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ENSURE
TECHNOLOGIES AND HELLO DIRECT SIGN CO-OP RESELLER AGREEMENT
Leading
Business-to-Business Desktop Telephony Provider to Carry Ensure's
XyLoc Wireless PC Security Solution In Catalog and Web Site
Retail Outlets
Ann
Arbor, Mich., September 18, 2001—
Ensure Technologies, the award-winning leader in intelligent
digital information security solutions, and Hello Direct,
Inc., a leading developer and business-to-business direct
marketer of desktop telephony and equipment interface products,
today announced the formation of a co-operative reseller alliance.
Under the agreement, Hello Direct will resell Ensure's XyLoc™
wireless PC security and personalization solution through
its catalogs and web site outlets. XyLoc is available immediately
through the Hello Direct web site (www.hellodirect.com)
or through its catalog distributed to businesses and individuals
throughout the U.S.
"Hello
Direct has been a great technology source for businesses and
we felt they would be an excellent channel partner for us,"
said George Brostoff, co-founder and president of Ensure.
"In addition to appreciating the hands-free security
features, Hello Direct customers will enjoy XyLoc's flexibility,
personalization and scalability. Additionally, XyLoc's new
power management capability is ideal for today's energy-conscious
businesses looking to reduce PC operating costs and power
consumption."
"Our
customers look to us to offer the latest in wireless and communications
technologies and XyLoc is a natural fit," said Ron Becht,
senior vice president and general manager at Hello Direct,
a GN Netcom Group company. "What makes XyLoc a particularly
exciting addition is that it solves a critical and growing
need for our customers - PC security. We've already seen great
demand among our customers for XyLoc because it gives organizations
a security solution that is extremely easy to use. We look
forward to much success with Ensure and its XyLoc solutions."
XyLoc's patented technology - full-time access control and
proximity authentication - transparently prevents unauthorized
access to confidential corporate data, while at the same time
making access to PC and network services and applications
more convenient for authorized users. XyLoc protects sensitive
data when it is most vulnerable: after logon, when the authorized
user steps away from the PC for any reason.
A
robust and convenient security solution, XyLoc is completely
hands-free: no passwords to enter, no tokens to insert, no
fingerprints to scan. Unlike other security technologies,
XyLoc takes an innovative approach to user compliance by not
requiring any action on the part of the user. Using its patented
wireless technology, XyLoc detects who is in front of the
workstation based on their proximity to the PC, whether they
are an authorized user and what access privileges they have.
Most importantly, XyLoc recognizes when the authorized user
walks away from the PC for any reason and automatically the
workstation until they return or another authorized user approaches
the PC.
XyLoc
features:
- XyLoc
Power Management,
which automatically engages Microsoft Windows' power management
capabilities when the user steps away from the PC.
- XyCrypt™,
an automatic file encryption technology that makes sensitive
information on computers more secure than ever before. XyCrypt
File Encryption extends XyLoc's convenience and security
by automatically and transparently encrypting data files,
creating an additional and powerful level of information
security. It prevents unauthorized access to data files
on the hard drive of a notebook or desktop PC, even if other
security measures have been surmounted.
- Small
XyLoc KeyCard,
a small form factor with extended battery life and power
saving modes. The KeyCard offers an 18-24 month battery
life, on/off buttons and a programmable shutoff timer to
conserve battery life when the KeyCard is not in use.
- RSA
SecureID® and Keon® Certification,
designating XyLoc's compatibility with RSA SecureID authentication
and Keon public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions that
enable, manage and simplify the use of digital certificates
in today's leading applications.
- Entrust-Ready™
Branding, granting XyLoc Entrust-Ready status to add
a layer of protection to the Entrust PKI solution, helping
to prevent unauthorized access to digital certificates.
- Bluetooth™
support, XyLoc is available in a Bluetooth version to
add powerful security features to Bluetooth wireless technology
devices and appliances.
About
Hello Direct
Hello
Direct, Inc. is a leading developer and business-to-business
direct marketer of desktop telephony and equipment interface
solutions, including headsets, audio and video conferencing,
wireless, and related desktop products. Through a combination
of distinctive catalogs, outbound telemarketing, and Internet
sales channels, the Company offers a broad selection of commercial
grade solutions to its customers' evolving communications
needs. For more information on Hello Direct, Inc., please
visit www.hellodirect.com,
a leading online source of telecommunications information,
products and services.
About
the GN Netcom Group
The GN
Netcom Group is a leading provider of hands-free communications
solutions. The group consists of three companies: GN Netcom,
a leading provider of hands-free communications products to
the call center, office and PC applications markets; JABRA,
the foremost provider of innovative hands-free products for
the mobile consumer market; and Hello Direct, a leading business-to-business
direct marketer of hands-free telephony and equipment interface
solutions.
Founded
in 1987, the GN Netcom Group has facilities on four continents,
and its products are sold in more than 75 countries worldwide.
The GN Netcom group is part of GN Great Nordic, a Danish-based
technology group, traded on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
(Reuters: GNTC.CO; Bloomberg: TELN DC) and the London Stock
Exchange. For more information about the GN Netcom Group,
please visit www.gnnetcom.com.
About
Ensure Technologies
Headquartered
in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ensure Technologies (www.ensuretech.com)
is the leader in intelligent digital information security
solutions designed to protect an organization’s intellectual
property and physical computing assets from internal security
breaches – conveniently,secures automatically and transparently.
Ensure’s award-winning XyLoc applies the innovative, patented
technologies of full-time access control and proximity-based
authentication to guard corporate data, and asset tracking
to monitor and protect computing hardware throughout the enterprise
from desktops to mobile PCs. As an associate member of the
Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Ensure and its XyLoc
wireless PC security will allow Bluetooth wireless
devices to positively recognize and identify authorized users
and make Bluetooth phones, PCs and PDAs more convenient
to use.
BLUETOOTH
is a trademark owned by Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson,
Sweden and licensed to Ensure Technologies
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