Splunk Named Finalist in 2009 SC Awards Program in US and EMEA

Splunk IT Search Earns Additional Accolades; Splunk Sits Atop Elite List of Technologies for Best Integrated Security Solution

SAN FRANCISCO – December 16, 2008 – Splunk Inc., the IT Search company, has been named a finalist in the 2009 SC Awards program for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security. Splunk was named in the Best Integrated Security Solution category of the Reader Trust Award competition, which honors best-in-class security products and services.

Splunk was selected in the US and EMEA from more than 1,000 entries submitted in more than 30 technology categories. Winners will be chosen by a panel of readers that represent the circulation of SC Magazine. The Reader Trust Voting Panel is comprised of a cross-section of SC Magazine readership that is comprised of large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical markets.

"Splunk is among today's most respected security products as chosen by our panel. Security is a key challenge for IT organization and businesses worldwide and our readers recognize that companies such as Splunk are helping them meet their security challenges," said SC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Illena Armstrong.

The annual SC Awards have recognized security's key contributors and outstanding products for more than a decade. As the industry's preeminent awards program, individuals, brands and products shortlisted address not only the challenges prominent today, but also the emerging threat landscape of tomorrow.

"The disruptive nature of IT Search—searching all your IT infrastructure data from a single location in real time—has proven itself to be invaluable in IT Operations, and is now being recognized for providing tremendous value in security as well," said Godfrey Sullivan, President & CEO, Splunk. "Having Splunk's innovative IT Search software included as a finalist in the SC Magazine Awards in the US and EMEA is testament to a powerful use case for IT Search and a great honor."

Winners of this year's SC Awards will be announced at gala dinners and awards ceremonies to be held in April in London and San Francisco.

About SC Magazine

SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analysis, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought-leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business. By offering a consolidated view of IT security through independent product tests and well-researched editorial content that provides the contextual backdrop for how these IT security tools will address larger demands put on businesses today, SC Magazine enables IT security pros to make the right security decisions for their companies. Besides the monthly print magazine and daily website, the brand's portfolio includes the SC Awards, SC Directory, SC Magazine Newswire and the SC World Congress.

About Splunk

Splunk is the IT Search company innovating large-scale, high-speed indexing for IT infrastructures. The company's freely downloadable software indexes and makes it possible to search and navigate data from any application, server or network device in real time. Logs, configurations, messages, traps and alerts, scripts and metrics: if a machine can generate it – Splunk can index it. It's easy to download, install and use, and is very powerful. More than 750 enterprises, government organizations, and service providers and more than 250,000 users are achieving higher availability, investigating security incidents in record time, and meeting compliance requirements at lower costs with Splunk. Over 50 OEM, System Integrator, Value Added Reseller and Managed Service Provider partners have fuelled their offerings with IT Search. Partners such as BT, Cisco, and F5 Networks are driving new business with innovative products powered by Splunk. Download your own free copy today at http://www.splunk.com.

For more information, please contact:

Joe Fitzpatrick
Director of Marketing Communications
Splunk, Inc.
1-415-848-8553
jfitzpatrick@splunk.com

Katie Watson
Voce Communications
1-415-848-2589
kwatson@vocecomm.com

About Splunk

Splunk^® Inc. provides the engine for machine data™. Splunk software collects, indexes and harnesses the massive machine data continuously generated by the websites, applications, servers, networks and mobile devices that power business. Splunk software enables organizations to monitor, search, analyze, visualize and act on massive streams of real-time and historical machine data. More than 3,300 enterprises, universities, government agencies and service providers in more than 75 countries use Splunk Enterprise to gain operational intelligence that deepens business understanding, improves service and uptime, reduces cost and mitigates cybersecurity risk. To learn more, please visit www.splunk.com/company.

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