Sanctum, Inc., the established leader (Mr magoo chuckles at this un-biased newspost :D)in automated Web application security firewall and testing software, today announced the general availability of the industry"s first software product to automate security testing during real time application development. AppScan Developer Edition (DE) 1.5 has been fully integrated into the widely-used Microsoft Visual Studio .NET environment, enabling application developers to rapidly create Web applications that redefine industry standards for quality. Functionality and performance are no longer the sole thresholds for good software. AppScan DE brings applications to the next level, ensuring that the final product is also secure, reducing cost and mitigating risk for the enterprise.