Atempo's New Security and Compliance Manager Moves beyond Encryption to Deliver ``Trusted ILM''.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- SCM provides digital signatures, hierarchical key management, strong encryption and hash algorithms and detailed reporting to protect data from multi-dimensional threats

Atempo, the leader in data protection and storage security for trusted information lifecycle management (ILM), today unveiled Time Navigator Security and Compliance Manager (SCM). Time Navigator SCM is a new storage security solution integrating multiple layers of security technologies to protect 'in-flight' and 'at-rest' digital information, securing it against eavesdropping, tampering and impersonation. In an age when compliance authorities demand that enterprises safeguard the privacy and authenticity of their data, Time Navigator SCM gives organizations a single tool to counter multiple data security threats and protect digital assets over their information lifecycle.

ILM promises to automate the classification, distribution, and storage of confidential and regulated data, but the dynamic distribution of an organization's most valuable data around the network at any time creates new openings for data theft. Therefore, for CIOs to realize ILM's true promise they will need to ensure that risks of data exposure and compromise are neutralized. Atempo's SCM forms the basis for its "Trusted ILM" vision: protecting organizations' lifecycle data against a multitude of threats- eavesdropping, tampering and impersonation - by integrating strong encryption and hash algorithms, digital signatures, key management, and compliance policy enforcement with Time Navigator's reliable data protection and lifecycle management features.

Time Navigator SCM is built with regulatory compliance in mind. It provides templates for Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC-17a, HIPAA and other regulations. By intelligently applying the appropriate layers of security to different classes of data, organizations can establish distinct data retention periods, encryption methods, certificate management and security policies for different departments, users, applications or even specific data files. Compliance is supported and made secure by the inclusion of digital signatures that identify alterations made to the data while in-flight over the network or altered after the fact while data is at-rest. Furthermore, digital certificates are applied to ensure information is sent from a trusted source and has not been accessed by unauthorized persons.

"Data protection has rapidly transformed to deliver ILM functionality to organizations. Atempo is further driving the move to 'trusted ILM' with the addition of its strong security offering. For compliance regulations like Sarbanes Oxley, CFOs, CIOs and CSOs can now trust that their firm's data has not and will not be compromised or tampered with," said Stephen Terlizzi, Vice President of Global Marketing, Atempo, Inc. "Our Security and Compliance Manager uniquely protects organizations data against multi-dimensional threats - eavesdropping, tampering and impersonation. Simple encryption alone is insufficient to ensure success."

"When organizations embrace ILM to automate business and operating processes, they will also create a plethora of vulnerabilities. Without the right level of security, ILM is dead-on-arrival. CIOs can't wait any longer; they must plug the holes in the storage infrastructure," said Jon Oltsik, analyst for Enterprise Strategy Group. "Atempo is demonstrating both security intelligence and enterprise vision with its recently announced SCM software module. Its combination of encryption and advanced security functionality provides for today's storage security hot spots and next-generation requirements."

About Atempo

Atempo is the leader in trusted information lifecycle management. Atempo's solution enables corporations to protect all their digital assets and secure those assets against tampering and theft over their information lifecycle. Atempo's Time Navigator software suite delivers enterprise-wide secure data protection and storage security, enabling corporations to meet critical business requirements including digital privacy, regulatory compliance, non-repudiated long-term archiving, and business continuity. Founded in 1992, Atempo has more than 2300 customers worldwide, with a sales and support network exceeding 100 resellers. The company's dual headquarters are in Palo Alto, CA, and Paris, France. Learn more about Atempo and its "Trusted ILM" vision at www.atempo.com.

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