Utimaco - The Data Security Company today announced that the company has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, 2007".
"We're pleased to be placed by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant in the mobile data security market," said Martin Wuelfert, CEO of Utimaco. "We believe this recognition further confirms that our customer-driven strategy is working and that our comprehensive product line provides differentiated value to our customers and partners. This is borne out in our strong financial results, and by our continued success in partnering with some of the world's largest and best-known technology vendors."
According to the report, Gartner Magic Quadrant leaders "have products that work well for Gartner clients. They have long-term road maps that match Gartner's vision of the developing needs of buyers in the market. They make their competitors' sales staff nervous and force competitors' technical staffs to follow their lead. Their mobile data protection products are well-known to clients, and they encounter little resistance in selling their products."
Utimaco's easy-to-understand SafeGuard Enterprise product bundle provides one of the most comprehensive feature sets normally requested by buyers. The broad SafeGuard Enterprise product suite offers extensive choices for user authentication. It includes strong cross-platform key management offering management support for systems such as BitLocker.
As enterprises work to ensure the security of critical, sensitive data, they increasingly seek out vendors with broad product portfolios, robust partner programs, and certifications that prove a commitment to data protection standards. Utimaco addresses these requirements by offering 360 degree protection of data, wherever it resides, along with support for government standards such as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) and Common Criteria (CC) and partnerships with worldwide technology leaders including Lenovo, Intel and Microsoft.
For more information about the Magic Quadrant, go to http://www.gartner.com. Source: "Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, 1H07," John Girard and Ray Wagner, 10th September 2007.
For the Gartner study and more information about Utimaco - The Data Security Company, go to http://www.utimaco.com.
About the "Magic Quadrant"
The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2007 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About SafeGuard Enterprise Data Security Suite
SafeGuard Enterprise 5.1 comprises of the existing SafeGuard Management Centre module and the SafeGuard Device Encryption module. SafeGuard Management Centre enables companies to implement security guidelines centrally and administer them company-wide and across platforms. SafeGuard Device Encryption transparently encrypts data on notebooks, PCs and removable media. Further modules rounding off Utimaco's new data security suite are to be added in later product versions: SafeGuard File & Folder Encryption secures user data that is exchanged between working groups. In addition, it can be used to encrypt both local disk drives and network servers at file and directory level, and to assign them individual access rights. SafeGuard Configuration Protection offers central control over all fixed and mobile computing devices and protects against malware, inappropriate software use, and unauthorized configuration changes. SafeGuard Data Exchange guarantees the secure exchange of confidential data with business partners and customers. Further information about SafeGuard Enterprise can be found at: www.utimaco.com/sgn
About 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.
