GuardianEdge Signs OEM Agreement with Symantec To Deliver Proven Endpoint Data Protection
Symantec Endpoint Security Solutions to Include GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage
SAN FRANCISCO -- March 10, 2008 -- GuardianEdge, the leading provider of endpoint data protection for the enterprise, today announced it has signed an OEM agreement with Symantec to incorporate the GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage products into Symantec Endpoint Encryption.
“Endpoint data protection has become critical in today’s IT environment and we have seen an increasing demand for endpoint solutions in mid-to-large sized organizations,” said Alan Fudge, president and CEO of GuardianEdge. “For the last ten years, GuardianEdge technology has been selected by a full range of government, defense, health care, and financial services organizations to protect their most critical information, and our agreement with Symantec will only further extend the reach of our offerings internationally and in the channel.”
Customers now have access to Symantec-branded versions of GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption to protect their endpoints. This expands the reach of GuardianEdge solutions into additional countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
“By offering GuardianEdge endpoint encryption technology, we are providing our customers access to a mature data protection product that is proven in today’s market, as it is already in use on millions of computers worldwide,” said Brian Foster, vice president, product management, Symantec. “Our endpoint security solutions are designed to protect organizations from known and unknown threats and to enforce security policies on laptops, desktops, servers, and mobile devices.”
Both the GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage are part of the larger GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform, the first enterprise-class solution for managing the protection of information on endpoint devices. GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption delivers strong pre-boot user authentication and full disk encryption, ensuring a premier level of protection against the compromise of sensitive or proprietary information. GuardianEdge Removable Storage encryption secures data that users frequently access via removable storage devices, in the event of loss or theft of the device. GuardianEdge Removable Storage also automates file encryption for data transferred from desktop and laptop PCs to removable storage devices, such as USB thumb drives, iPods, etc.
About GuardianEdge Technologies, Inc.
GuardianEdge is the leading provider in 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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