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Sourcefire Recognized as One of North America's Fastest Growing Companies

^{Published on 2008-12-01 08:02:03 - Market Wire}
 

COLUMBIA, Md.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Open source innovator and [ SNORT ]® creator, [ Sourcefire, Inc. ] (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in [ Enterprise Threat Management ], today announced that it ranked 309th on Deloitte's 2008 Technology Fast 500. The Fast 500 list is a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in North America.

"Sourcefire is proud to be recognized on Deloitte's Fast 500 list for a second consecutive year," said John Burris, CEO of Sourcefire. "This success is the direct result of Sourcefire's commitment to protecting our customers' most vital assets. By delivering innovative security solutions that solve real-world requirements, Sourcefire has established a growing and loyal customer base that trusts us to help protect both their physical and virtual systems."

The Deloitte Fast 500 list is compiled from Deloitte's regional North American Fast 50 programs. This year, Sourcefire ranked 13th on the Deloitte Fast 50 list for the Maryland region. To qualify, companies must have had revenues of at least $50,000 in 2003 and $5,000,000 in 2007 and be headquartered within North America. In addition, the company must own proprietary technology or intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues or devote a significant proportion of revenues to research and development of technology.

"Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 recognizes companies that have achieved extraordinary growth in North America's most innovative and competitive market sectors," said Phil Asmundson, Deloitte LLP Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner for Technology, Media and Telecommunications. "We congratulate Sourcefire on this significant accomplishment."

Sourcefire is consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership with more than 40 awards and accolades to date. Most recently, the Sourcefire 3D System was named "Best Security Solution" and recognized for innovation in Enterprise Threat Management by Network Products Guide, Martin Roesch was named one of eWeek's Top 100 Most Influential People in IT, and Snort was named "Best Network Security" by the SC Magazine Awards 2008 Europe. To view Sourcefire's awards, go to [ http://www.sourcefire.com/news/awards/ ].

About Sourcefire

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), Snort creator and open source innovator, is a world leader in Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks. This ETM approach equips customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense - protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. The names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit [ http://www.sourcefire.com ].

About Deloitte

As used in this document, "Deloitte" means Deloitte LLP. Please see [ www.deloitte.com/about ] for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.

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