- RSA to Launch RSA(R) Database Security Manager and RSA(R) File Security
Manager
- Expanded Data Security Solutions Portfolio from RSA Created Through New
Strategic Partnerships with CipherOptics, Decru and NeoScale; RSA Also
Launches Initiative to Define Common Standards for Key Management
- Epicor|CRS Becomes First Major Retail Point-of-Sale Technology Partner in
RSA(SM) Key Manager Partner Program
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA(R) CONFERENCE 2007 -- RSA,
The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced a major expansion
of its enterprise data protection (EDP) strategy that will help enable
customers to secure encryption endpoints across the enterprise. By
protecting data wherever it resides, this will empower customers to pursue
and accelerate their primary business objectives with confidence.
Core to this development, RSA has announced a definitive agreement to
acquire Hyderabad, India-based Valyd Software Private Ltd. for an
undisclosed sum, and has established strategic partnerships with
CipherOptics, Decru, NeoScale Systems and Epicor|CRS.
The acquisition of Valyd is expected to close later in Q1-2007. Upon
completion, it will immediately provide RSA's customers with solutions for
effective enterprise-wide data protection for a variety of database
management systems and protection of sensitive data maintained in files --
against internal and external attacks.
Regulations regarding the protection of sensitive consumer, business
and government data to prevent identity theft and fraud have created new
security complexities that many organizations are not equipped to solve.
Existing state laws and federal laws are spurring organizations to protect
this data fully regardless of where it lives and where it travels --
including within applications, databases, files, disk storage systems, tape
systems or network links. The expansion of the RSA Enterprise Data
Protection strategy and technology offerings will help organizations tackle
the deployment of encryption technology more efficiently -- and with
greater control and predictability by simplifying the management of
security controls.
The powerful combination of RSA Database Security Manager and RSA File
Security Manager with encryption solutions from our strategic partners will
enable stronger integration between endpoint security solutions and RSA Key
Manager's capabilities.
In addition, a strategic technology alliance with Epicor|CRS has been
established which will provide the first RSA key management-enabled
point-of- sale (POS) solution to retailers. RSA Key Manager technology is
planned to be integrated into Epicor|CRS's retail point-of-sale solution to
help protect sensitive information such as credit card magnetic stripe data
and consumer data at the point of entry to meet PCI and other data security
requirements. RSA Key Manager software is a stand-alone key lifecycle
management offering that enables businesses to effectively control
encryption keys by providing centralized, secure and simplified
administration for all applications.
"Enterprises will turn to RSA to leverage our expanded set of
enterprise data protection solutions that are engineered across all
encryption endpoints to mitigate risk further, reduce costs and help meet
regulatory compliance mandates. We're working to accelerate their business
objectives because, with the proper security controls in place, we can help
them focus on current business processes and ensure that business
continuity plans function without interruption," said Rick Welch, Vice
President & General Manager, Data Security Solutions at RSA, The Security
Division of EMC. "We are working to reduce the complexity in the typical IT
environment where heterogeneous applications and platforms exist. With
integrated solutions from RSA, our customers can confidently protect their
private consumer, employee and partner data throughout the information
infrastructure."
New EDP Solutions from RSA
RSA Database Security Manager and RSA File Security Manager will both
be seamlessly integrated with RSA Key Manager software. RSA Database
Security Manager is designed to deliver highly secure data protection for a
variety of database management systems (DBMSs) including those from IBM,
Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, and Teradata. This protection is completely
transparent to applications and business processes that access the DBMSs.
As engineered, it is especially suited to heterogeneous DBMS environments
to ensure consistent enforcement of security policies across systems,
regardless of the provider. RSA File Security Manager is designed to
provide protection of sensitive data maintained in files -- against
internal and external attacks. It provides centralized management,
enforcement of separation of duties and other security polices for
sensitive files regardless of where they exist on the network. Centralized
management of encryption keys also ensures that keys can be quickly located
when they are needed lessening the risk of data compromise or loss.
RSA also continues to collaborate with leading database technology
vendors to foster interoperability among RSA Key Manager software and
native database encryption solutions to ensure that customers always have
the most appropriate solution to meet their needs.
New Strategic Partnerships
Extending RSA's mission to provide companies with a more comprehensive
approach to enterprise data protection (EDP) across all encryption
endpoints - - whether in applications, databases, disk storage systems,
files, tape systems or network links -- strategic partnerships have been
formed with CipherOptics, Decru and NeoScale Systems to bring a range of
best-of-breed solutions to market. With expanded EDP offerings through
these strategic partnerships, RSA becomes one of the definitive sources of
data security offerings for CIOs and other key decision makers. RSA is also
working with CipherOptics, Decru, NeoScale, and other industry leaders to
create common standards for key exchange and management.
CipherOptics
CipherOptics is a leading innovator in network security solutions,
providing transparent security overlays that solve the fundamental problems
of scalable data protection.
"With complimentary capabilities and a shared commitment to easing the
deployment and management burden of encryption technology, RSA is a natural
strategic partner for CipherOptics," said Ron Willis, president and CEO of
CipherOptics. "We look forward to working together to ensure our customers
have the key management functionality they need to develop an in-depth
security strategy that provides the improved control, visibility and access
required to overcome the fundamental problems of scalable data protection."
Decru
Decru is a leading provider of storage security solutions to address
critical business requirements, including data privacy, regulatory
compliance, and intellectual property protection. Decru DataFort(R) storage
security appliances automate and simplify secure data management for
heterogeneous enterprise environments.
"RSA and Decru are working together with customers to define the next
generation of interoperable encryption and key management services," said
Suresh Vasudevan, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Decru.
"Enterprises today face the daunting task of securing data privacy across
heterogeneous multi-vendor environments. They are asking vendors to work
together and streamline this process, and Decru and RSA are stepping up to
meet these needs."
NeoScale Systems, Inc.
NeoScale Systems, Inc., a leading provider of storage security
solutions, enables enterprise customers to achieve data privacy with low
operational impact and at the low total cost. The company's award-winning
CryptoStor(R) appliances automate encryption of data that is either on a
storage network or at rest on disk, virtual tape, or tape media.
"NeoScale tape and disk security solutions are widely deployed in the
world's most important enterprises and government organizations. Every day
these customers rely on NeoScale to protect their sensitive data and
encryption keys. As these customers deploy other types of encryption
solutions, we recognize the need in the marketplace for key management
standards and interoperability to simplify overall management," said James
Yu, Senior Vice President, Business Development, NeoScale. "To this end, we
have been working with multiple standards organizations and partners who
share these goals. We are looking forward to working closely with RSA to
continue to drive open key management standards and to deliver integrated
solutions to our mutual customers."
Planned Integration Between RSA Key Manager and Leading Retail Solution
from Epicor|CRS
Regulatory guidelines and industry security standards such as the PCI
Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) -- which outlines best practices for the
handling of credit card data that is stored, processed or transmitted --
continue to motivate companies to develop and adopt an encryption strategy
for their high- risk data stores and applications. The key challenge lies
in how an organization implements encryption without breaking existing data
flows and business processes. To help solve this problem, RSA Key Manager
technology will soon be integrated into the CRS RetailStore(TM)
point-of-sale solution to help protect sensitive information such as credit
card magnetic stripe data and consumer data at the point of entry. CRS
RetailStore is a feature-rich store system that empowers store personnel to
provide a better customer experience and more effectively manage a chain of
integrated stores. The planned integration with RSA Key Manager software
will enable Epicor|CRS retail customers to quickly enable key management
capabilities to reduce the complexities in encryption deployments by
centralizing the provisioning and lifecycle management of encryption keys.
This capability -- to protect at the point of entry -- helps ensure that
information will be both properly secured and fully accessible when needed
at any point in its lifecycle.
"Epicor|CRS prides itself on moving swiftly to respond to market needs
and in incorporating best-of-breed technology to meet those needs," said
Nader Nemati, global director of Epicor's retail and hospitality industry
practice. "Through our innovative technology alliance with RSA, we are
pleased to offer our retail customers enterprise data protection that not
only complies with industry standards, but provides protection throughout
the data lifecycle."
Epicor|CRS has also joined the RSA Key Manager Partner Program. The
program is supported by professional services and systems integration
professionals and allows organizations to certify the interoperability of
data protection solutions with RSA Key Manager software. The RSA Key
Manager Partner Program has become a formal extension of the RSA Secured(R)
Partner Program, one of the largest technology alliance programs of its
type, bringing over a dozen years of experience and hundreds of
complementary solutions together. The RSA Key Manager Partner Program
furthers RSA's long-standing philosophy of delivering flexibility and
choice while enabling companies to leverage our technology alongside
offerings from other vendors.
More information on RSA's announcements and related initiatives may be
found online at http://www.rsa.com/rsaconference2007/. In addition, RSA's
information-centric solutions will be featured at Booth #1316 at RSA
Conference 2007, February 5-9, 2007, at the Moscone Center in San
Francisco.
About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security
solutions for business acceleration, helping the world's leading
organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security
challenges. RSA's information-centric approach to security guards the
integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle -- no
matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.
RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access
control, encryption & key management, compliance & security information
management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of
user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is
generated. For more information, please visit http://www.RSA.com and http://www.EMC.com
RSA and Secured are registered trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. EMC is a registered trademark of EMC
Corporation. NeoScale, the NeoScale logo, and CryptoStor are trademarks or
registered trademarks of NeoScale Systems Inc. in the United States and
other countries. Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software
Corporation. CRS is a registered trademark and CRS RetailStore is a
trademark of CRS Retail Services, Inc. The product and service offerings
depicted in this document are produced by Epicor Software Corporation.
Decru and Decru DataFort are registered trademarks of Decru, a NetApp
company.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the
Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk
factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general
economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information
technology spending; (iii) risks associated with acquisitions and
investments, including the challenges and costs of integration,
restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (iv) competitive
factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product
introductions; (v) the relative and varying rates of product price and
component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services
revenues; (vi) component and product quality and availability; (vii) the
transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new
product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (viii)
insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (ix) war or acts of terrorism;
(x) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xi)
fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xii) other one-time events and
other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any
obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of
this release.
CONTACT: David Seuss
RSA, The Security Division of EMC
(781) 515-6279
dseuss@rsa.com
Sandra Heikkinen
OutCast Communications
(212) 905-6040
rsa@outcastpr.com
SOURCE EMC Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.rsa.com/rsaconference2007
http://www.RSA.com http://www.EMC.com
CONTACT:
David Seuss, RSA, The Security Division of
EMC, +1-781-515-6279, dseuss@rsa.com; Sandra Heikkinen, OutCast
Communications, +1-212-905-6040, rsa@outcastpr.com
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