GuardianEdge Introduces Next Generation of Endpoint Data Protection for the Enterprise

New Solutions Continue Lineage of Best-in-Class Offerings; Include Additional Removable Storage Functionality and Single Console Management for Active Directory, Novell eDirectory and All Other Non-domain Machines

SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2008 -- GuardianEdge today introduced the next generation of endpoint data protection for the enterprise. The company has extended the widely adopted GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform with new releases of the GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption products to address the data protection concerns of organizations of all sizes. These offerings reinforce GuardianEdge’s decade-long commitment to the secure portability of information. Regardless of where workers are located, be it in the headquarters office or based remotely, these new releases provide the strongest endpoint data protection measures available.

The new GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption products provide single console management for Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory and all other non-domain machines as well as complete removable storage functionality. GuardianEdge has long recognized the importance of management and was the first to natively integrate with Active Directory. Support for Novell eDirectory and non-domain machines is being introduced in response to the needs of enterprises whose employees work from home with either a full or part-time connection to the network or in instances where contractors bring PCs not registered with the organization’s domain. Other important new features include: enhanced reporting and auditing capabilities, broader authentication support and superior usability functionality.

“In selecting a hard disk encryption solution, integration with Microsoft Active Directory was extremely important to us. However, like many other organizations our size, we are facing an increasing number of telecommuters and the frequent transfer of faculty and staff between offices,” said Brenda Gombosky, director of Enterprise Security, University of Louisville. “The ability to easily leverage the administrative strengths of Active Directory integration, while extending data protection to all of the machines in our environment, including those not registered within our domain, are top priorities for our organization. GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption clearly provides an easy way to address those needs.”

In addition to increased management capabilities, the new GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption product makes data encrypted on removable storage devices easily portable to computers not running data protection software. Recognizing the growing threat to data security from the proliferation of portable storage devices, GuardianEdge was the first vendor of full disk encryption products to create and release a natively built removable storage encryption solution. Now, as data in the enterprise moves from users’ desktops to their home machines or to machines in customer/partner networks, a critical challenge is making this process both simple and secure. GuardianEdge is offering a complete set of easy-to-use capabilities that let users securely transfer encrypted data to any computer using removable storage devices or e-mail. Users with appropriate credentials can then access and re-encrypt the data if it is changed.

“Rollout of security solutions is often a difficult balance between the protection of information and the protection of employee productivity,” said Tom Vanden Bosch, network administrator at Founders Bank & Trust. “Our staff not only need access to information on their laptop and desktop PCs but need to be able to safely and securely transport that information on removable storage devices, such as USBs. Portability is critical and we originally selected removable storage encryption as a means of allowing our increasingly mobile workforce a means of safeguarding data regardless of where it was stored. However, it must also be easy for employees to use the solution, or it simply won’t be deployed.”

Additional GuardianEdge reporting and auditing functionalities also provide a comprehensive view of the data protection status of all computers throughout the network environment. Security administrators can readily identify machines that present risks to sensitive information ensuring that security measures are implemented and compliance obligations satisfied. At the same time, GuardianEdge understands that for successful deployment and operation of encryption solutions, the technology needs to protect data while enabling users to productively use their PCs.

“At GuardianEdge, we continue to build on our legacy of best-in-class enterprise data protection. The new GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption products extend the reach of our solutions and ultimately address the data protection concerns of every enterprise,” said Ram Krishnan, GuardianEdge senior vice president of products and marketing. “Deploying practical solutions for the protection of portable information, that maximize use of existing infrastructure and training investments, has been critical to GuardianEdge’s success in the market. Our proven endpoint data protection products, supported by enterprise-class management capabilities, enable organizations to achieve rapid rollouts with the industry’s highest success rate.”

GuardianEdge solutions are based on more than a dozen years of innovation and leadership in helping organizations ensure that critical information is not lost or stolen. Both GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption and GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption are components of the complete GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform. This platform delivers strong encryption and granular, policy-based access controls with centrally managed administration. GuardianEdge was the first vendor to deliver on the promise of strong enterprise management across the endpoint data protection landscape, providing a common management infrastructure for hard disk encryption, device and port control and encryption of portable storage devices. The company was also the first to introduce Smartphone and PDA protection as a core component of a complete enterprise endpoint data security strategy. The complete platform is available now.

About GuardianEdge

GuardianEdge, the leader in endpoint data protection, offers solutions to protect sensitive data on end-user devices in the enterprise. GuardianEdge products employ encryption, port and device controls while solving the operational issues of deployment, management and user transparency at the lowest cost. Millions of users worldwide depend on the complete GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform to safeguard confidential or proprietary information, to ensure compliance with regulations for maintaining consumer privacy and to enable secure enterprise mobility. GuardianEdge reduces the cost and complexity of enterprise data security by eliminating the need for multiple point solutions and providing a common platform for enterprise-wide endpoint data protection on laptops, desktops, removable media and smartphones.

The company’s award-winning endpoint data protection solutions have been deployed by leading organizations including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Hertz Corporation, Lincoln Financial Group as well as numerous agencies in the U.S. departments of Veteran Affairs, Defense, Energy, State and Education and the California Department of Healthcare Services. For additional information, please visit: www.guardianedge.com.

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