Mumbai: McAfee Inc has announced that it has won the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership Award for intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems (IDS / IPS). The award recognises companies that have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership within their industry.

According to Frost & Sullivan, McAfee has demonstrated technology leadership by excelling in all stages of the technology life cycle – incubation, adaptation, take-up and maturity – to ensure a continuous flow of improvements. Additionally, McAfee has pioneered client applications by innovating on cutting edge concepts. McAfee offers both host and network intrusion prevention solutions with McAfee Entercept and McAfee IntruShield, respectively.

"McAfee's technology advancements have risen above all other intrusion detection and prevention solutions, continuing to set trends for others to follow," said Jason Wright, industry analyst for security technologies at Frost & Sullivan. "The company has demonstrated a complete dedication to the core values of network security."

"Frost & Sullivan's recognition of McAfee as the technology leader is a testament to our focus and determination to deliver innovative security solutions to our customers and partners," said Raj Dhingra, vice president of corporate marketing at McAfee Inc.