APPSHIELD PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR PLANETRX.COM CONSUMERS.Perfecto per·fec·to n. pl. per·fec·tos A cigar of standard length, thick in the center and tapered at each end. [From Spanish, perfect, from Latin perfectus; see perfect.] Technologies, a developer of innovative eBusiness See e-business. security software, has announced that PlanetRx.com, Inc. has implemented AppShield, Perfecto's "plug and play" Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Application Security solution. PlanetRx.com, a leading Internet healthcare destination for commerce, content, and community, is the first online pharmacy  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. to deploy such a solution. PlanetRx.com is using AppShield to provide comprehensive protection for consumers' personal medical data. "The security and privacy of our customers' personal medical data is of utmost importance," said James Chong, chief technology officer of PlanetRx.com. "AppShield allows us to add another dimension to our existing security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security without compromising our development process or time to market. AppShield enables us to ensure our customers' security." Eran Reshef, Perfecto's co-founder and vice president, said, "Many eBusinesses have sufficient firewall and encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. technology in place; however, we believe that there is an equal need for generic Internet application security solutions. Perfecto's mission is to give Internet companies a competitive advantage in the crowded online marketplace by helping them to provide their customers with a safe, secure environment for conducting online transactions. As a leader in the online pharmacy space, PlanetRx.com's choice validates our mission with its AppShield deployment." About AppShield AppShield is the first plug and play solution to provide complete security for eBusiness applications. AppShield protects the integrity of an eBusiness application by ensuring that it can interact with end users only in ways intended by the application's developer. Developed to meet the special demands of the eBusinesses environment, where rapid application development and time to market are critical to success, AppShield can be installed quickly, needs little configuration and does not require modification to either existing eBusiness applications or third-party software. Because it provides blanket protection against application-level security vulnerabilities, AppShield allows eBusiness application developers to focus their attention on functionality and performance rather than the time-consuming process of coding for security. About PlanetRx.com, Inc. PlanetRx.com, Inc. (www.planetrx.com) is a leading online healthcare destination for commerce, content, and community. PlanetRx.com, which launched its e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. Website on March 18, 1999, provides a convenient, private and informative shopping experience for health and personal care products. About Perfecto Technologies Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Perfecto Technologies pioneered the market for Internet Application Security software. AppShield, Perfecto's initial product offering, is the first to provide extreme, plug and play security for customer-facing applications in dynamic eBusiness environments. Privately held, Perfecto is funded by blue-chip venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and industry leaders, including Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. and Intel Corp. More information about Perfecto Technologies may be obtained by visiting the company's Website at www.perfectotech.com or by calling the company directly at (650) 625-8101. |
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