BALTIMORE, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SafeNet, Inc.,
a global leader in data protection, today announced an extended
global distribution agreement with Senetas Security Pty Ltd., in
which SafeNet will add Senetas' high-speed network encryption
solutions, including the new CN6000 family, to its portfolio of
products distributed around the globe. Senetas complements
SafeNet's data protection solutions to provide persistent
protection of sensitive information at critical points in its
lifecycle, wherever and however that information is used.
Government agencies and business organizations can reduce risk,
improve compliance posture, and enhance governance and ownership of
sensitive data across their business.
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"This master distribution agreement is a major benefit to
Senetas' ability to reach key customers around the world and offer
them outstanding on-the-ground support through SafeNet's excellent
resources," said Senetas CEO Andrew
Wilson. "SafeNet's technical and commercial expertise with
our products, its own vast range of leading data security products,
and its established customer relationships make it an excellent
global master distributor for our products."
Senetas CN is a family of high-performance, purpose-built Layer
2 network encryption products that offer market-leading performance
by a number of criteria, including near-zero impact on data speeds
and bandwidth, and encryption of data moving at speeds of up to 10
Gbps with little or no impact on network performance. These
FIPS-certified solutions are used to protect data in motion for
government and military organizations, as well as financial and
other commercial enterprises.Proven reliability, high throughput,
and low latency make network encryption security devices the ideal
solution for protecting time-sensitive voice and video streams.
"Our new distribution agreement with Senetas greatly enhances
our ability to protect our customers' most sensitive assets no
matter where they reside, and no matter where they may be headed,"
said Phil Saunders, executive vice
president, global sales, SafeNet. "With networks constantly
evolving to best serve the zero-latency connectivity requirements
with private and public cloud architectures, our ability to encrypt
data at wire speeds is a necessity. With Senetas, we will meet that
market demand by delivering these purpose-built, high-speed data
encryption products."
About Senetas
Senetas is an Australian public listed
company (ASX: SEN), specializing in high-speed network encryption
protecting data in motion whilst retaining network performance.
Senetas products are the world's only triple-certified encryptors
of their type and protect much of the world's most sensitive
data.
Senetas secures: government information and secrets; defense and
military information; commercially sensitive intellectual property,
business and financial data; banking transactions; datacenter
traffic; high volume CCTV networks; and critical industrial and
infrastructure control systems.
Senetas uniquely designs, develops and manufactures in
Australia. Senetas encryptors have
market-leading performance characteristics and are trusted to
protect data in motion in 25 countries. These customers include
government departments, agencies, regulatory and statutory bodies
including highly sensitive organizations such as the US defense
forces and Swiss banks.
Senetas encryption credentials include: Common Criteria
(Australia and international),
FIPS (US) and CAPS (UK) certification - for government and defense
use. Senetas is represented in the US, UK, Europe, Middle
East, Africa and
Asia Pacific. Senetas has
experience in the vulnerabilities and risks of cyber-attacks, data
theft and intrusion into data networks and their data while in
motion. For more information, visit www.senetas.com.
About SafeNet, Inc.
Founded in 1983, SafeNet, Inc. is
one of the largest information security companies in the world, and
is trusted to protect the most sensitive data for market-leading
organizations around the globe. SafeNet's data-centric approach
focuses on the protection of high-value information throughout its
lifecycle, from the data center to the cloud. More than 25,000
customers across commercial enterprises and government agencies
trust SafeNet to protect and control access to sensitive data,
manage risk, ensure compliance, and secure virtual and cloud
environments.
SOURCE SafeNet, Inc.