Security company McAfee has won two important 2008 SC Magazine Europe awards thanks to the advanced features its products integrate. As you know, McAfee is one the most important names on the security market, developing a remarkable number of high-end solutions which are currently installed on millions of computers around the world.

According to a press release rolled out by the security company, Mcafee Endpoint Encryption won the "Security Product of The Year" and the "Best Security Solution for Government" awards at the Hurlingham Club in London.

"McAfee is proud to be acknowledged as a leader in data encryption solutions," said Mike Dalton, president, McAfee EMEA. "The protection of data assets is a primary concern facing organizations today, driven largely by a plethora of recent data leakage cases ranging from laptop thefts to hacking attacks."

"Companies are now beginning to recognize the importance of device security and protecting against the human error factor," said Jan van Vliet, vice president, EMEA, McAfee Data Protection Business Unit. "With McAfee Data Protection, McAfee is at the forefront of this technology and it is wonderful to be recognized with this important award."

As mentioned, McAfee is quite an important player on the security market as it developed multiple advanced security products, including here anti-viruses, anti-spyware products, firewalls, anti-spam technologies, file cleanup applications and anti-phishing programs. McAfee is based in Santa Clara, California and, according to Wikipedia, has approximately 3,900 employees. In 2007, the security company reported revenues of $1.32 billion.