Bloombase Technologies Accelerates Enterprise Information Security With Hifn
Data Security Card
HONG KONG, and LOS GATOS, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Bloombase Technologies, the least invasive enterprise information security
company, and Hifn(TM) (Nasdaq: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and
networking innovation, announced today the integration of Hifn's Express DS
250 data security acceleration card into Bloombase's Spitfire family of
enterprise information security products. The integrated solution delivers the
industry's strongest data encryption functions available to address the data
security requirements facing Enterprise customers.
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The security requirements of availability, loss prevention and authorized
accessibility of the data are compounded by the dramatic increase in both the
quantity and value of data customers have to manage. Bloombase's Spitfire
products target the growing threats of data tampering and leakage, and
combined with Hifn's DS 250 cards accelerate the encryption and compression of
data at-rest and in-flight enabling real-time data security solutions for real
world businesses.
"Preserving data privacy and integrity are top concerns for enterprises
running mission-critical business applications. Bloombase's Spitfire Security
Server customers demand real-time encryption and decryption of their database
data and information exchange with zero performance impact to their existing
computing infrastructure," said Harry Xiang, VP Product Marketing, Bloombase
Technologies. "Combining Bloombase's proven platform, including transparent
data security applicable for various storage, database, email and SOA data,
with Hifn's standard based and purpose-built cryptographic accelerators'
performance, gives customers the highest level of security and cost
effectiveness without sacrificing performance. Customers can rest assured
their data is secure and highly available."
"As the leader in security processing, Hifn's DS 250 security acceleration
card is a good example of how we have packaged the heavy-lifting capabilities
of our applied services processors in a production optimized solution for our
customers," said Steven Yang, Vice President of Asia Pacific Field Operations
at Hifn. "The combination of Hifn's Express DS 250 card and Bloombase's
Spitfire family of enterprise information security solutions will provide
enterprise customers the market-leading, security functions Hifn is known
for."
About Bloombase Spitfire Security Platform
Spitfire StoreSafe Enterprise Storage Encryption Server secures
confidential persistence data on physical storage subsystems including DAS,
NAS and SAN, while providing a virtual view of the encrypted replica as if
they are in plain, achieving transparent deployment and on-the-fly wire-speed
encryption. Data interchange over XML and web services amongst enterprises
streamlines business processes and accelerates electronic commerce. Spitfire
SOA Security Server secures electronic data transactions by state-of-the-art
cryptographic technologies, safe-guarding confidential data from unauthorized
disclosure and sensitive data from being tampered. Spitfire Messaging Security
Server protects integrity and privacy of corporate emails from potential
leakage and hazards.
About Hifn Express DS Data Security Acceleration Cards
The Hifn Express DS 250 is a production optimized, security packet
processor and acceleration card designed to meet the high performance security
requirements of OEMs and system integrators. Based on Hifn's 8155 Applied
Services Processor, the card delivers multi-gigabit performance for IPsec or
SSL packet processing. The Express DS 250 card uses the high performance PCI-X
system bus for packet processing of over 1 million packets per second and is
ideal for VPN Security Gateways, VPN Firewalls, Secure Web Servers and Secure
Storage Appliances.
About Bloombase Technologies
Bloombase Technologies formulated a vision for next generation enterprise
application integration and electronic data interchange to secure and
accelerate information exchange. This vision brings together distributed and
heterogeneous systems with seamless connectivity and empowers enterprise
applications and systems with security by use of state-of-the-art
cryptographic, service oriented architecture and network technologies. Its
products and solutions are available from major OEMs, system integrators and
resellers, and are deployed worldwide by governments, organizations and listed
companies across industries including banking, financial services, healthcare,
telecommunications, and manufacturing. For more information, please visit
http://www.bloombase.com.
About Hifn
Hifn (Nasdaq: HIFN) delivers the key channel and OEM ingredients for
21st century storage and networking environments. Leveraging over a decade of
leadership and expertise in the development of purpose-built Applied Service
Processors (ASPs), Hifn is a trusted partner to industry leaders for whom
infrastructure innovation in storage and networking is critical to success.
With the majority of secure networked communications flowing through Hifn
technology, the 21st century convergence of storage and networking drives our
product roadmap forward. For more information, please visit:
http://www.hifn.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Specifically, statements regarding the Company's future financial performance
including, without limitation, statements related to enabling real-time data
security solutions for real world businesses, highest level of security and
cost effectiveness without sacrificing performance, and providing customers
with the market leading security functions Hifn is known for, and providing a
two for one benefit for our customers are all forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Safe Harbor that may cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein
include, but are not limited to: dependency on a small number of customers;
customer demand and customer ordering patterns; and orders from Hifn's
customers may be below the company's current expectations. These and other
risks are detailed from time to time in Hifn's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Hifn expressly disclaims any obligation to update or
revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
SOURCE Hifn, Inc.; Bloombase Technologies
Corporate Communications of Hifn, Inc., +1-408-399-3520, press@hifn.com; or
Judy Smith of JPR Communications, +1-818-386-0403, judys@jprcom.com, for Hifn,
Inc.; or Sharon Kwok of Bloombase Technologies, sharon.kwok@bloombase.com
