Virtual Forge identified by Gartner as Cool Vendor

2011-06-15 11:04

Heidelberg-based Virtual Forge GmbH was named “Cool Vendor 2011“ in the SAP ecosystem. This title is awarded annually by Gartner, the leading international information technology analysts. For Gartner, a „Cool Vendor“ is a company with products or services regarded as innovative, impressive, and groundbreaking. “SAP Security was always an important topic”, said Dr. Markus Schumacher, CEO of Virtual Forge. “For us it’s a confirmation that SAP Security is a must-have for every customer and that we have the right solution in the market.”

Virtual Forge received the award for its SAP solution CodeProfiler. The tool analyzes ABAP code and automatically detects security and compliance vulnerabilities. In its current report “Cool Vendors in the SAP Ecosystem, 2011”, Gartner states that this tool gives ABAP developers full control over their code now [1]. Every year, Gartner analyzes new products and services for unsolved challenges which are fit for use in the business world. The results of this research go into their so-called “Cool Vendor” report. In this report, Gartner doesn’t claim to list all vendors in a certain technology area. Instead, the report focuses on introducing new, interesting, and innovative vendors with their products and services. “Being Cool Vendor is like an acknowledgement for many years of research that our team has invested in the field of SAP Security”, said Andreas Wiegenstein, who is CTO of Virtual Forge and responsible for research and development. Go to Virtual Forge Press News.