Gartner identifies Virtual Forge as Cool Vendor in the SAP ecosystem

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Heidelberg-based Virtual Forge GmbH is named "Cool Vendor 2011? in
the SAP ecosystem. This title is awarded annually by Gartner, the
leading international information technology analysts. For Gartner, a
Cool Vendor is a company with products or services regarded as
innovative, impressive, and groundbreaking. "SAP Security has always
been an important topic", said Dr. Markus Schumacher, CEO of Virtual
Forge. "For us, being awarded this title validates our belief in SAP
Security being a must-have for every customer and that we have the
right solution in the market."

Virtual Forge received the award for its SAP solution
CodeProfiler. The tool analyzes ABAP code and automatically detects
security and compliance vulnerabilities. In its current report "Cool
Vendors in the SAP Ecosystem, 2011", Gartner states that this tool
gives ABAP developers full control over their code now [1].

Every year, Gartner analyzes new products and services for
unsolved challenges which are fit for use in the business world. The
results of this research go into their Cool Vendor report. In this
report, Gartner focuses on introducing new, interesting, and
innovative vendors with their products and services. "Being named a
Cool Vendor by Gartner is an acknowledgement of the many years of
research that our team has invested in the field of SAP Security",
said Andreas Wiegenstein, CTO of Virtual Forge, responsible for
research and development.

About CodeProfiler

Virtual Forge CodeProfiler quickly and easily discovers security
vulnerabilities, back doors, performance bottlenecks, as well as
maintainability problems in ABAP code. It also prioritizes all
defects, ensuring effective issue handling. The integration of
CodeProfiler into the ABAP development process (TMS/ChaRM and
approval workflows) allows companies to efficiently enforce their
requirements and achieve compliance at the process level.

Virtual Forge's ABAP security suite contains guidelines for secure
ABAP programming, CodeProfiler and trainings. Customized consulting
packages ensure a successful implementation. SAP AG itself uses
CodeProfiler for internal QA since 2010.

About Virtual Forge GmbH

Virtual Forge GmbH is an independent security product company
based in Heidelberg, Germany. Its employees are leading experts in
the area of SAP application security. Their unique ABAP security
knowledge has been captured into CodeProfiler, the first static code
analysis tool with data- and control-flow capabilities for ABAP
security and compliance testing. CodeProfiler and related products of
Virtual Forge's ABAP security suite enable companies to develop
business applications that meet state of the art security and
compliance standards.

Worldwide, companies running SAP have improved their ABAP
development lifecycle with Virtual Forge's ABAP security suite. These
solutions are applied in industries such as defense, pharmaceuticals,
banking, oil & gas, automotive, engineering, health care,
agriculture, and insurance.

About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process

Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of
vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to
highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and
services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
with respect to this research, including any warranties of
merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose. Gartner defines a
Cool Vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that
are:

- Innovative, as they enable users to do things they couldn't do
before;
- Impactful, meaning that they have, or will have business impact
(not just technology for the sake of technology);
- Intriguing, because they caught Gartner's interest or curiosity
during the past six months.

References

[1] Gartner, Inc. "Cool Vendors in the SAP Ecosystem, 2011" by
Thomas Otter, Thomas E. Murphy, Christian Hestermann, Jeff Woods,
John Hagerty, Tim Payne, Nigel Montgomery, April 2011.

Press Contact:
Tracey Stross
+49(0)6221-868900
tracey.stross@virtualforge.com
http://www.virtualforge.com