Awards and Certifications

TippingPoint is recognized as the leading pioneer in the IPS market and continuously leads the industry by being first to market with innovative IPS features such as Spyware protection, phishing protection, quarantine protection and multi-gigabit throughput. Below are the awards and certifications our products have received to date.

	SC Magazine Awards 2008 (US) - Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution TippingPoint won the award for "Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution" from SC Magazine.
	SC Magazine Awards 2008 (US) TippingPoint is a finalist in SC Magazine's 2008 Awards for "Best Intrusion Detection/ Prevention Solution" and "Best Endpoint Security Solution."
	Frost & Sullivan 2007 Global Market Penetration Leadership Award TippingPoint has been awarded the 2007 Global Market Penetration Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan for exhibiting market share leadership through the implementation of market strategy.
	Information Security Magazine's 2007 Reader's Choice Awards The TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System has received a Gold in Information Security Magazine's and SearchSecurity.com's "Readers' Choice Awards" in the Intrusion Detection/Prevention category.
	2007 Security Hot Company Info Security Products Guide has named TippingPoint one of its Info Security "Hot Companies" winners for 2007.
	SC Magazine 2007 Awards The TippingPoint 5000E is a finalist in the 2007 SC Magazine Awards for Best Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solution.
	NSS Approved The TippingPoint X505 has been designated NSS Approved in the UTM Category of The NSS Group's V2.0 Unified Threat Management testing methodology.
	VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards 2006 The TippingPoint X505 was awarded Tech Innovator of the Year in the Security Hardware and Software category.
	Internet Telephony "Top 100 Voices of IP Communications" David Endler, Director of Security Research for TippingPoint, is recognized as one of the "Top 100 Voices of IP Communications."
	Info Security Products Guide - "Tomorrow's Technology Today - Intrusion Prevention" TippingPoint has been awarded Info Security Products Guide "Tomorrow's Technology Today - Intrusion Prevention" award for Protecting Network Resources through an Innovative Quarantine Process.
	Computer Business Review - "10 Most Influential Companies in Security" Through the TippingPoint division and the Zero Day Initiative, 3Com is listed as Computer Business Review's 10 Most Influential Companies in Security. For the complete list, click here.
	Frost & Sullivan Market Penetration Leadership Award 2006 For the second year in a row, TippingPoint has been named the 2006 Market Penetration Leadership Award for the Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) market from Frost & Sullivan, a leading global consulting company.
	Info Security Products Guide Global Product Excellence Award - Customer Trust 2006 The TippingPoint X505 is the Winner of Excellence in Integrated Security Appliance from Info Security Products Guide.
	Security Week Brazil "Best Product" The TippingPoint X505 won the "Best Product" award from Security Week Brazil
	Network World China Editor's Award In a multi-vendor IPS evaluation, the TippingPoint IPS was recognized as the best product by the editors.
	NetEvents Europe Most Innovative Technology Company TippingPoint is a 2006 finalist for the NetEvents Europe Most Innovative Technology Company
	NetEvents Europe Security Product of the Year TippingPoint is a 2006 finalist for the NetEvents Europe Security Product of the Year
	NetEvents Europe IP Telephony Product of the Year TippingPoint is a 2006 finalist for the NetEvents Europe IP Telephony Product of the Year
	SC Magazine Awards 2006 TippingPoint is a finalist in the 2006 SC Magazine Awards in the Best Anti-Worm and Best Intrusion Prevention categories.
	Best Corporate Appliance Security Solution The TippingPoint 50 Intrusion Prevention System was awarded "Best Corporate Appliance Security Solution" at the 2005 Channel Awards in San Jose, Costa Rica.
	Frost & Sullivan 2005 Award for Technology Leadership The 2005 Award for Technology Leadership was presented to 3Com and TippingPoint for its role in forming and chairing the Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA), www.voipsa.org, as well as for its effective Voice over IP (VoIP) security capabilities in the TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
	Frost & Sullivan Market Penetration Leadership Award - IDS/IPS Market. The Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Penetration Leadership is presented each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in capturing market share within their industry. TippingPoint has demonstrated strategic excellence in product innovation, marketing, and sales strategies that have resulted in the largest gain in market share over the past 2-3 years.
	Aberdeen Group - Best Practices Award for Security 2005 TippingPoint was recognized as a security "Best Practice" by the Aberdeen Group based on the analysis of customer deployments and benefits.
	Info Security Products Guide - Best Deployment Scenario TippingPoint was awarded the "Best Deployment Scenario" award from Info Security Products Guide based on real world solution deployments making the most positive impact on security.
	SC Global Awards 2005 - Principal Awards - Best Security Solution TippingPoint was named the "Best Security Solution" in the 2005 SC Global Awards for the best overall solution for dealing with today's threats to information security and the protection of corporate information assets.
	Shaping Information Security 2005 3Com CTO Marc Willebeek-LeMair has been recognized with the "Shaping Information Security 2005" award for his leadership and vision in the security industry.
	Frost and Sullivan 2005 Network Security Infrastructure Protection Entrepreneurial Company of the Year TippingPoint was named the 2005 Network Security Infrastructure Protection Entrepreneurial Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan. This prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award is given each year to the company that demonstrated superior entrepreneurial ability in its industry, and signifies the company's identification of a unique and revolutionary solution with significant market potential.
	TechWorld Network Awards 2005 TippingPoint was a finalist in the 2005 TechWorld Network Awards for Intrusion Detection/Prevention Security Award.
	Information Security Magazine 2004 Product of the Year TippingPoint was selected by Information Security Magazine as "2004 Product of the Year" for Intrusion Prevention Systems.
	SC Magazine Best Buy of 2004 The TippingPoint 200 was selected by SC Magazine as a "Best Buy in 2004" for intrusion prevention.
	SC Magazine Best Buy The TippingPoint 200 was selected by SC Magazine as a "Best Buy" in their group test of intrusion prevention products.
	IDG Network Awards 2004 Winner TippingPoint is the winner of the "Network Protection Product of the Year" from IDG and TechWorld.com. The prestigious IDG awards recognize the very best in the industry and reward companies for innovative and effective use of networking technology.
	SANS "Trusted Tool" The TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System has been selected as a "Trusted Tool" by the SANS Institute, the world's premier security research and training organization. The inaugural edition of Trusted Tools is a collection of first-person descriptions from actual users of hand-selected security tools. Only vendors selected by SANS as trusted technologies are invited to participate in the case studies. Click here to read the case study.
	NSS Gold Award The TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention System is the first and only product to win the coveted NSS Gold Award in the IPS space. The NSS Group testing was the first comprehensive side-by-side comparison of leading Intrusion Prevention System vendors - TippingPoint, ISS, Network Associates, Netscreen and TopLayer. The full report is available at http://www.nss.co.uk. Click here to read TippingPoint's NSS Gold Award Summary.
	InfoWorld 100 University of Dayton, a TippingPoint customer, was recognized as a technological leader and awarded with the 'InfoWorld 100' for its advancements made through implementing TippingPoint's Intrusion Prevention Systems.
	Common Criteria Certification TippingPoint is the first Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to obtain all four government-validated protection profiles: analyzer, sensor, scanner and system.
	The Tolly Group "Up To Spec" Performance and security benchmark. TippingPoint's IPS demonstrated 100% security accuracy at 2 Gbps.
	CompTIA "Best New Product" TippingPoint's Intrusion Prevention Systems were named "Best New Product" in the hardware category at the Executive Breakaway 2003 Conference hosted by CompTIA in Halifax, Canada.
	University Business Magazine "Show Stopper" Award TippingPoint's Intrusion Prevention Systems were awarded the "Show-Stopper" at the 2003 Educause Conference in Anaheim, California.