Company announces forthcoming enterprise management for Windows BitLocker
Drive Encryption
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA CONFERENCE --
BitArmor(TM), the leader in data control software that helps corporate
executives protect and manage sensitive data throughout their
organizations, today announced the availability of significant improvements
to its DataControl(TM) software, enhancing its data protection and
management capabilities when paired with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and
Windows Vista operating systems.
In addition, the company said it will introduce enterprise management
capabilities for Microsoft Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption in the third
quarter of this year, making BitArmor DataControl an integrated,
comprehensive software product available for helping to protect
Windows-based data, regardless of where it resides, either in-flight across
networks or at rest on devices such as laptops or servers. The
announcements were made today at the RSA Conference, being held here in San
Francisco; BitArmor is an exhibitor in the Microsoft Partner Pavilion.
Introduced last year, BitArmor DataControl combines layered data
protection with policy-based management, making it possible for companies
to gain unprecedented control over corporate-critical information at every
phase of its lifecycle, while reducing the costs and complexity
traditionally associated with doing so. Publicly-traded companies in key
vertical industries such as retail, healthcare, and manufacturing have
discovered the advantages of DataControl's powerful performance and ease of
administration, combined with total transparency for end-users,
applications and IT professionals.
"While Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista incorporate substantive
enhancements that make computing far more secure, the challenge remains in
ensuring that not only the network is protected against unauthorized
access, but that the control extends to the data as well," said Patrick
McGregor, BitArmor's Chief Executive Officer. "Advanced full disk
encryption, coupled with persistent file encryption and data management, is
a key element in making this happen, and is at the heart of our
data-centric solution. The combination of Microsoft technology and BitArmor
DataControl is designed to provide companies with more confidence than ever
that they can control sensitive data even as it gets more widely
distributed across the enterprise." McGregor is an expert in the field; his
cryptography research work at Princeton University was recently cited in
the "Cold Boot Attacks" paper that gained international headlines. BitArmor
DataControl applies the principles of McGregor's research in a
high-performance, transparent software product that provides a solution
against this attack that is practical for businesses to implement.
Windows BitLocker is a new drive encryption technology introduced with
the Windows Vista operating system. With BitLocker enabled, all files on a
personal computer's hard disk drive are automatically encrypted, helping to
prevent information from being read by others if a computer is lost, stolen
or sold. "BitArmor's announced support for BitLocker, as well its support
for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, will make sensitive data
throughout Windows-based environments more secure," said August Wilson,
Director, Product Management, Microsoft. "BitArmor's data-centric approach
and its combination of data protection and management in one solution make
it a formidable answer against multiple threat scenarios. This
forward-looking strategy will be welcomed by the Windows ecosystem."
About BitArmor Systems
BitArmor is the creator of DataControl(TM), powerful new software that
provides a faster, easier, more cost-effective way to protect and manage
sensitive data throughout any organization. Unlike traditional solutions
that only deal with information at specific points in the system, BitArmor
DataControl software attaches a Smart Tag(TM) directly to the data itself -
a tag that travels with the data and allows you to secure, track, and
control it regardless of where it is stored or sent. BitArmor helps
companies protect valuable data assets, achieve regulatory compliance, and
manage data throughout its functional lifecycle. More information is
available at http://www.bitarmor.com .
SOURCE BitArmor
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CONTACT:
RSA On-site Contact: Melissa Rich of
BitArmor, cell +1-412-559-5453, mrich@bitarmor.com; or Steve
Friedberg of MMI Communications, +1-610-518-7474,
steve@mmicommunications.net
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