STAMFORD, CT – March 09, 2005 – Protegrity Corporation, the leading data security management company, announced today that NextgenID, a San Antonio-based company specializing in biometric access control products, has become a charter member of the Protegrity Alliance Network with the signing of an OEM partnership agreement. NextgenID will offer Protegrity’s database security solution to its clients as a complement to its own software applications, which are typically part of command center infrastructures in government agencies or other organizations with high security requirements.
“Our customers are very concerned about security and data integrity,” said Susan Bostrom, president of NextgenID. “They are already investing in state-of-the-art security systems to control facility access. Securing the data inside these facilities is of equal priority. Protegrity’s Secure.Data can be rapidly deployed, no matter what the technology infrastructure. Clients can set up security management processes that meet specific security and reporting requirements for satellite bases and across an entire agency.”
NextgenID provides control systems for fingerprint, face, and iris recognition access systems. The company also offers solutions for enrollment, ongoing authentication, and centralized management. NextgenID will use Protegrity’s Secure.Data to encrypt, secure, and manage security processes for its products’ databases. Data security is an important component of any facility security system since it prevents authorization, access, and other employee-related data from being altered or misused.
“We’re delighted to have NextgenID join our partner network,” said Kyle Pond, vice president of market development for Protegrity. “Both of our companies have a strong heritage of technology innovation. We know Secure.Data will be a valuable complement to NextgenID’s sophisticated biometric technologies.”
Pond is responsible for managing the Protegrity Alliance Network, a partner program designed to extend Protegrity’s market reach and create a powerful network of independent software vendors, original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and platform partners that are well positioned to deliver enterprise-level data security management solutions.
Protegrity’s Secure.Data was selected by NextgenID for its quality of security, auditing and reporting capabilities, and performance.
For more information on the Protegrity Alliance Network, call 203 326 7200 or email partners@protegrity.com.
About NextgenID
NextgenID’s biometric access control products provide secure, affordable access control for any level of security need. Far superior to pin numbers or identification cards which can be shared or stolen, biometrics use a person’s unique physical characteristics for identification. NextgenID’s biometric identification and verification systems, based on fingerprint, face, or iris recognition, ensure that only legitimately authorized individuals can enter secure areas.
NextgenID combines its patented and proprietary technologies with best-in-class algorithms to provide a robust and flexible platform for biometric authentication. NextgenID’s proprietary BioAxs multi-biometric hardware and software platform allows users to choose what biometric technologies they want to deploy at each secure door. For more information, go to www.nextgenid.com.
About Protegrity
Protegrity Corporation is the leading innovator of enterprise-wide data security management. The company’s flagship product, Secure.Data, enables companies to deploy comprehensive security policies that empower management to confidently take responsibility of their sensitive data. With Secure.Data, businesses can mitigate corporate risk and assure compliance with regulatory obligations. Protegrity’s solutions are platform independent and are designed to protect information wherever it resides in today’s highly distributed computing environments.
For more than eight years, Protegrity’s award-winning technology has helped more than 60 customers, including many of the Fortune 100, address and resolve critical security challenges. Protegrity invented the core technology used for data-level encryption and owns key patents for database security and protection. For more information, visit www.protegrity.com.
Secura.Data is a trademark of Protegrity Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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