[April 26, 2012]

ExaGrid Adds to World-Class Security Capabilities with SecureErase Feature Compliant with Department of Defense and NIST

ExaGrid® Systems, Inc., the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with data deduplication, today announced that it has extended its world-class security capabilities by introducing a new SecureErase feature to permanently and safely delete confidential data from disk following the backup process.

Fully compliant with Department of Defense standard (DoD 5220-22-M) and National Institute of Standards and Technology standard (NIST SP800-88), the new feature ensures that organizations can comply when required to remove backup data from ExaGrid's disk-based backup appliance.

For organizations with high security concerns and strict confidentiality rules, a robust feature that securely erases is critical. In most file systems, deletion simply means marking areas of the disk free, leaving the deleted data in place until it is overwritten later. This is not adequate for organizations with high security concerns and confidentiality rules. These organizations need absolute certainty that they can remove confidential data and that it is tuly destroyed and can never be recovered - even by a professional with significant expertise in data recovery. SecureErase makes it possible to execute a secure erasure procedure to remove data that must be deleted, while destroying as little of the surrounding data as possible.

SecureErase joins the growing list of enterprise security features found in the ExaGrid product line such as Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 compliant encryption at rest and vulnerability hardening. FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption at rest uses enterprise-class Self-Encrypting Drive technology in ExaGrid's EX7000 and EX13000E appliances, to automatically encrypt all data on the disk drive without any action required by users. This provides a high level of security for data-at-rest and helps reduce IT drive retirement costs in the data center. In addition, vulnerability hardening helps customers maintain compliance with standards such as Payment Card Industry (PCI (News - Alert)) and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

Supporting Quote

• Marc Crespi, Vice President of Product Management, ExaGrid Systems: "Many of ExaGrid's more than 4,200 customer installations house sensitive customer and client data;these include federal, state and local governments, financial services organizations, insurance and legal firms, banks and other organizations. Our customer base needs to know that selected files can be securely and permanently disposed of quickly and easily, following the backup process. The new SecureErase feature fully complies with DoD and NIST standards, adding piece of mind and an additional level of security for our customers that need it most."

Availability: The Secure Erase feature is generally available.

About ExaGrid's Technology:

The ExaGrid system is a plug-and-play disk backup appliance that works with existing backup applications and enables faster and more reliable backups and restores. Customers report that backup time is reduced by 30 to 90 percent over traditional tape backup. ExaGrid's patented byte-level data deduplication technology and most recent backup compression reduces the amount of disk space needed by a range of 10:1 to as high as 50:1 or more, resulting in a cost comparable to traditional tape-based backup.

About ExaGrid Systems, Inc.:

ExaGrid offers the only disk-based backup appliance with data deduplication purpose-built for backup that leverages a unique architecture optimized for performance, scalability and price. The combination of post-process deduplication, most recent backup cache, and GRID scalability enables IT departments to achieve the shortest backup window and the fastest, most reliable restores and disaster recovery without backup window expansion or forklift upgrades as data grows. With offices and distribution worldwide, ExaGrid has more than 4,200 systems installed at more than 1,300 customers, and 280 published customer success stories.

For more information, contact ExaGrid at 800-868-6985 or visit www.exagrid.com. Visit "ExaGrid's Eye on Deduplication" blog: http://blog.exagrid.com/.

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