SafeGuard Easy 4.30 Provides Organizations with an Optimal Selection of Authentication Technologies.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Utimaco:

* Utimaco's SafeGuard Easy 4.3 supports the combination of authentication methods such as passwords, fingerprints and the RSA SecureID[R] SID800 two-factor authentication hardware token for maximum access protection

* Lenovo ThinkPads are the first PCs to support SafeGuard Easy full hard drive encryption via integrated fingerprint readers

* Protects investments through the integration of security software and hardware

Utimaco - The Data Security Company offers users a maximum level of protection, assurance and flexibility with SafeGuard 4.30, the latest version of Utimaco's hard drive encryption solution. For the first time, users can logon with a combination of password, the Lenovo Fingerprint Reader or the RSA SecureID SID800 two-factor authentication token, before the system has completed the boot process. The new logon features require only a fraction of the time needed to complete the logon process, ensuring the highest level of access protection currently available on the market. By merging software and hardware security technologies (SafeGuard Easy with fingerprint sensors and technical interoperability with the RSA SecureID SID800 token through the RSA Secured[R] partner program), customers receive an integrated solution that will continue to protect their investments in the future.

SafeGuard Easy 4.30 is the only hard drive encryption product to implement pre-boot authentication with fingerprint sensors integrated in notebooks. Utimaco worked closely with Lenovo to integrate the new SafeGuard Easy functionality via fingerprint readers on select ThinkPad notebooks. By combining the advanced authentication and encryption capabilities of Version 4.30 with the superior BIOS design and ThinkVantage Technologies that come equipped on ThinkPad notebooks, users are provided a rock-solid, layered security solution that helps ensure that data cannot be accessed without permission. SafeGuard Easy 4.30 is available immediately.

"Security software and hardware work seamlessly together in the new version of SafeGuard Easy, that individualized data protection is now more readily accepted by organizations today. This makes it easier for companies to enforce security policies for their employees, " says Brendan Sullivan, Vice President NA Sales, Utimaco US. "As the largest supplier of biometrics-enabled PCs, our long-term partner Lenovo is also the first PC provider to simplify full hard drive encryption by integrating it with a fingerprint reader on ThinkPad notebooks. Any business with customer information residing on its mobile PCs can use this solution to provide the highest level of data security and immunize the company and its customers from complex legislation and sleepless nights."

Utimaco was also positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the most recent report on mobile data security solutions released by the IT analyst Gartner, the "Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection 2006," for its well-balanced combination of "completeness of vision and ability to execute". "For us, this is confirmation that Utimaco has a development vision that is fit for the future and, at the same time, that our strength also lies in our ability to execute solutions. Developing SafeGuard Easy 4.30 is the next logical step for Utimaco on the path to a fully integrated, user-friendly, centrally managed data security solution for the entire data life cycle," says Sullivan.

Background information about SafeGuard Easy

SafeGuard Easy protects the operating system and stored data by transparently encrypting the entire hard disk of notebooks, PCs or network servers, without the user even noticing. Depending on the company's security requirements, it is possible to encrypt parts of the database or the whole database, as well as external data storage media such as disks or USB memory sticks. The new option of pre-boot authentication using a password, fingerprints or eTokens, and combinations thereof, prevents unauthorized access to data by third parties. Even in hibernation or stand-by mode, devices are secure with SafeGuard Easy. Over 3 million users trust SafeGuard Easy with their data protection.

Additional information on SafeGuard Easy: http://www.utimaco.com/sg-easy

About Utimaco U.S.A. Co Based in Foxboro, Mass., Utimaco U.S.A. is a business unit of Utimaco Safeware, AG. The company provides technical, sales and marketing services throughout North America and Canada for Utimaco's extensive line of platform-independent, mobile, desktop, and network security solutions. Utimaco has technology partnerships with market leaders such as IBM Lenovo, Microsoft, Card Systems, and Siemens. A full list of technology partners as well as reseller partners can be found at www.utimaco.com.

Utimaco Safeware AG - The Data Security Company.

Utimaco is a world leading producer of professional solutions that secure data within companies and government agencies. The solutions, which have won multiple awards, protect data against unauthorized access and manipulation no matter where it's stored - on mobile personal devices, PCs or on networks. SafeGuard Easy, with more than three million installations, is the best selling worldwide solution for protecting data on notebooks and PCs. Utimaco is also a leader in electronic transaction protections. In Germany, for example, Utimaco solutions secure over 90 percent of all card-based payment systems. Utimaco offers its customers comprehensive on site support via a worldwide network of partners and subsidiaries in Europe, the USA and Japan. Utimaco Safeware AG, with headquarters in Oberursel, near Frankfurt, Germany, is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0007572406). For more information, visit our website at www.utimaco.com

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