Wave Resold by Origin Storage

Wave Systems Corporation signed a distribution agreement for Europe,
the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with Origin Storage Ltd.

Origin will focus on the forward-looking channel reseller companies in the
region interested in providing data protection to their
customers.

Origin has joined with Wave to enhance and develop Wave’s reseller
channel in Europe over the next year. The opportunity for resellers comes at a
time when conventional security is under continuing pressure from a growing
number of cyber-attacks. Most security solutions on the market rely on
proprietary software vulnerable to attack. Wave enables security
that’s built into the device, not added on, giving enterprises the ability to
know their devices, data and applications.

For securing sensitive data and safeguarding intellectual property,
Wave offers a single management console for deploying and managing
self-encrypting drives (SED’s). Available from storage vendors and
based on the Opal specification from the Trusted Computing Group, SEDs offer security and performance advantages over software-based encryption.
For organisations with Windows 7 who haven’t yet migrated to SEDs, iy enables
the activation of Microsoft Bitlocker, the native encryption feature on Windows
7.

Andy Cordial, Managing Director of Origin Storage, says: "This
is a unique opportunity for resellers to offer their customers Wave’s
management suite for protecting data and authentication, starting with security
built into the device itself. We believe that Wave offers compelling solutions
for any reseller and we’re looking forward to bringing increased awareness of
Wave to the market."

Along with managing SEDs and Microsoft BitLocker,
Wave also gives IT the power to manage a security chip that ships standard on
business-class PCs called the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Present on more
than half a billion devices worldwide, the embedded security chip can be used
to establish device identity, ensuring that only known machines are granted access
to network resources. In conjunction with Wave software, the TPM can also
signal the presence of malware lurking in the host system that can evade
commercially available anti-virus software.

Joseph Souren, General Manager Wave Systems EMEA, says: "We’re
pleased to partner with Origin because they’re a very well-connected and
trusted distributor with a strong track record and are a respected name in the
channel sector, working closely with many premier resellers."