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WORKSHARE® PROTECT™ ADDS FREE ALL-IN-ONE ENCRYPTION SERVICES

Workshare’s Unified Content Protection Suite delivers integrated Endpoint Encryption with its industry leading DLP/ILP Client at no additional cost

March 31, 2008 – San Francisco and London –– Workshare, a global leader in content protection and control, today announced delivery of its all-in-one encryption capabilities for the Workshare Protect Premium client, as part of the Workshare Unified Content Protection (UCP) Suite™ 6. Workshare UCP, released in October 2007, is the security industry’s first solution to integrate data leak prevention with mobile data protection – encryption of full disks, network drives, removable drives and file folders plus secure endpoint port controls – no matter what file type or application is used, or where the data is stored. The Workshare Protect client for DLP/ILP already has 4,000 customers using policy-enforcement to analyze content risk, convert content to appropriate formats, and apply content rights to protect laptops, desktops, mobile devices and network gateways.

The Workshare Protect Crypto endpoint encryption client comes bundled with the US $49.95/year Workshare Protect Premium client at no additional charge. It provides safe harbor compliance and mitigates data loss from content stored on laptops, removable media devices, or network drives. Encryption is performed using AES in CBC mode with 256-bit keys. The Workshare Protect Crypto client offers the following encryption services:

  • Full disk encryption
  • Local volume encryption
  • Network drive encryption
  • Removable media encryption
  • File and folder encryption
  • Password encryption
  • Integration with email encryption solutions from Workshare Ready Partners such as Cisco/IronPort, Secure Computing, CryptZone, Voltage, PGP and Utimaco
  • Integrated Windows login with pre-boot authentication and Active Directory integration
  • Support for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000

For organizations that want the full benefit of a centrally controlled system, the Protect Crypto clients can be managed through the Workshare Management System Protect Crypto server. It provides an easy-to-use management console, a single or cluster of management client stations, and includes strong authentication with USB keys or smart cards to protect stations and encrypted data stored on hard disks or disk arrays. The Workshare Management System Protect Crypto server enables organizations to:

  • Centralize configuration policy management, client distribution and installation
  • Centralize password and key recovery for help desk personnel
  • Support multiple disk images to streamline maintainability
  • Perform auditing and reporting for safe harbor compliance
  • Run over NTFS, Novell and other network-based file systems

“Workshare believes all-in-one endpoint encryption must be made cost-effective for everyone from small businesses to very large organizations,” said Brian Spector, General Manager, Workshare Content Protection market group. “Our customers want a range of encryption services fronted by central policy and content analysis to protect against data privacy breaches, intellectual property loss, and other disclosures. Bundling endpoint encryption with our DLP/ILP client will purposely commoditize costly encryption solutions available that lack real-time content analysis and control in an integrated package. Our Unified Content Protection Suite is now the one-stop shop to define policies, discover risk, remediate content, audit actions and manage incidents – with or without business user interaction inside applications – at endpoints and over network channels.”

Availability and Pricing
Available immediately, Workshare Protect Premium, including the all-in-one encryption services Protect Crypto client, has SRP of US $49.95/user/year. Existing Workshare Protect Premium customers can download the Protect Crypto client at no additional charge through Workshare’s customer portal. Workshare Protect Standard and Workshare Professional customers can upgrade to Workshare Protect Premium for an additional US $20/user/year. New users can purchase Workshare Protect Premium from among 300 resellers worldwide at www.workshare.com/purchase. Trial customers can download Workshare Protect Premium and accompanying documentation at www.workshare.com/downloads/.

Attendees of the RSA Conference 2008 are invited to Workshare’s booth (#2233) between April 7-10 to get more information and see a live demonstration of the Workshare Unified Content Protection Suite.

About Workshare
Workshare, an information security company delivers Content Protection and Control solutions to over 8,500 organizations worldwide. Workshare solutions combine policy enforcement, management control and user entitlement to ensure safe information exchange without business disruption. Its products include the Workshare Protect Suite, Workshare Professional Suite, and TRACE! Workshare’s customer base spans small to large organizations in every industry segment and includes more than 60 percent of the Fortune 1000 and 85 percent of the Global ProServices 250. Workshare is Microsoft’s current global ISV/Solution Partner of the Year, has appeared at DEMO and won numerous industry awards. The company has offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Washington DC, London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Paris and Sydney. Workshare is the sponsor of www.metadatarisk.org, the definitive source for content security. For more information, visit www.workshare.com.

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