Universities Enlist Utimaco to Keep Students, Parents and Faculty Safe from Data Breaches

Business Wire, August 28, 2007

George Washington University and University of San Francisco Partner with "The Data Security Company" to Stop Information Theft

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Utimaco - The Data Security Company, today announced continued momentum in the education sector with successful deployments at George Washington University and University of San Francisco. Utimaco has been chosen by clients in the education sector to ensure against data breaches that could reveal proprietary university information and the personal and financial data of students, their parents and university employees.

Just as corporations must protect data against unauthorized access, so must universities take precautions to secure data stored on mobile devices including laptops; removable media such as USB sticks; and on desktops and networks. Incoming and returning students who enroll in universities in the United States are required to share critical data related to financial, health and other personal information. As students enter campuses for the 2007-2008 school year, they will also bring with them an unprecedented number of devices that can be used to transmit and store data and that will put educational institutions at increased risk for data breaches. George Washington University and University of San Francisco are proactively combating that threat by deploying Utimaco SafeGuard products.

Utimaco's SafeGuard solutions provide the full spectrum of data confidentiality, integrity and central security policy management. Utimaco products protect at the end-point or the back-end (data at rest), during transmission (data in motion) and during processing (data in use). Utimaco's 360 degree approach to data security and partnerships with market leaders have created some of the bestselling solutions for protecting data worldwide.

"Just as in the corporate sector, universities are struggling to keep up with the security risks that come with the use of new technologies," said Craig F. Bumpus, General Manager, Utimaco Americas. "For corporations around the world, Utimaco provides rock-solid, user-transparent encryption technology that keeps data safe wherever and however it is being used, transmitted or stored. We are proud to see an increasing number of universities now choosing Utimaco for their data security needs."

Utimaco SafeGuard products are trusted by some of the world's leading brands to protect customer data and prevent corporate data leakage. Utimaco continues to expand its customer base in the US to include government, financial services and healthcare clients.

Utimaco Safeware AG - The Data Security Company.

Utimaco is the leading provider of data security solutions. The Data Security Company enables mid- to large-size organizations to safeguard their data assets against attacks and to comply with privacy laws by protecting their confidentiality and integrity. In response to twenty-first century threats Utimaco's complete range of data security solutions provide full 360 degree data protection unlike point solutions which only partially cover the data security needs of enterprises. Only SafeGuard solutions protect and manage data during storage (data at rest), during transmission (data in motion) and during processing (data in use). Utimaco offers its customers comprehensive on site support via a world-wide network of certified partners and subsidiaries in Europe, the USA and Asia. Utimaco Safeware AG, with headquarters in Oberursel, near Frankfurt, Germany, is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0007572406). For more information please visit http://www.utimaco.com.

About Utimaco USA -- 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 also 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 americas.utimaco.com.