Protegrity Releases Defiance Security Software Suite v4.4

NEW YORK, NY, Jan 15 (MARKET WIRE) --
National Retail Federation Big Show -- Protegrity Corporation (Booth 2969),
a leading provider of Data Security Management solutions, today released the
newest version of the industry's most comprehensive security product: Defiance
Security Software Suite.

The release extends Protegrity's enterprise data security solution with
dozens
of new and enhanced features that make it easier to comply with PCI
regulations by providing out-of-the-box PCI reports, support for an even
greater number of platforms found in the typical enterprise, and rapid, seamless
integration with existing systems, policies, and processes.

The Defiance Security Suite is engineered to meet the needs of retailers'
high-volume, data intensive business, as well as the requirements of other
industries. It is focused on securing data in a manner that meets security
obligations within the context of operational business requirements.

"Complying with PCI regulations is a critical business issue for any
organization accepting credit cards. However, an alarming number of
companies are non-compliant," said Gordon Rapkin, CEO of Protegrity Corporation.
"The latest release of Protegrity's Defiance Suite provides help to those
companies in the form of a function rich, easy to deploy and use solution
tailor-made to provide data security that complies with both PCI and multiple
other regulations."

New and enhanced functionality in the Defiance Security Suite includes:

-- Streamlined access to key information with new pre-formatted PCI
reports that highlight what data is protected and how/when sensitive
information is being accessed
-- Enterprise-wide security coverage with new platform support for
Windows Server 2003 and HPUX on Itanium and expanded support for UNIX/Linux
-- Minimized impact to existing systems and processes resulting from zero
downtime initial encryption
-- Rapid security deployment with the ability to transfer user
permissions contained in existing systems right into Defiance's security
policies

For more information on the Defiance Security Suite please visit
www.protegrity.com or call 203.326.7200.

ABOUT PROTEGRITY

Protegrity Corporation delivers enterprise-wide data security management
solutions
for end-to-end protection for applications and sensitive data, enabling
companies to deploy comprehensive security policies with centralized
management and auditing. Protegrity is committed to protecting sensitive data
wherever it resides in today's highly distributed and heterogeneous computing
environments.

For more than ten years, Protegrity's award-winning technology has enabled
customers to address and resolve critical security challenges. Protegrity
invented
the core technology used for data-level encryption and owns key patents for
database and application security and protection.

For more information please visit www.protegrity.com or call 203.326.7200
x1004.

Protegrity and Defiance are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Protegrity Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

For further information, contact:
Steven Blinn
BlinnPR
212-675-4777
Email Contact

Paul Giardina
Protegrity
203-326-7200
Email Contact

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