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WinMagic Joins Microsoft’s SecureIT Alliance
WinMagic’s SecureDoc™ v4.3 Makes it Simple for Microsoft
Windows Vista, 2003, XP, 2000 Users to Encrypt All Data on PCs, Laptops, and
Removable Media
Mississauga, Ontario, April 3rd 2007 – WinMagic® Inc., an
innovative leader in full-disk encryption, is proud to announce it has joined
Microsoft’s SecureIT Alliance, a group of industry partners working together to
develop security solutions for the Microsoft® platform. As a member, WinMagic
will be able to collaborate closely with Microsoft and other alliance members to
improve platform-product interoperability and security to benefit mutual
customers. WinMagic hopes to add value to the alliance through its vast
experience in such areas as pre-boot integration of full-disk encryption with
multi-factor authentication, simple management of keys/key files, and
transparent compliance with IT security policies.
Microsoft’s SecureIT alliance is an online community forum that provides members
with the latest Microsoft platform information to assist in the development of
innovative new security solutions. The alliance makes it simple for members to
collaborate on such issues as security best practices and interoperability and
integration of products/services.
“Security is an industry problem, so it makes sense for us to
work together,” said Gerry Albert, Director of SecureIT Alliance from Microsoft.
“Microsoft continues to reach out to industry partners, through the Alliance and
other means, so that through improved collaboration we can promote interoperable
and secure products.”
“WinMagic is proud to have joined Microsoft’s forward-thinking
SecureIT alliance,” said Garry McCracken, Vice President of Research &
Development, WinMagic. “Looking back over the last five to ten years, WinMagic
has provided leadership and technology advances in the areas of pre-boot
integration multi-factor authentication, management of keys and key files, and
IT policy compliance – these are areas we expect to add value to SecureIT
Alliance,” McCracken continued. “The recently-released SecureDoc v4.3’s all-new
capabilities and functionalities further underscore WinMagic’s position as a
full-disk encryption leader, while reinforcing our continued commitment to the
Microsoft operating system.”
An original supporter of the Trusted Platform Module, WinMagic’s SecureDoc
v4.3 now supports TPM v1.2 continuing its role in driving innovation by
supporting Infineon TPM since early 2006. Building on the popularity of the TPM
chip, SecureDoc assists in adding an extra layer of security by seamlessly
supporting the authentication at pre-boot of the disk drive to the computer.
SecureDoc v4.3’s Removable Media Encryption functionality can be
easily enabled from a Windows Explorer browser. Whether an endpoint device is
running SecureDoc encryption software or not, USB thumb drives can now be easily
read with WinMagic’s DiskViewer – a free download available at
www.winmagic.com. DiskViewer makes it easy
for SecureDoc users to not only encrypt removable media, but also transport the
device for use on other computers without the purchase of additional licenses –
provided the user authenticates to the USB device
SecureDoc v4.3 makes it simple to deploy and manage encryption
for any number of users. Remote features permit adding, removing, or augmenting
users and profiles as well as allowing password recovery. Integration with
Active Directory and other LDAP servers such as PKI, and Novell add extra value
for SecureDoc customers.
About WinMagic Inc.
WinMagic’s SecureDoc software provides the world’s most secure full-disk
encryption. Easy to use, deploy, and manage, SecureDoc Enterprise Edition makes
it simple to combine full-disk encryption with user authentication at pre-boot.
Authentication is provisioned in a single- or multi-factor fashion including
password, smart card, TPM, hardware token, PKI, and biometrics. SecureDoc
protects data at rest for endpoint devices including desktops, notebooks,
external USB drives, and CD/DVDs. WinMagic’s data at rest solution provides
granular capabilities of end-user management at an enterprise level through
integration with MS Active Directory, LDAP servers, or PKI. SecureDoc’s
unparalleled robustness, operability, and performance allows for easy enterprise
deployments offering centralized administration with remote installation, and
password recovery.
Headquartered in Mississauga (Toronto), ON Canada, WinMagic operates through
direct and indirect channel support in over 43 countries. For more information
on products or services, please call 1-888-879-5879, or email
info@WinMagic.com.
SecureDoc, SecureDoc Enterprise Server, Compartmental
SecureDoc, SecureDoc PDA, SecureDoc Personal Edition, SecureDoc RME,
MySecureDoc, MySecureDoc Personal Edition Plus, MySecuredoc Media, and SecureDoc
Central Database are trademarks of WinMagic Inc. Other products mentioned here
in may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owner.
Press Contact:
Michael L. O’Keeffe
Communication Strategies, Inc.
Telephone: (416) 760-0100
mokeeffe@communicationstrategiesinc.net
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