WINMAGIC UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO GERMANY, AUSTRIA, AND SWITZERLAND BY RELEASING GERMAN-LANGUAGE VERSION OF ITS AWARD-WINNING SECUREDOC FULL-DISK ENCRYPTION SOLUTION

WinMagic Teams with German Partner to Make it Easy for German-Speaking Enterprises to Protect All Data on Desktops, Laptops, and Handheld Devices

(Munich, Germany, November 7, 2006) - WinMagic® Inc. (www.winmagic.com), the innovative leader in full-disk encryption, today launched a German version of its SecureDoc 4.2 full-disk encryption solution. Developed in response to increased demand from its German channel partners and customers, the German version includes the full SecureDoc software, SecureDoc Enterprise Server, and a complete set of manuals to make it simple for German enterprises to protect internal, partner, and customer data – even on easily-stolen mobile devices which the FBI estimates are responsible for 50 per cent of network breaches.

Ideally suited to Europe’s increasingly-mobile workforce, WinMagic’s SecureDoc full-disk encryption protects all data on desktops, laptops, and handheld devices by encrypting the entire hard drive at all times. SecureDoc’s ‘install-and-forget’ preboot design simply replaces the Windows GINA with a SecureDoc log-on screen to not only provide real-time data protection that is totally transparent to the user, but also prevent intruders bypassing the encryption level.

In addition, SecureDoc’s preboot design makes it simple to integrate full-disk encryption with multi-factor authentication, such as smart cards, tokens, biometric devices, and PKI authentication technologies before the operating system brings up the log-on screen. For a full list of smart cards and readers supported by SecureDoc, visit http://www.winmagic.com/solutions/third-party-integration.html.

“WinMagic worked tirelessly with Abitz.com to develop a German version of its SecureDoc full-disk encryption solution,” said Mrs. D. Hao Abitz, founder and CEO of Abitz.com GmbH. “Abitz.com is proud that this new German version of SecureDoc will make it easier than ever before for local resellers to provide enterprises with a simple and secure method of protecting the entire hard drive from unauthorized access.”

“With the rapidly-increasing demand for SecureDoc in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, it just made sense to develop a German-language version,” said Thi Nguyen-Huu, CEO, WinMagic.  “Both the new German version of SecureDoc and the established Munich office reaffirm WinMagic’s total commitment to its European partners and customers,” Nguyen-Huu continued.  “WinMagic is proud of its hand-picked European distribution network which includes Abitz.com, TLK Distribution, and sysob IT Distribution, and is thrilled that this collaboration with Abitz.com will make it simple for German-speaking enterprises to meet international security mandates and policies by encrypting all data on desktops, laptops, and handheld devices.”

SecureDoc Enterprise Server integrates with Active Directory, LDAP, and PKI servers to let administrators install, encrypt, and configure user machines centrally, and enables secure, yet flexible creation and distribution of keys and key files, as well as assignment of user access privileges. Administrators can customize password rules for the entire network, as well as recover lost passwords through a secure one-time challenge/response online engine. Most importantly, the unique design of the SecureDoc Enterprise Server Key file management eliminates all the vulnerabilities associated with the common ‘Master Password’ scenario.

Built on the PKCS#11 standards, and featuring the AES 256-bit encryption algorithm, SecureDoc encrypts all residual data, temporary files, paging files, and hidden partitions that are often left unprotected. With the ambitious goal of “whatever you can do with unencrypted disk, you should be able to do with disk encrypted by SecureDoc”, SecureDoc provides disk imaging capabilities and full support for Windows built-in defragmentation software and hibernation mode. Users can even resize partitions on encrypted disks, or run repair utilities and perform data recovery on disks in case of virus infection.

About WinMagic Inc.
WinMagic’s SecureDoc is the only full-disk encryption line that integrates with passwords, hardware tokens, biometric devices, and PKI authentication technologies at pre-boot to make it simple to protect all data on desktops, laptops and PDAs.  For more information on WinMagic’s award-winning products/services, please visit  http://www.winmagic.com call 1-888-879-5879 (toll-free North America), +1 905 502-7000 (worldwide), or email info@winmagic.com.

SecureDoc, SecureDoc Enterprise Server, and SecureDoc Central Database are trademarks of WinMagic, Inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.