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EXPERT AVAILABLE TO COMMENT ON MERCK'S DOCUMENT GAFFE, DATA LEAKS AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM

75 Percent of Documents at Typical Corporations Contain Potentially Damaging Information if Leaked

San Francisco, Calif.-December 14, 2005-Pharmaceutical heavy hitter Merck, already plagued with lawsuits surrounding the safety of its Vioxx drug, is the latest to enter the ugly world of dirty documents and data leaks. According to New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Executive Editor Dr. Gregory Curfman, the Journal discovered that incriminating data regarding the link between heart attacks and Vioxx use had been deleted from Merck's study submission to the publication. The deleted content was revealed through a simple "Track Changes" manipulation in Microsoft Word.

Track changes misuses are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to document mishaps and data leaks. And, the Merck incident is just one of many recent highly-publicized leaks of both hidden and obvious content in documents, leading to negative company perception or loss of business. Merck's mistake comes on the heels of document data leaks stemming from the White House, Pentagon, United Nations, Australia's banking big wig Westpac and several leading mutual fund firms.

Joe Fantuzzi, CEO of document integrity company Workshare, is available for immediate comment. Fantuzzi can walk you through the following document integrity and security issues:

  • Merck's mistake and other common document mishaps
  • Why Adobe PDFs lull users into a false sense of security
  • How to identify a company's risk level for a potential document blunder
  • Steps companies can take to proactively audit documents and prevent these embarrassing and costly leaks from occurring

About Workshare
Workshare is the industry leading provider of Document Integrity software applications for professionals. Its products include Workshare Professional, DeltaView, DeltaView PE, Protect and TRACE! Workshare's customer base spans small to large organizations in every industry segment with more than 55 percent of the Fortune 1000 and 85 percent of the ProServices 250. In total, more than 5,000 companies and over 800,000 professionals in 65 countries use Workshare software. The company has offices in London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Frankfurt, The Hague, Hong Kong and Sydney. Workshare is the sponsor of www.metadatarisk.org, the definitive source for content security. For more information, visit www.workshare.com