Banner Pharmacaps Deploys Ensure Technologies' XyLoc To Secure Manufacturing Workstations

Solution Provides Proximity-Based Authentication and Full-Time Access Control To PCs and Quality Assurance Testing Application

Ann Arbor, Mich., February 2, 2004 — Banner Pharmacaps has deployed Ensure Technologies' XyLoc™ to provide secure and convenient access to manufacturing workstations and the quality assurance testing application that runs on them.

Based in High Point North Carolina, Banner Pharmacaps is a global drug delivery company and leader in softgel technology. Ensure Technologies is the leader in intelligent information security solutions. Its XyLoc wireless PC security solution provides proximity-based authentication and full-time access control to reduce users' PC security obligations and concerns.

As part of the softgel manufacturing process, Banner runs a custom quality assurance testing application on specific workstations. Ensure's XyLoc provides authorized users with convenient logins both to the PC and the testing application while also making sure that the workstation is secured as soon as the user steps away.

"We want our employees to be able to focus on their jobs without being distracted by computer security concerns. Our primary goal was to find a way to easily authenticate PC users with the least amount of effort from the user," said Todd Yarborough, senior manager, global productivity for Banner. "While it would have been easy to use biometric devices or smart card readers just to authenticate our users, only XyLoc combined easy authentication with full-time access control to automatically secure the PC the second the user steps away. XyLoc definitely helps with our obligations under 21 CFR. Part 11 - specifically the FDA's requirements to know who actually logged onto the system and when - but its biggest benefit for us is employee productivity gains."

"Banner Pharmacaps is a great example of how XyLoc can be used in a manufacturing environment to increase productivity and enforce policies - all without imposing on employees. XyLoc is unique in its ability to lift the burden of compliance with security policies from users' shoulders," said Dr. Thomas Xydis, president of Ensure. "Whether it's controlling access to quality assurance applications, process control software, or workstations that regulate assembly lines, XyLoc ensures that only authorized users can access those systems. Best of all, XyLoc's ability to detect when the authorized user steps away prevents costly errors from being made by unauthorized personnel."

Ensure's XyLoc provides full-time access control to PCs, continuously authorizing users without burdening them with cumbersome security protocols. Its patented technology protects confidential data when it is most vulnerable - after logon, whenever the authorized user steps away from the PC. Users in XyLoc-protected facilities have immediate access to their applications and data and their workstations are automatically secured the moment they step away.

XyLoc is unique in its ability to make authentication smarter by balancing security and convenience. Users are recognized based on their proximity to their PCs. They wear unique XyLoc Keycards that communicate securely with proximity detection hardware and sophisticated software residing on each workstation. A computer is unlocked only after XyLoc has identified and authenticated a user.

About Banner Pharmacaps

Banner is a global company that researches, develops, and manufactures drug delivery technologies and proprietary healthcare products. With state-of-the-art, FDA-approved manufacturing facilities and significant investment in research and development, Banner provides innovative oral delivery solutions and unique products to the health care industry worldwide. A wholly owned subsidiary of Sobel N.V., Banner has operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, India, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. More information is available at http://www. banpharm.com.

About Ensure Technologies

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ensure Technologies (www.ensuretech.com) is leader in secure information access solutions designed to protect an organization's intellectual property from internal security breaches - conveniently, automatically and transparently. Ensure's XyLoc products apply the innovative, patented technology of full-time access control and proximity-based authentication to guard corporate data. XyLoc delivers security with convenience and personalization at leading organizations in healthcare, financial services, government, manufacturing, and law throughout the world.

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