STAMFORD, CT – June 1, 2005 – Protegrity Corporation, the leading data security management company, and Eracom Technologies, a leading developer and global supplier of cryptography-based IT security products, have signed a marketing and reseller partnership that will offer customers a solution for extended and enhanced data protection.
“Our companies offer compatible products that can enhance any organization’s security strategy,” said Gordon Rapkin, president and CEO of Protegrity. “Our consistent message to customers is the necessity of securing sensitive data throughout its lifecycle. When used in conjunction with Protegrity’s solution for comprehensive data protection and security management, Eracom Technologies’ products for securing files, laptop drives, and portable media give customers with remote workers an extra level of security.”
Protegrity’s Secure.Data combines strong data protection, centralized security management, and extensive audit and reporting, without impacting existing applications and IT infrastructure. Secure.Data supports Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix, and Sybase databases. Eracom Technologies’ ProtectDrive, ProtectFile, and ProtectPack software solutions protect the storage and transmission of sensitive data on laptops, desktops, servers, PDAs, and portable media -- especially useful for organizations with traveling and remote workers.. Under the partnership, Protegrity will also resell Eracom Technologies’ hardware security modules (HSMs).
“With Protegrity’s growing presence in the United States and our strengths in Europe and Asia Pacific, this partnership will mutually benefit both of our companies,” said Wolfgang Klemm, COO, AsiaPac and Americas, Eracom Technologies. “Both Protegrity and Eracom Technologies have reputations for the highest quality security products. Customers seeking data security solutions will find immediate value in our products.”
Companies use Secure.Data to address immediate security needs and comply with global banking and legal regulations, including Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (which encompass Visa CISP and MasterCard SDP), Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, and California SB 1386. The Protegrity Alliance Network is a partner program designed to 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.
About Eracom Technologies
As an ongoing pioneer of cryptographic technology for over 25 years, Eracom Technologies delivers proven, trusted security solutions to a wide range of leading blue chip companies and governments throughout the world.
Eracom Technologies has built itself upon a unique competence in both HSM technology and data encryption software. This rare level of combined knowledge and skill set, coupled with a diligent customer centric culture, enables Eracom Technologies to rapidly respond with tailored encryption solutions to meet evolving government and enterprise data security needs.
Eracom Technologies delivers prompt, localized service and support to customers across five continents, via a worldwide network of wholly owned subsidiaries and distribution channels. Client satisfaction is assured with 24x7 worldwide customer support, guaranteed response times, plus free access to updates and documentation via the Eracom Technologies website.
About Protegrity
Protegrity Corporation is the leading provider of enterprise-wide data security management solutions. The company’s flagship product, Secure.Data, enables companies to deploy comprehensive security policies that empower management to confidently take responsibility for 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 patented technology has helped customers 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 or call 203 326 7200.
Secure.Data is a trademark of Protegrity Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Protegrity Corporation
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