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OPSWAT and Wholesecurity Announce Partnership to Extend Remote Access Security solution
Publication date: Tuesday, 17 May 2005

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 17, 2005 -- OPSWAT, Inc. (www.opswat.com), a leading provider of endpoint security competency tools, and WholeSecurity, Inc. (www.wholesecurity.com), a leading provider of behavioral endpoint security solutions, announced a partnership agreement to incorporate OPSWAT’s antivirus, anti-spyware, and personal firewall policy compliance capabilities into WholeSecurity’s Confidence Online™ product.
“Ensuring a high level of security and compliance is becoming challenging as more and more organizations adopt remote access technologies” said J.T. Keating, VP of Marketing for WholeSecurity. “By integrating OPSWAT’s policy compliance solutions into WholeSecurity’s leading on-demand solutions, WholeSecurity is now able to offer companies even more secure access from any PC.”

WholeSecurity’s Confidence Online for Web Applications™ protects PCs accessing information on SSL VPNs or Internet-enabled applications against crimeware such as worms, Trojan horses, keystroke loggers and phishing attacks. Confidence Online for Web Applications will integrate the antivirus, anti-spyware, and personal firewall compliance-checking modules of the OPSWAT Endpoint Security integration SDK.

“Being able to manage remote access securely is increasingly important,” said Benny Czarny, OPSWAT’s founder and CEO. “The combination of OPSWAT and WholeSecurity’s proven on-demand and zero-hour protection capabilities now gives IT administrator’s better control over the security of any remote computer accessing the network.”

About WholeSecurity, Inc.

WholeSecurity is the leading provider of behavioral endpoint security solutions. Our products and services protect PCs from crimeware such as worms, Trojan horses, keystroke loggers, and phishing attacks. WholeSecurity’s products leverage patent-pending behavioral technology to identify and eliminate these threats, whether they are known or unknown, on both managed and unmanaged PCs. Based in Austin, Texas, WholeSecurity’s customers include Microsoft, Deutsche Bank, Comerica, eBay, Visa, Raymond James and Cambridge Health Alliance. To learn more, please visit www.wholesecurity.com.

About OPSWAT
OPSWAT, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of endpoint security development tools, specializing in antivirus, anti-spyware, firewall, and browser security integration SDKs which cover the majority of endpoint security products.
OPSWAT customers include security technology companies, system integrators and corporations seeking to manage endpoint security applications.
Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operation office in Herzliya, Israel.

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