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Authentica® Secure Office is one Enterprise Digital Rights Management (E-DRM) solution that enables secure collaboration on native Microsoft Office content with business associates within or beyond enterprise perimeter. It provides users with dynamic policy control, continuous audit trail, and automatic expiration control. Software integrates with existing security infrastructure, and Active Rights Management(TM) technology enables files to be continuously protected and secured.
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Authentica Introduces New Enterprise DRM Solution For Secure Information Collaboration
Authentica Secure Office Allows Secure Collaboration on Microsoft Office Content with Exclusive Active Rights Management Technology
WALTHAM, Mass. February 17, 2004 Authentica, Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Digital Rights Management (E-DRM) software, today expanded its product suite with the introduction of Authentica(R) Secure Office, a new E- DRM solution that lets users securely collaborate on native Microsoft Office content with business associates within or beyond the enterprise perimeter. Authentica will showcase Authentica Secure Office next week at RSA Conference 2004, Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif., February 23-27, Booth 1635.
Authentica Secure Office is the only E-DRM solution that gives organizations dynamic policy control over native Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files located anywhere, within or outside of enterprise boundaries. Authentica's patented Active Rights Management(TM) technology enables files to be continuously protected and secured, even while allowing others to revise them. Information owners control who can access, edit, copy/paste, forward, and print documents, spreadsheets and presentations. These permissions can be changed on the fly, even after recipients have accessed and edited protected files.
"Organizations are becoming increasingly concerned about the exposure of intellectual property whether sharing their own with business partners or while acting as custodians of their customers' data. It's not enough to apply fortress security methods limited to the enterprise perimeter the information itself must be secured to match the practical needs of today's business," said John Bruce, CEO of Authentica. "Authentica gives enterprises a way to more securely share and collaborate on information, without giving up control. We can better protect and manage content throughout its lifecycle by adding Authentica Secure Office to our existing family of Secure Document Publishing and E-mail Applications."
With Authentica Secure Office, files are encrypted and the security policies are enforced wherever intellectual property is distributed. Content owners can expire a file at any time and all copies will be automatically deleted wherever they are located (such as sender and recipient desktops, servers or back-up media).
"Authentica's support of multiple document formats was crucial for our selection of their solution," stated a manager of information security at a Fortune 100 consumer packaged goods manufacturer. "We are now able to protect trade secrets that we publish in Adobe Acrobat and collaborate on in Microsoft Office. Having the ability to change access and usage permissions in real time gives us the confidence to share sensitive documents internally and externally."
Continuous Audit Trail
Authentica Secure Office also provides a continuous audit trail reflecting all document activity so organizations always know how information is being accessed and used. Content owners are able to see what pages of a file were viewed, by whom, when, from where, for how long, and whether they were printed or edited. This permanent audit trail is extremely important for compliance with regulatory requirements and with an organization's own security policies.
"Enterprise Digital Rights Management technologies potentially allow organizations to go beyond IP loss prevention, even enabling new business models to gain competitive advantage," said Ray Wagner, Ph.D., research director, information security strategies at Gartner. "The ability of an organization to dynamically control access to, and use of, sensitive information after delivery would support functions including secure collaboration, sensitive content protection, and regulatory compliance."
Authentica Secure Office delivers numerous features and benefits:
o Secure document collaboration allows organizations to collaborate on sensitive documents without losing control of the information
o Dynamic policy control enables users to recall access to information when individual roles or business relationships change
o Continuous audit trail provides ongoing assurance of policy compliance and confirms that information has been viewed
o Automatic expiration control enforces document retention policies and allows version control on distributed documents
o Desktop integration provides an easy-to-use, familiar interface to protect, manage, and track sensitive data without impacting existing user workflow
o Persistent document protection simplifies administration since the document is continuously protected independent of where it resides
o Integration with existing security infrastructure reduces administrator burden by using existing authentication systems and user directories for document policies
o Heterogeneous Windows support enables E-DRM to be deployed independent of an organization's desktop platforms
Wide Range of Applications
Authentica Secure Office can be used to protect sensitive documents, spreadsheets and presentations for a wide range of applications. For example:
o Executive teams can securely share confidential presentations and revoke access to all electronic copies at any time
o Human Resources teams can securely collaborate on restructuring plans and compensation spreadsheets
o Marketing and product development teams can work together on product design specifications and price books with outsourcing partners
o Corporate legal counsel can ensure their organization's compliance with customer non-disclosure agreements
Pricing and Availability
Authentica Secure Office will be available in March 2004 with pricing beginning at $50,000.
About Authentica
Authentica, Inc. provides proven Enterprise Digital Rights Management (E-DRM) software for secure collaboration, publishing, and persistent control of intellectual property throughout its lifecycle. Information owners can control how e-mail and documents are handled by recipients after delivery, no matter where they reside. Authentica's E-DRM products are used by Fortune 2000 organizations and government agencies to securely share valuable information internally and with external partners. Investors include 3i US, Greylock, North Bridge Venture Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, Symantec Corporation, and Venrock. Authentica is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. For additional information, please visit www.authentica.com or contact us at (781) 487-2600.
