Fortify(R) Software, the market leader in enterprise application security solutions, announced today its award-winning application shield has been named a 2008 Jolt Awards finalist in the Best Security Tools category. Fortify(R) Defender's innovative approach enables extremely accurate Web application security by monitoring security- critical functions and application programming interfaces (APIs) inside the Web application itself, while it's running in production. Fortify Defender is an extension of Fortify Software's award-winning flagship product, Fortify(R) Source Code Analysis (SCA), the industry's most powerful solution for secure code development.

Fortify Defender was among hundreds of entries submitted in 16 different categories. Finalists for this year's Jolt Awards program were selected by a panel of judges, which is comprised of well-respected editors, columnists and industry experts known for their insight into upcoming trends.

"Finalists in this year's Jolt awards, including Fortify Software, represent the most innovative and elite in software development products," said Amber Ankerholz, Conference Manager of Dr. Dobb's Events. "Our judges recognize that these companies are ahead of the curve, redefine their product space and solve problems that have consistently eluded other products."