Senforce Joins Trusted Computing Group to Advance Open Information Security Standards
Draper, Utah, November 9, 2004—Senforce Technologiesâ„? Inc., the leader in location-aware enterprise endpoint security, today announced its membership with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). TCG is an industry standards body composed of software vendors and computer device manufacturers. The common goal is to improve data security and privacy of online business practices and commerce transactions across multiple platforms.
“TCG members are bringing the industry together in an important way by focusing on the development of standards that will make life easier for every organization’s security management,” said Brian McElroy, senior director of Business Development, Senforce. “We’re honored to be part of this group, and through it will continue to play an active role in the advancement of open standards. Senforce has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the highest level of security and standards in its enterprise solutions today.”
Senforce Enterprise Mobile Security Manager (EMSM) is currently compliant with FIPS 140-2, Department of Defense Directive 8100.2, IPv6 in accordance with the US DoD mandate of October 2003, and is in-process for Common Criteria, EAL 4+, Army Wireless and Wired Interoperability Testing. The company is also certified with leading vendors to ensure ease of use and interoperability, such as Microsoft Windows hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) for Windows XP and 2000.
“We welcome Senforce as a leading provider of endpoint security policy enforcement solutions. Because the company provides software capabilities critical to protecting enterprise networks, its commitment to the adoption of open technologies is a model for other vendors in the way technologies should be implemented,” said Nancy Sumrall, chairman of the Marketing Work Group, TCG.
About TCG
TCG is an industry standards body formed to develop, define and promote open standards for trusted computing and security technologies, including hardware building blocks and software interfaces, across multiple platforms, peripherals and devices. TCG specifications are designed to enable more secure computing environments without compromising functional integrity with the primary goal of helping users protect information assets from compromise due to external software attack and physical theft. For more information, please visit http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org.
About Senforce Technologies Inc.
Senforce is the leader in policy-enforced endpoint security. Senforce Enterprise Mobile Security Managerâ„? (EMSM) ensures central management and control of all computing clients regardless of a user’s location or method of accessing the Internet. It provides protection against exposure and risk caused by intrusion, unauthorized access, loss, theft, malware/viruses, unauthorized downloads or software removal, altered security or configuration settings, and more. Powerful standards-based core technologies ensure a higher level of security and management than available previously. The company is headquartered Draper, Utah, with executive offices in the Silicon Valley, California, and sales offices in Illinois, New York, and Washington, D.C. Senforce is privately-held and funded by Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, vSpring Capital, Rocket Ventures, American River Ventures and EsNet Group. The company serves customers primarily in the government, corporate, financial and healthcare sectors. For more information, visit www.senforce.com or call 1-877-844-5430.