Zones to Resell Applicure Web Application Firewall Technology

NEW YORK, May. 19 /PRNewswire/ --

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Web Application Firewall vendor, Applicure Technologies Ltd, announced that Zones Inc., a single-source direct marketing LAR (Large Account Reseller), has selected Applicure's web application firewall product dotDefender to add to their assortment of products. Zones is one of Microsoft's most prominent US-based LARs and Applicure's dotDefender is the only web application firewall sold by Zones.

Zones is a single-source, multi-vendor direct marketing resellers (DMR) of name-brand information technology products. The company has annual revenues of approximately $700 million and serves the small-to-medium-sized business market as well as enterprise and public sector accounts. Zones is a premier reseller of HP, Lenovo, Symantec, IBM and other top manufacturers and software developers.

Applicure's flagship software product - dotDefender - provides dedicated web application security that complements network protection (firewall, IDS/ IPS). This innovative website security software provides comprehensive and constant protection against SQL injection, cross-site scripting, path traversal, defacement and many other application attacks

dotDefender is multi-platform, working on Apache and IIS Servers, with central management and reporting. Implemented as a software plug-in, it is rapidly deployed, and requires minimal maintenance, providing the best TCO in the industry.

Larry Foster, CEO of IT Governance Services, a Zones Partner and trusted IT Governance automation advisory firm, said, "Web application security is a growing concern for our customers. Applicure's dotDefender is a fast, affordable and effective way to meet this concern. "

Yaacov Sherban, CEO of Applicure, commented, "Zones is a major player in the channel with tremendous reach and influence. This agreement is an important validation of Applicure's technology and market strategy. We are looking forward working with Zones."

About Zones

Zones, Inc. and its subsidiaries are single-source, multi-vendor direct marketing resellers (DMR) of name-brand information technology (IT) products. It serves the small- to medium-sized business market, plus enterprise and public sector accounts. Zones offers more than 150,000 products from more than 2,000 vendors. For more information: http://www.zones.com

About Applicure

Applicure Technologies Ltd (TASE: APCR) develops the leading multi-platform web application security software products that protect web servers and internal applications from external and internal attacks. Founded in 2004, and listed on the Tel Aviv stock exchange in April 2007, Applicure is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel. For more information: http://www.applicure.com.

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