Science & Technology 
Science and Technology
Science and Technology 
Wed, July 22, 2009
Tue, July 21, 2009
Safend: Workshare Partners With Safend to Protect Enterprise Data
PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - July 21, 2009) - [ Safend ], a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions, today announced that [ Workshare ], a global leader in technology for the legal industry, will be integrating Safend Protector into its desktop and server security products with the goal of fully integrating other components of the [ Safend Data Protection Suite ] in order to further the partnership. Through this strategic relationship, Workshare customers in the legal industry will now benefit from comprehensive device and wireless port control and advanced hard disk and removable media encryption capabilities.
"In the highly regulated legal industry, document control and data security is of the utmost importance," said [ Alan Fraser ], CEO of Workshare. "By combining the power of Workshare's desktop and server products with Safend's device and removable media encryption technologies, our customers can rest assured that all of their confidential and proprietary data is secure."
Data loss and theft has become increasingly prevalent as portable storage devices become less expensive and cyber criminals become more and more sophisticated. Today's economic downturn presents additional security challenges as terminated employees attempt to take confidential data with them when they leave. Without a proper security strategy in place, enterprise data is at a significant risk.
Powered by Safend's technology, Workshare's solutions will now offer unprecedented encryption and device control functionality for companies and practitioners in the legal industry. Using this solution, organizations will have access to the industry's most comprehensive, secure and easy-to-use data protection technology. The combined solution will enable users to address the key security issues of document control and data protection as well as ensure compliance with major industry standards.
"This partnership is further proof of Safend's leadership position in the enterprise data protection market," said [ Gil Sever ], CEO of Safend. "Companies like Workshare continue to team up with Safend to ensure that their customers have access to the most innovative and best-in-class data security solutions on the market today."
Workshare delivers a combination of desktop and server products that allow knowledge workers to create and collaborate on documents and securely share information with users within and outside an organization. With Workshare, organizations can deliver reliable document comparison and review, and ensure the necessary compliance and risk management processes are enforced in order to protect sensitive information.
Recently, Safend also announced that its Data Protection Suite received a "Best Buy" ranking and five out of five stars in SC Magazine's Encryption Group Test. The overall verdict of the review was that the Safend Data Protection Suite is an "excellent product at a great price point." To read the review in its entirety, please visit [ http://www.scmagazineus.com/GroupTest-Encryption-tools/GroupTest/181/ ].
The full Safend Data Protection Suite features Safend Auditor, Safend Protector, Safend Encryptor and Safend Reporter, designed to offer an unprecedented level of enterprise data protection by combining data leakage technology with hard disk encryption, removable media encryption, and data analysis and reporting to ensure compliance with regulatory standards such as HIPAA, SOX, BASEL and PCI. Management features include file-shadowing, load balancing and management by domain.
About Safend
Safend is a leading provider of endpoint data protection solutions that protect against corporate data loss by offering comprehensive products for data encryption and port and device control. The Safend Data Protection Suite encrypts internal and external hard drives, removable storage and CD/DVDs and provides granular control over all physical, wireless and removable media devices, ensuring compliance with regulatory data security and privacy standards. With more than 1,200 customers worldwide and 1.7 million licenses sold, Safend's solutions are deployed by multinational enterprises, government agencies and small to mid-size companies across the globe. Founded in 2003, Safend is a privately held company funded by Elron Electronics (
About Workshare
Workshare, a global leader in technology for the legal industry, enables organizations to control and manage information securely. More than one million professionals rely on Workshare solutions to increase productivity and safeguard their confidential information; ultimately securing their intellectual property, customer relationships and the organization's reputation. Workshare's document comparison and collaboration solutions provide risk management and security to over 14,000 organizations worldwide. For more information, visit [ www.workshare.com ].