiting for us. Impressive." - On Reporting: "WebInspect was the only product in this review that tested and reported useful, though nonvulnerability-oriented, information about our Web sites." The comparative review award is just one of the many successes SPI Dynamics continues to experience. The company encountered 103 percent increase in revenue during the first half of 2005 compared to the first half of 2004, and continued profitability. SPI Dynamics has over 600 customers, including 40 percent of the Fortune 25 and more than 50 U.S. Government Agencies. In addition, SPI Dynamics has established successful strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Mercury Interactive and Microsoft that continue to enhance the breadth of the company's application security offerings available to address security at earlier stages in the application development lifecycle. About S.P.I. Dynamics Incorporated Start Secure. Stay Secure. Security Assurance Throughout the Application Lifecycle. SPI Dynamics' suite of Web application security products help organizations build and maintain secure Web applications, preventing attacks that would otherwise go undetected by today's traditional corporate Internet security measures. The company's products enable all phases of the software development lifecycle to collaborate in order to build, test and deploy secure Web applications. SPI Dynamics' internal research and development group, SPI Labs, is widely recognized as one of the leading authorities in Web application security. Founded in 2000 by security specialists, SPI Dynamics is privately held with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.spidynamics.com or call (678) 781-4800. SPI Dynamics is a trademark of S.P.I. Dynamics Incorporated. Product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.See less »