Stamford, CT, June 20, 2006 – Protegrity Corporation, the leader in Data Security Management™ solutions, and Patrick Townsend & Associates, Inc., a leading software development and consulting firm have established an enterprise business and development alliance, serving IBM midrange computing users. This solution extends the breadth of platforms covered by Protegrity, which also includes Windows, Linux, UNIX and mainframe.

Protegrity will integrate its data security software solutions with Patrick Townsend's product and service lines focused on IBM iSeries (AS/400) computers.  The partnership offers the iSeries computer community consistent security across its processing platforms, and protection for the many vulnerable legacy applications resident on them.  Patrick Townsend’s well-established expertise in the iSeries environment, coupled with Protegrity’s strong security solutions and offerings mid-range through mainframe, bring integrated answers to AS/400 protection needs.

"Executives understand what's at stake when someone gets unauthorized access to their proprietary data," says Gordon Rapkin, Protegrity's CEO and president. "But too many are picking point solutions without an overarching data security strategy.  Our partnership with Patrick Townsend gives the AS/400 user strong data protection as part of a consistent, enterprise-wide solution.”

 Companies must create sound data-access policies and then deploy technology capable of enforcing those policies. Protegrity's newly updated Defiance Security Software Suite 4.1is the centrally managed security solution that gives executives the confidence to know that critical data is being accessed easily—but securely—enterprise-wide. See Defiance 4.1 release.

Patrick Townsend, President of Patrick Townsend & Associates, said “We are pleased to extend our leadership in the IBM iSeries data security space by integrating support for Protegrity’s products with our own. IBM iSeries customers will benefit by the enhanced security that Protegrity products provide for their sensitive information.”

ABOUT PROTEGRITY

Protegrity Corporation delivers enterprise-wide data security management solutions for end-to-end protection for applications and sensitive data, enabling companies to deploy comprehensive security policies with centralized management and auditing.    Protegrity is committed to protecting sensitive data wherever it resides in today’s highly distributed and heterogeneous computing environments. 

Protegrity empowers management to take responsibility for sensitive data by mitigating legal and financial risks associated with security breaches and assuring compliance with regulatory requirements for data security.

For more than ten years, Protegrity’s award-winning technology has enabled customers to address and resolve critical security challenges. Protegrity invented the core technology used for data-level encryption and owns key patents for database and application security and protection.  For more information call 203.326.7200 x1004.

Protegrity and Defiance are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Protegrity Corporation.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

ABOUT PATRICK TOWNSEND & ASSOCIATES

Patrick Townsend & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1984 to provide data security and B2B eCommerce software and consulting services to the IBM Enterprise community. The company is a privately held corporation located in Olympia, Washington.  In addition to direct sales from the headquarters office there are distributors in the US, North America, and in many international sites.

Founded 22 years ago, the firm serves a broad range of industries, including finance, hospitality, retail, telecom, manufacturing, distribution, government, utilities, health care and transportation. Its customers include IBM, ExxonMobil, Tiffany & Co, Williams-Sonoma and Visa. For more information, visit www.patownsend.com or call 360.357.8971.

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Protegrity Corporation
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