Septiembre 2007

New Version of SECUDE secure notebook available (Inglés)

SECUDE and Siemens protect Business Notebooks

Luzern, September 13, 2007 – SECUDE International AG, the End-to-End IT Security Products & Solutions Company, releases a new version of its hard disk encryption solution SECUDE secure notebook. The new version is the first result of the technology partnership with Siemens.

SECUDE secure notebook 8.0.2 builds on the known and proven functionality of its prior versions. Providing Full Disk Encryption and Pre-Boot-Authentication, the solution protects confidential business data on notebooks, desktops, and external mass storage devices from unauthorized third parties. In addition, 8.0.2 increases user acceptance and user productivity by offering faster boot time.

"Siemens' security solutions are well known worldwide and we're pleased to be able to offer a complementary technology to a market leader.” says Tristan Kromer, Business Unit Manager Mobile Security at SECUDE, “Together we offer companies an easy way to protect business data on notebooks.”

As part of this partnership, Siemens CardOS API has now been integrated into SECUDE secure notebook for the first time, allowing Pre-Boot-Authentication to the notebook with a large number of authentication devices from Siemens. For companies, this means even more flexibility in choosing smartcards or security tokens.

“SECUDE is one of the worldwide leading providers of hard disk encryption and pre-boot authentication technologies”, says Doris Hermann, VP and General Manager Security and Identity Management, Siemens AG. “Combining Siemens CardOS smartcards and Siemens CardOS API middleware with SECUDE secure notebook 8.0.2, together we are able to provide increased protection and real value-added for our customers”.

Siemens CardOS is a multifunctional, certified smart card operating system that meets the most stringent data security requirements. It offers active and passive protection for stored data, certificates and cryptographic keys.

Siemens CardOS API is a crypto middleware for workstations and servers. It offers all necessary application interfaces to perform encryption, authentication and digital signatures in connection with the common business applications.

About SECUDE

SECUDE International AG, the End-to-End IT Security Products & Solutions Company, is a market leader in the areas of key & access management, authentication & authorization, encryption, data integrity and the management of digital identities, delivering a higher level of IT Security to organizations around the world. We offer solutions in single sign-on and the security of documents, applications and transactions.

SECUDE is a member of IT SEC SWISS AG and was founded in 1996 out of a partnership between SAP AG and the Fraunhofer Institute in Darmstadt , Germany . This partnership resulted in the Secure Network Communication (SNC) module for SAP AG. Headquartered in Lucerne , Switzerland , we have a worldwide customer base and offices in the USA , Germany , Netherlands , Spain , Czech Republic , United Arab Emirates , Vietnam and China .

For further information, please consult www.secude.com

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