Solidcore S3 Embedded Technology to Provide Enhanced Security for Tacit Networks' Branch Office IT Appliances

Solidcore Systems, Inc., theleading provider of IT control solutions, has announced an OEM agreement atStorage Networking World with Tacit Networks. The deal enables Tacit Networksto leverage Solidcore's S3 Embedded technology on its Windows-based wide areafile services (WAFS) software and appliances, thereby ensuring enhancedsecurity, compliance, and control for its distributed networking customers. "Solidcore's S3 Embedded software gives companies the ability to achieveunprecedented security and control of products after they are deployed," saidRobert Sandie, EVP of Worldwide Operations at Solidcore. "Tacit Networkspioneered the use of distributed networking technology, and it is veryexciting to partner with them to provide innovative solutions for theircustomers. This agreement is another milestone in our continuing successproviding embedded security for the storage marketing." Tacit Networks will use Solidcore's S3 Embedded technology to protectappliances from security threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, bufferoverflows, zero-day attacks, and all other types of unauthorized codeexecution. Solidcore's patented technology will provide kernel-levelprotection for Tacit Networks products, ensuring they are protected fromunauthorized tampering, modification and change. Perhaps most importantly,this high degree of security is achieved without impacting standardmaintenance and operations. "Tacit Networks' branch office IT solutions allow enterprise customers toreduce the server and storage sprawl that has arisen in today's branch officeby extending datacenter resources out to the branch," said Chuck Foley,President at Tacit Networks. "Key to our strategy has been the ability tocombine performance, data integrity, and security into a single appliancefootprint which slashes cost and complexity. By providing locked-downappliances using Solidcore's technology, we are taking secure appliancedeployment to the next level. Combined with a substantial improvement in easeof maintenance, this is very positive for our customers." Solidcore provides complete protection from all known and unknown risksand internal and external threats that result from developing and deployingembedded systems on open, industry-standard computing platforms such asWindows, Linux, and Java. Embedding Solidification technology intoopen-standards-based applications and devices allows manufacturers to realizecost efficiencies in development and allows customers to benefit from totalcontrol, compliance, and security in deployment. Solidcore protects and secures devices of all types -- ATMs, cell phones,medical instruments, PDAs, point-of-sale terminals, and storage servers, amongmany others -- throughout the network. Once deployed, the software requires noconfiguration or maintenance. It introduces very little system overhead andhas an insignificant footprint in deployment. About Solidcore Solidcore Systems is the leading provider of IT control solutions thatfacilitate an organization's ability to gain cost-effective and categoricalcontrol of its IT operations to realize immediate and tangible value in changecontrol, compliance, and security. Fortune 500 companies and U.S. governmentagencies utilize Solidcore solutions. Solidcore Systems is a private,venture-backed enterprise software company with its headquarters in Palo Alto,California. Please call toll free (888) 210-6530 or visit http://www.solidcore.comfor more information. NOTE: Solidcore, the Solidcore logo, S3 Embedded, Solidification,Solidify, and Solidified are trademarks of Solidcore Systems, Inc. in theUnited States and worldwide.

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