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DeviceLock(R) Endpoint DLP Software Achieves Windows 8 Certification(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SAN RAMON, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/15/13 -- DeviceLock, Inc., a worldwide leader in endpoint data loss prevention (DLP) software, today announced that the upcoming 7.2 release of their DeviceLock Endpoint DLP Suite has been verified as logo-certified for Windows 8. Upon v7.2's release, DeviceLock DLP can be installed on all Windows 8 desktops and laptops for immediate protection from insider-originated data breaches. Per Microsoft's website for developers, "...the Windows 8 Desktop Application Certification... is made up of program and technical requirements to help ensure that third-party applications carrying the Windows brand are both easy to install and reliable on PCs running Windows. Customers value stability, compatibility, reliability, performance, and quality in the systems they purchase. Microsoft focuses its investments to meet these requirements for software applications designed to run on the Windows platform for PCs. These efforts include compatibility tests for consistency of experience, improved performance, and enhanced security on PCs running Windows software. Microsoft compatibility tests have been designed in collaboration with industry partners and are continuously improved in response to industry developments and consumer demand." "With many companies considering deployment of Windows 8 devices to their environments, we wanted to ensure DeviceLock continues to provide our customers with advanced endpoint DLP tools," said Mr. Ashot Oganesyan, Chief Technical Officer, DeviceLock. "This underscores our commitment to providing a best-in-class endpoint DLP product to support our customers in their effort to stay up to date with Microsoft technologies and remain compliant with stringent regulations and industry standards regarding protection of their corporate and customer data." DeviceLock 7.2 provides advanced content-aware controls over endpoint data leakage channels from a company's computers -- whether they are laptops, desktops, servers, and now even virtualized endpoints. The Endpoint DLP Suite protects any sized organization from endpoint data leak threats across the widest array of threat vectors. These include: Transferring sensitive company data via endpoint-connected iPhones, Androids, BlackBerry, other smart phones, iPods, iPads, digital cameras, CD/DVD ROM, USB drives, SD, Compact Flash and other forms of removable media Transferring company data to cloud-based file sharing solutions such as Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, RapidShare and iFolder Leaking company info from endpoints via social media, Skype, IM, webmail, email or printing Data leakage from endpoints via FTP/FTPS, HTTP/HTTPS, MAPI (Microsoft Exchange), SMB and other protocolsAbout DeviceLock, Inc.Since 1996, DeviceLock, Inc. has been providing endpoint device control and data leak prevention software solutions to businesses of all sizes and industries. Protecting more than four million computers in more than 66,000 organizations worldwide, DeviceLock has a vast range of corporate customers including financial institutions, state and federal government agencies, classified military networks, healthcare providers, telecommunications companies, and educational institutions. DeviceLock, Inc. is an international organization with offices in San Ramon, California, London (UK), Ratingen (Germany), Moscow (Russia) and Milan (Italy). COPYRIGHT ©2013 DeviceLock, Inc. All rights reserved. DeviceLock®, ContentLock, NetworkLock, and the DeviceLock logo are registered trademarks of DeviceLock, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, visit DeviceLock web-site at www.devicelock.com. Add to Digg Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine DEVICELOCK MEDIA CONTACT Dan Chmielewski Madison Alexander PR, Inc. P: 714/832-8716 C: 949/231-2965 Email Contact Source: DeviceLock, Inc. |