Senforce Technologies Introduces Industry's First Centrally-Managed, Location-Aware Security Software to Protect Data on Mobile Devices in Both WiFi and Wired Environments.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003

Enterprise Mobile Security Manager's Patent-Pending

Location-Aware Security Technology Enables IT Managers

to Control Mobile Connectivity with Centralized Policies

Senforce Technologies(TM) Inc. today introduced centrally managed security software that enables IT managers to easily create, deploy, monitor and enforce computer security policies to protect invaluable corporate assets stored on mobile computing devices such as notebook and tablet computers. The Senforce Enterprise Mobile Security Manager(TM) (EMSM(TM)) consists of server and client software components that automatically recognize the location of a mobile device and enforce policies specific to the location, including locking down specific network-utilizing applications in areas of extreme sensitivity. Successful beta tests by federal agencies, leading universities, financial institutions and large enterprises have proven EMSM's ability to preserve the productivity benefits of mobile connectivity without compromising sensitive data residing on the mobile professional's computer.

"The growing mobile enterprise requires corporate security and IT managers to define new policies that will determine how mobile workers access their entire corporate network, or external wireless or wired environments," said Allan Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Senforce Technologies. "EMSM allows companies and institutions to unilaterally apply security policies to a global workforce by centrally creating and deploying mobile device security solutions in a highly scalable manner."

Demand Nexus Created by Mobility, Wireless and Security Trends

Enterprises recognize the productivity benefits of a mobile workforce and are encouraging a widespread transition from desktops to notebooks. Research firm Aberdeen group stated that, "Corporate PC planners are already set to buy three notebooks for every seven desktops this year in the United States(1)." WiFi is making it easier for enterprises to connect virtually anywhere. Jupiter Research wrote that, "57 percent of U.S. companies already support 802.11 networks, with an additional 22 percent planning to implement and support this technology in the next 12 months(2)."

The widespread use of mobile devices outside of the protection of enterprise firewalls has created unprecedented vulnerabilities for data residing on mobile devices. Corporate IT professionals and security departments are looking for new solutions to ensure safe computing. EMSM is the first security software available that enables enterprises to centrally manage and enforce security policies with little or no client-side configuration to protect data residing on a mobile device.

"Enterprises recognize the importance of corporate mobility to the bottom line," said John Pescatore, vice president for Internet Security at Gartner. "WiFi presents enterprises with the difficult challenge of integrating mobility into the business culture while protecting the company's assets. Smart IT managers will look for scaleable, managed policy enforcement solutions for mobile clients to meet this challenge."

Superior Security, Proven Technology

Unlike traditional firewall technologies, Senforce EMSM operates as a network driver interface specification (NDIS) intermediate driver to provide security protection from the moment traffic enters the PC. Unsolicited traffic is dropped at the lowest levels of the protocol stack, protecting against protocol-based attacks including unauthorized port scans, distributed denial-of-service attacks and others.

EMSM's NDIS intermediate driver technology is also Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified and signed for Windows XP(R) and Windows 2000(R), meeting additional rigorous quality standards set forth by Microsoft.

Patent Pending Technologies at the Core of EMSM

EMSM allows IT professionals to centrally administer the creation and distribution of security policies by defining how users communicate in mobile environments. With EMSM, IT managers can determine which hardware users communicate with, which applications users can run, and which wireless network access points (NAPs) they can see and use. EMSM employs multiple patent-pending technologies to provide this level of communication management, including:

-- WhereAware(TM) technology that automatically detects the

location of a mobile device as users move across diverse

networks and encounter varying degrees of risk. The technology

then applies pre-configured security permissions to block

access to time-wasting programs and unauthorized programs

based on the location of the device.

-- AdapterAware(TM) that controls, by location, which network

adapters (by brand and model name) users communicate with to

help reduce the "viral deployment" of unauthorized wireless

communications technologies in the enterprise.

-- AccessAware(TM) that lets IT managers control what the WLAN 

adapter "sees" and connects to, providing policy-enforced

wireless connection management. AccessAware directly supports

and interacts with Microsoft's Wireless Zero Configuration 

(WZC) service that lets Windows(R) XP(R) users only see

authorized wireless LAN connection points. The technology

prevents the use of "Rogue NAPs" introduced by employees or

hackers.

EMSM Advanced Architecture Delivers Management Advantages

Senforce developed a new type of security architecture to power Enterprise Mobile Security Manager and provide IT departments a powerful, scalable policy enforced client security tool that helps secure enterprise mobile data wherever it goes. Senforce EMSM architecture consists of five functional components:

-- Authority Service enables IT managers to leverage existing

user and group definitions to provide initial "credentials"

for client authentication. Authority Service also monitors

user and group changes within the directory (NT Domain, Active

Directory, LDAP) and updates the Policy Service.

-- Policy Service enables IT managers to distribute policies to

mobile clients based on their credentials. The Policy Service

can safely reside either inside or outside the corporate

firewall, allowing IT managers to distribute updates to

clients regardless of where or how the clients are connected

to the Internet or Intranet.

-- Reporting Service allows IT managers to monitor security

policy compliance and identify trends across the organization.

The Reporting Service gathers and stores security policy and

client compliance information, and generates client security

history reports that can be viewed through a Web-based

interface, with stock reports, or with third party reporting

tools such as Crystal Reports, etc.

-- Policy Editor guides IT personnel through the simple steps

required to create and deploy group security policies, and

provides context-sensitive help and policy creation tips.

-- Mobile Security Client, which resides on the mobile client

computer, receives policies from the Policy Service and then

enforces the security policy on the mobile client as it moves

from location to location.

System Requirements, Price and Availability

Senforce Enterprise Mobile Security Manager server-side hardware requirements include an 800 MHz Pentium III equivalent (or greater) server computer with at least 256MB of RAM, and 5MB of initial hard disk storage to install. Server-side software requirements include Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (with Service Pack 3 installed), Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with Service Pack 3 installed), or Windows 2003 Server; Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard or Enterprise Edition (with Service Pack 3 installed); and a certificate obtained from a publicly trusted certificate authority, such as VeriSign.

EMSM's Mobile Security Client and Policy Editor client-side hardware requirements include a 600 MHz Pentium III equivalent (or greater) with at least 128 MB minimum, and 30MB of initial hard disk storage to install. Client-side software requirements include Microsoft Windows 2000 (running Service Pack 2, 3 or 4), or Windows XP (with or without Service Pack 1); Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater on Windows 2000, or Internet Explorer 6.0.28.00 Service Pack 1 for Windows XP; and a certificate obtained from a publicly trusted certificate authority, such as VeriSign.

Pricing for Enterprise Mobile Security Manager varies based on the scale of the deployment, with initial per-seat pricing at $89.99. A variety of scalable maintenance options are also offered. Please direct inquiries to [e-mail].

About Senforce Technologies

Senforce Technologies is the leading developer of location-aware security software for enterprise mobile computing. Senforce's flagship product, Enterprise Mobile Security Manager(TM), allows IT managers to create, deploy, enforce and monitor computer security policies for mobile clients across the enterprise. The company is based in Orem, Utah, with offices in Cupertino, Calif. Senforce Technologies is privately held, and is funded by Rocket Ventures, EsNet Group Ltd., Ridgewood Capital and Panasonic/Matsushita. Information about Senforce Technologies is available on the Web at www.senforce.com.

(1) Aberdeen Group, Traveling with Centrino: A User's Perspective,

June 4, 2003

(2) Jupiter Research, March 17, 2003

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