SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA -- Echoworx Corporation, a
leading provider of security software products for digital communications,
is taking a lead in helping Enterprise Edition customers -- such as top
medical associations, healthcare providers and law firms -- tackle one of
the most critical issues facing businesses today: ensuring secure online
communications. The company announced new customers that have adopted
Echoworx Secure Mail, a simple, cost-effective end-to-end email encryption
solution currently offered by service providers such as AT&T, Rogers,
Tiscali, USA.NET and Verizon. Echoworx Enterprise Edition customers
include: Baker & McKenzie, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, Perry &
Partners, Janus Health Networks, Medical Association of District Columbia,
and Sweetwater Hospital.
Data breaches are becoming more prevalent and privacy legislation is
causing law firms and healthcare professionals across the country to be
more concerned than ever about maintaining the confidentiality of their
digital communications. Law firms can no longer rely on disclaimers at the
bottom of an email to protect client privacy. In fact, a recent survey of
500 corporate IT departments, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, found
that 81 percent of respondents had experienced a lost or stolen laptop or
portable storage device, which contained confidential information. Law
firms and healthcare professionals are realizing they need to protect
themselves by putting privacy policies in place that include email
encryption among other security best business practices.
K. Edward Shanbacker, Executive Vice President of MSDC states, "The
Echoworx Secure Mail Enterprise Edition provides District physicians with a
branded solution for email encryption that we can offer our membership.
It's important to our membership that we bring to their attention services
that can benefit their practice, which is why we have listed Secure Mail as
a Medical Society Services endorsed product that our members can purchase
right from our website. In order to comply with legislation and ensure
patient confidentiality, we believe email encryption has become an
important requirement for the way healthcare professionals should
communicate over the Internet."
Theo Ling, Partner and Member of Information Technology/Communications
group at Baker & McKenzie, notes "Lawyers should not be expected to build
and maintain platforms for managing digital identities, nor should they be
expected to establish customized secure email links with all of their
clients. The cost is just too high, and the complexity of the task is just
too great. Products like Secure Mail that require no upfront investment or
ongoing management have got to be the solution. Clients and lawyers alike
will benefit by this mass market approach to encrypting email."
Michael Ginsberg, President and CEO of Echoworx notes that "Network and
Internet security is a primary concern for businesses across the country.
Encryption is an important requirement that is not only being mandated, but
clients are beginning to demand it. In reference to healthcare, a recent
study by Harris Interactive for The Wall Street Journal Online shows that
74% of patients would like to use email to communicate with their doctor.
Echoworx Secure Mail for enterprises is being embraced by businesses
because we deliver an end-to-end encryption solution that is easy to use
and can be deployed very quickly at a very low cost."
Ivaylo Nikolov, Director, Information Technology at Davies Ward
Phillips & Vineberg added, "Law firms constantly worry about email privacy
for client communication. Echoworx has a fully outsourced solution that is
easy to use, quick to implement and extremely cost effective. Clients do
not require any additional software to read the message and do not have to
deal with the dreaded encryption certificates. IT departments have the
tools they need to easily manage and administer all users internally. It's
a simple and efficient solution."
Secure Mail for enterprises is offered by Service Providers on a
subscription basis. This PKI encryption solution is based on industry
trusted standards (S/MIME, X.509) and allows Secure Mail users to send
encrypted email to anyone, whether or not they are also subscribers. There
is no need to exchange credentials or require non-subscribers to download
specialized software or register for any service.
Secure Mail for enterprises is a fully managed solution. Monthly
billing and provisioning is provided based on the number of Secure Mail
users. Each user simply downloads a plug-in that provides the encryption
function right on the desktop. A new "Secure" button will appear in the
compose screen and the subscriber can begin to send encrypted email
messages to anyone, including non-subscribers of the service. In addition,
Secure Mail for enterprises delivers an intuitive Administration Console,
which gives organizations the ability to easily manage and administer its
Secure Mail users.
Secure Mail for enterprises is immediately available in the United
States and Europe. Enterprises and Service Providers interested in this
offer are invited to contact Alfonso Licata, EVP Worldwide Sales, Echoworx
at licata@echoworx.com.
Secure Mail Service Providers include:
AT&T: http://www.att.com/securemail
Bellsouth:
http://smallbusiness.bellsouth.com/internet/securemail.asp?src=mngd
Rogers: http://www.rogers.com/securemail
Tiscali: http://vas.tiscali.it/securemail/
USA.NET: http://www.usa.net/encrypted
Verizon: http://www.business.verizon.net/securemail
ABOUT ECHOWORX CORPORATION
Echoworx is a provider of security solutions for enhancing privacy and
trust in electronic communications. Echoworx security products are designed
for Service Providers who want to offer a branded encrypted email service
to businesses, consumers and enterprises. Echoworx security products are
based on industry standard PKI and S/MIME technologies for strong
encryption and digital signatures, and are built on the Echoworx Security
Services Platform. Echoworx Secure Mail Service Providers include: AT&T,
BellSouth, IBM Canada, LogicaCMG, North Rock Communications, Sun
Microsystems, Tiscali, USA.NET, and Verizon.
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Related links:
http://www.att.com/securemail
http://smallbusiness.bellsouth.com/internet/securemail.asp?src=mngd
http://www.rogers.com/securemail
http://vas.tiscali.it/securemail/
http://www.usa.net/encrypted
http://www.business.verizon.net/securemail
CONTACT:
Stefanie Nastou of Echoworx Corporation,
+1-416-226-8610, pr@echoworx.com, or Lois Whitman of HWH PR/ New
Media, +1-212-355-5049 x 105, +1-917-822-2591 cell,
loisw@hwhpr.com
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