Reconnex, in information monitoring and protection appliances, announced a partnership agreement with BitArmor Systems, in data control software that helps companies protect and manage data on an enterprise scale.

The agreement leverages the Reconnex Open API and BitArmor's enterprise encryption capabilities to find and protect sensitive

data anywhere on the network. The agreement will enable an enterprise-class solution that defines and enforces policies for the protection of sensitive information. The integrated solution will enable users to monitor adherence to policies at the edge of the network and on endpoints in a consistent and unified manner. Through its policy-based security features, BitArmor helps Reconnex safeguard data for the Microsoft Windows operating system throughout the organization, both while data is in flight and while it is stored.

"BitArmor DataControl and Reconnex's technologies complement each other amazingly well," said BitArmor CEO Patrick McGregor. "Our customers can combine BitArmor's encryption expertise, data tracking capabilities, and simple, central management with Reconnex's endpoint data monitoring to go beyond data leakage prevention. They will be able to protect their information more effectively than they can with any other solution on the market."

Under the terms of the agreement, BitArmor will integrate and support the Reconnex Open Endpoint API through its direct sales force and channel partners. Users will be able to set endpoint policies through the Reconnex DLP console and propagate them seamlessly to BitArmor's agent endpoints. The Reconnex iGuard system monitors data in use at the endpoint for security violations, which are reported -- along with data-in-motion violations in the network -- through the Reconnex console. BitArmor's intelligent endpoint agents enhance the data-at-rest capabilities of the Reconnex solution by enabling users to control sensitive data based on endpoint policies.

"The Reconnex inSight Centralized Management Console will be able to leverage BitArmor's enterprise endpoint lifecycle technology, addressing the highly distributed and mobile corporate environments commonly found today," said John K. Peters, CEO of Reconnex. "BitArmor's customers are offered a central management system that controls data-in-motion and data-at-rest scanning, while Reconnex customers receive a market-leading solution for protecting and managing data on an enterprise scale."

BitArmor DataControl software protects and manages data that may be stored anywhere in the organization, including laptop and desktop computers, servers, and point-of-sale (POS) terminals. The software also controls data on tapes, removable media such as USB drives, and FireWire devices such as digital cameras. DataControl layers persistent file encryption with full disk encryption to protect against a wide range of threat scenarios.

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