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MILPITAS, Calif. (May 20, 2003) -- NeoScale Systems, Inc.,
a leading provider of enterprise storage security solutions for the networked
storage and data storage management markets, today announced that its CryptoStor
FC and CryptoStor for Tape appliances earned SC Magazine's Five-Star
performance rating; the highest rating presented to products reviewed in the magazine.
The review, which appears in SC Magazine's May issue and online, recognizes NeoScale's
storage security appliances for their ease of use, performance, transparency,
security and deployment capabilities for both primary and secondary data storage
protection.
According to the review, written by Jayne Parkhouse, "Theft
of critical data, once it has passed through a CryptoStor box is futile - it will
not be readable outside the data path, nor will it be salvageable without the
appropriate set-up and authority." She adds, "setting up the box, whichever
version you are connecting, is relatively straightforward… this makes it
capable of readily protecting any application data, with centralized and secure
policy, and key management." The verdict: "Depending on where you need
to guard your critical information (network or backup), both products offer good
value and are readily deployable."
CryptoStor FC delivers unparalleled performance, transparency
and deployment flexibility to secure data access and privacy for enterprise storage
systems. CryptoStor for Tape delivers seamless backup compatibility,
integrity and secure recovery to authenticate, encrypt and compress data on tape
libraries and virtual tape systems.
"For data protection to extend to distributed storage infrastructures
it must be scalable, non-disruptive, suitable to task. NeoScale CryptoStor Family
addresses the unique requirements for both networked and backup storage to enable
strong privacy policies, greater storage economies, and reduce serious access
liabilitie," said John McGraw, CEO of NeoScale Systems. "We're pleased
by SC Magazine's security-centric and thorough review of our CryptoStor solutions."
About CryptoStor
CryptoStor FC employs a unique in-line hardware platform that: (1) is optimized
for
gigabit throughput with <100 microsecond port-to-port latency, (2) can manage
hundreds of
security policies without performance degradation, and (3) is completely invisible
to the existing
data path. The platform- and application-independent appliance can be flexibly
deployed
according to business requirements: at the host, within the fibre channel fabric,
in front of storage
subsystems, and behind storage gateways.
CryptoStor for Tape is a readily deployable tape media protection
appliance that:
(1) transparently supports widely used backup applications and processes, (2)
integrates
compression for maximum utilization of media bandwidth, and (3) enables secure
media recovery and integrity regardless of tape location or maturity. Multiple
backup privacy policies are centrally/remotely managed to shield pooled, distributed,
unattended, virtualized and vaulted tape applications. The appliance can be placed
in-front of fibre channel or SCSI tape configurations.
NeoScale CryptoStor has undergone extensive performance, interoperability,
and reliability testing with leading storage software applications and hardware
devices. Both products available through a select storage and security system
integration channels. The full review can be found at http://www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/2003_05/review_1/index.html.
About NeoScale
Founded in June 2000, NeoScale Systems Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise
storage security solutions that provide robust data protection for networked and
distributed storage. NeoScale CryptoStor is a family of wire-speed, policy-based
storage security appliances that delivers network storage and media privacy. NeoScale's
solutions lower the cost of protecting highly accessible, distributed storage
infrastructures, while also enabling greater efficiencies for the management of
storage capacity, consolidation, continuity and availability. For more information,
visit www.neoscale.com. NeoScale is a member of the Storage Network Industry Association
(SNIA) and the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA).
About SC Magazine
SC Magazine is the world's #1 information security magazine and the longest-established
infosecurity magazine in the USA. It contains full coverage of computer security
news, individual product reviews, comparative product reviews, applications and
solutions, articles plus other information about computer security. It is a 'must
have' for anyone who is looking after their company's computer systems. More information
about SC Magazine can be found on the company's Web site at www.scmagazine.com.
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