GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform Named 2009 CODiE Award Winner For Best Data Security Solution

Selection by Industry Peers for Top Honors Further Validates Company’s Position as Top Data Protection Solution Provider

SAN FRANCISCO – May 14, 2009 – GuardianEdge, the leader in endpoint data protection, has been selected as a Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) 2009 CODiE Award winner, receiving top honors in the Best Data Security Solutions category for its GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform.  The CODiE Awards are the only peer-recognition awards of its kind and recognize outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries.

“Now in its 24th year, the CODiE Awards continue to recognize those companies providing the best new technology products and services across a broad array of industries,” noted SIIA President Ken Wasch.  “In addition, its winners are a prolific testament to the power of technology to deliver innovative solutions to businesses and consumers.  SIIA warmly congratulates all of the winners and nominees of the CODiE Awards, whose innovation is essential for continuing America’s leadership in the global knowledge economy,” Wasch continued.

The 2009 CODiE Awards drew over 850 nominations from 600 companies in 70 categories.  As the Best Data Security Solution category winner the GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform is recognized as the software solution providing the most comprehensive protection for data among anti-virus, firewall, encryption, intrusion detection and other related data security solution products.  A complete list of winners can be found here.

“Recognition of GuardianEdge as the best data security solution by our peers, the SIIA members, further validates our products as a best-of-breed choice for enterprise organizations and government agencies looking to secure sensitive data on their endpoints and protect from potential data breach threats,” said Alan Fudge, CEO of GuardianEdge. “In today’s businesses, threats to critical information are higher than ever as mobile employees and mobile devices become more prevalent.  GuardianEdge’s solutions provide organizations with the ability to secure their endpoints, while minimizing total cost of ownership and maintaining productivity.”

The GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform is comprised of GuardianEdge applications for hard disk encryption, removable storage encryption, advanced authentication, device control and smartphone protection.  All components of the Data Protection Platform are managed under the GuardianEdge Data Protection Framework which provides the required security and management services on a scalable client server infrastructure.  The Data Protection Platform integrates into existing enterprise Microsoft® Active Directory® and Novell eDirectory™ connected computers and network domain non-member devices, providing easy extension across enterprise environments. 

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About GuardianEdge
GuardianEdge, the leader in endpoint data protection for the enterprise, offers award-winning solutions to protect sensitive data on end-user devices including laptops, desktops, portable storage devices and smartphones. GuardianEdge products offer a breadth of encryption, port, device and file type control technologies while establishing a market-leading position in solving the operational issues of deployment, management, scalability, reporting, auditing and user productivity at the lowest possible total cost. Millions of users worldwide depend on the EAL 4 certified, enterprise-software standards-based 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 data protection solutions have been deployed by leading organizations including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lincoln Financial Group, and The Hertz Corporation as well as numerous government agencies including 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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