Title: GuardianEdge Named to the Lead
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Blog Entry: GuardianEdge, a leading provider ofenterprise endpoint dataprotection , today announced it has been positioned by industry analystfirm Gartner, Inc. in the leaders quadrant of the 2008 "Magic Quadrant forMobile Data Protection"(1) report. The report, authored by Gartner VicePresident and Distinguished Analyst John Girard, and Gartner Managing VicePresident Ray Wagner, discusses the diesel clothing overall market for mobile dataprotection for notebook computers and smaller handheld devices such as PDAsand smartphones. Vendors in the space are evaluated based on theircompleteness of vision and ability to execute. "Protection schemes embedded in hardware or the operating system areincomplete," notes the report. "(This) leaves plenty of room forindependent software vendors to compete for years to deliver policymanagement across platforms." Organizations requiring the protection of sensitive, confidential orlegally-protected information select GuardianEdge because of the company'sstrong, practical solutions that focus on the operational issuessurrounding enterprise protection of mobile data. Over the last threeyears, GuardianEdge has seen more than 480 percent growth as a result ofthe demand across vertical markets for solutions that maximize use ofexisting infrastructure and training investments. "We believe GuardianEdge's position in the leaders quadrant in the 2008Gartner Mobile Data Protection Magic Quadrant further underscores ourtrajectory of continued growth and achievement," said Alan Fudge, CEO ofGuardianEdge. "We are the only provider focused solely on endpoint dataprotection for the enterprise and have more than a ten-year track record ofanticipating the endpoint security needs of the largest organizations.Because of this, thousands of corporations and government agenciesworldwide have standardized on GuardianEdge to protect the informationassets stored on the full range of mobile devices. They recognize that thecomplete GuardianEdge Data Protection platform is tailored to provide thehighest level of functionality and value with the most practicalimplementation and ease of management available." The complete GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform delivers strongencryption and granular, policy-based access controls, centrally managedadministration, and ease of deployment and management. With the industry'sonly native Microsoft Active Directory integration and support for NovelleDirectory, the platform allows organizations to manage endpoint dataprotection for all PCs from the same console for the lowest total costownership. It also offers proven ease of operation and does not disruptuser productivity -- allowing workers to operate their systems as they havein the past while providing the protection required for their data. Over the last year, the GuardianEdge Data Protection Platform has beenselected by organizations in a wide range of sectors including government,aerospace, health care, and financial services. Increased adoption hasbeen further supported by the company's OEM relationship with Symantec tolicense the GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption Movado Strato and GuardianEdge RemovableStorage solutions for Symantec Endpoint Encryption. In addition, thecompany augmented its current solution set with the addition ofGuardianEdge Smartphone Protection, for the safeguarding of sensitiveinformation on smartphone devices, and the GuardianEdge Altiris Connector,which builds on the Symantec Altiris Asset Management Solution to makecrucial data protection controls for deployment and monitoring availabledirectly from the Altiris Notification Server. About the Magic Quadrant Other articles: http://www.kubicarobert.com/blog/view/id_2111/title_People’s-Lee-cuts-dash-as-a-bi/ http://www.askewalbum.com/new/blog/view/id_1471/title_CRIMINAL-EVIDENCE-LACKING-IN-C/
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