Echoworx Announces Secure Data Center to Support Expanding Encryption Suite and Leading Managed Security Service Provider Channel
TORONTO, Jan. 17 -- Echoworx Corporation (www.echoworx.com) a leading provider of email and data encryption for enterprises, today announced a Secure Data Center in the United States, which allows Echoworx to expand support for its growing portfolio of encryption services that are being offered by some of the world's leading Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs).
Gartner's Magic Quadrant for MSSPs in North America has recognized Echoworx customers as visionaries stating, "Companies in the Visionaries quadrant have demonstrated the ability to turn a strong focus on managed security into high-quality service offerings for the managed security service (MSS) market."(1) Echoworx has successfully established relationships with leading MSSPs, and the opening of this Secure Data Center confirms the commitment to support growth moving forward.
"Our partners continue to invest in broadening their range of managed security offerings, and we are working with them to support their customers' business requirements," said Michael Ginsberg, President and CEO of Echoworx. "Compliance requirements are driving Enterprises to make security top priority and they are looking to their trusted service provider to layer MSS into their existing environment. Email and data encryption are becoming key components of MSS."
The Echoworx Secure Data Center maintains the highest levels of performance offering 99.999% service availability, is SAS 70 certified, and follows best of breed practices based on industry standards such as ISO 17799. This facility's security and process management meets leading industry standards for hosting the Managed Security Services offered by our customers.
The Echoworx PKI-based encryption platform leverages the Echoworx Root Certificate Authority (CA), which is WebTrust certified and part of the Microsoft Trusted Root Certificate program. By offering encryption and authentication as a service, partners and their customers can easily deploy and manage publicly trusted email and data protection services to their subscribers, greatly reducing the total cost of ownership previously associated with industry trusted PKI solutions.
About Echoworx
Echoworx is a leading provider of email and data encryption for Enterprises. Echoworx product suite of privacy applications leverages the power of Echoworx Secure Services (ESS) platform. All data is encrypted using industry trusted standard PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and S/MIME technologies for strong encryption and digital signatures, relying on standard X.509 certificates. The ESS platform is hosted by global Application Service Providers, which manages the digital certificates for Echoworx's data privacy applications that include: Secure Mail, Secure Mail Gateway, Secure DOX, Encrypted Document Presentment, and Encrypted Message eXchange. Echoworx products are currently offered by leading Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) that include: AT&T, BT, IBM, LogicaCMG, Telus, Tiscali, Rogers, and Verizon. Visit www.echoworx.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Stefanie Nastou
Echoworx Corporation
416-226-8610
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(1) Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America, 1H07 -- Gartner RAS Core
Research Note G00149649
