CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES RECOGNIZED BY CIO MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE CIO 100 AWARD HONOREES

SAN FRANCISCO -- June 3, 2008 -- GuardianEdge, the leading provider of endpoint data protection, announced that the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has been named a recipient of a 2008 CIO 100 award. For 21 years, IDG’s CIO magazine has recognized organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology. Specifically, CIO was impressed with the efforts of DHCS in quickly and successfully introducing a large-scale initiative aimed at ensuring the privacy of patient data on its laptop computers.

"Protection of patient information is a top priority for DHCS, and acknowledgement by CIO magazine demonstrates the level of commitment that DHCS places on its privacy strategy,” said Ram Krishnan, senior vice president of products and marketing at GuardianEdge. "Technologies such as endpoint data protection have played an important role in DHCS’ efforts. DHCS has truly set the standard for the state of California in terms of protecting personal data."

Solutions from GuardianEdge play a pivotal role in safeguarding DHCS’ patient information. The GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform, which includes GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption, offers a unified approach to data protection while integrating multiple controls to help reduce the risk of losing unprotected data on laptop computers, mobile storage devices and other endpoints.

The recipients of this year's CIO 100 award were selected through a three-step process. First, companies filled out an online application detailing their innovative practices in both business and IT. Next, a team of judges reviewed the applications in depth, looking for unique practices and substantial results. Finally, CIO editors reviewed the judges’ recommendations and voted on the final 100. Complete coverage of the 2008 CIO 100 awards will be featured in the August 15 issue of CIO magazine and is presently available online at www.cio.com.

The 2008 CIO 100 awards will be presented at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on August 26 at the conclusion of the tenth annual CIO 100 Symposium® and Awards Ceremony.

About GuardianEdge

GuardianEdge is the leading provider of endpoint data protection for the enterprise. More than two million users around the world depend on GuardianEdge solutions to safeguard sensitive and proprietary information, to ensure compliance with regulations for maintaining consumer privacy and to enable secure enterprise mobility. The company’s endpoint data protection solutions have been deployed by leading organizations including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG and Humana Inc., as well as numerous agencies in the U.S. departments of Veteran Affairs, Defense, State and Education. For additional information, please visit: www.guardianedge.com.

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