nCipher and Nemonix Engineering Partner to Provide Encryption and Key Management Solution for the OpenVMS Platform

MILPITAS, Calif. & NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nCipher plc (LSE:NCH), a global leader in protecting critical enterprise data, and Nemonix™ Engineering, a provider of OpenVMS (Open Virtual Memory System) services, today announced a partnership in which Nemonix will sell and support nCipher’s CryptoStor storage encryption appliance into organizations utilizing the OpenVMS platform.

Today’s security regulations and compliance mandates are driving the widespread deployment of encryption to protect sensitive information throughout the entire data lifecycle, which includes storage, back-up and recovery systems. Many organizations – especially those in the healthcare and financial services markets – rely upon business critical systems that run on highly reliable legacy VMS systems, which were not designed to easily integrate encryption technology without expensive and complex systems upgrades.

“We’ve made a business of providing the financial and healthcare markets with products and services that extend the life of legacy equipment, so we know first hand that rip-and-replace upgrades of equipment is not an option for every organization,” said Beth Bumbarger, president of Nemonix. “Our customers need a storage encryption solution that seamlessly integrates with their legacy equipment, minimizes network interruption and provides sophisticated key management. The nCipher CryptoStor product allows us to meet the security requirement in a cost effective and easy-to-deploy appliance.”

As is the case with many large organizations, Nemonix’s customers often run mixed environments including VMS systems, Linux and Windows-based systems. These mixed environments often require separate dedicated encryption point solutions. The flexibility and multi-platform capability of the CryptoStor appliance eliminates the need to deploy multiple, often incompatible products.

Under the terms of the partnership, Nemonix will sell nCipher’s CryptoStor encryption and key management appliance into its new and existing customer base. In addition, Nemonix will provide first level support for the OpenVMS implementations. The two companies look forward to expanding their relationship to include additional nCipher offerings.

“nCipher is the only encryption and key management vendor with solutions flexible enough to accommodate the various in-house disciplines—including storage—that are now adopting encryption solutions,” said Richard Moulds, nCipher’s executive vice president of product strategy. “Nemonix can integrate with confidence nCipher’s CryptoStor appliance with even the most complex storage environments faced by its customers.”

About nCipher CryptoStor

nCipher CryptoStor Tape is a readily deployable, high-speed tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts and digitally signs data as it goes to tape media or virtual tape - without disrupting backup processes. CryptoStor dynamically intercepts backup/restore communications between hosts and tape libraries-centrally managing and fully off-loading tape media security functions. It seamlessly integrates with widely used backup applications and incorporates comprehensive key management capabilities in a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validated appliance, satisfying the most widely recognized security benchmark for high security cryptographic systems.

About Nemonix Engineering

Nemonix Engineering, Inc. provides OpenVMS product and services including selling equipment manufactured by DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION™, and COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION™, including all PDP-11's, VAX, MicroVAX's, ALPHA's PC's, Terminal Servers, printers, Terminals, Disk Drives, and all other peripherals. Nemonix Engineering, Inc. is a full Hewlett Packard (HP) DSPP (Developers Solutions Provider Program) and sells used, refurbished, and new unused and new equipment, upgrades, and add on peripherals.

Nemonix Engineering, Inc. also manufactures a full line of Ultrawide Differential SCSI's, 100 Mb Ethernet cards, plus many additional products. Additional information is available at http://www.nemonixengineering.com/.

About nCipher

nCipher protects critical enterprise data for many of the world's most security-conscious organizations. Delivering solutions in the fields of identity management, data protection, enterprise key management and cryptographic hardware, nCipher enables businesses to identify who can access data, to protect data in transit and at rest, and to comply with the growing number of privacy-driven regulations. nCipher plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:NCH). www.ncipher.com.

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