WinMagic Adds Interwork Technologies as New North American Distributor

MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 30, 2012 (Press-News.org) WinMagic Inc., the innovator in data security and encryption solutions, recently announced a strategic agreement with Interwork Technologies Inc. to distribute WinMagic's SecureDoc Data Encryption and Security software in North America.

With a focus on security solutions and emerging technologies, Interwork was an ideal choice for WinMagic to work with. Interwork is the first distributor selected by WinMagic to distribute its products in North America and as part of the agreement, will begin working with resellers in Canada and then expanding into the United States.

"We're extremely pleased to be working with Interwork and leverage their reach and expertise to expand our presence in Canada and more broadly across North America," said Mark Hickman, Senior Vice President of Sales at WinMagic Inc. "Working with a distributor that understands the Information Security market is critical for companies like ours and we look forward to a long a fruitful relationship with Interwork."

With a partner network of more than 2,000 value added resellers (VARs) and solution providers, Interwork is an ideal distributor for WinMagic to partner with.

"Interwork Technologies is pleased to be partnering with WinMagic, a leader in data encryption solutions. We are committed to introducing innovative, best of breed security solutions that are proven in the marketplace and WinMagic has consistently demonstrated this through their leadership in product research and development," said Joe Graci, President and General Manager at Interwork Technologies Inc. "We look forward to working with WinMagic to help further expand their channel partner program while increasing our security offerings to our reseller partners."

In the coming months, WinMagic and Interwork will coordinate and execute a joint go to market strategy to enlist new resellers to resell and deploy SecureDoc for customers throughout Canada. Part of this program will include local campaigns and events for resellers seeking new, innovative data encryption and security solutions to offer their customers.

SecureDoc is a comprehensive disk encryption and data security product that secures data at rest. It has two main components: the client software used to encrypt and protect data and the server software (SecureDoc Enterprise Server or SES) used to configure, deploy, and manage encryption for an entire organization.

Armed with a full arsenal of data protection solutions, SecureDoc provides: full disk encryption; file and folder encryption; removable media and removable media container encryption; departmental server encryption; centralized management; Active Directory and LDAP integration, and much more. SecureDoc also makes it easy to centrally manage and use standard drives and self-encrypting drives including TCG OPAL-compliant drives.

SecureDoc uses a FIPS 140-2 level 1 and level 2 certified AES 256-bit cryptographic engine to encrypt data. SecureDoc was the first product in market to introduce network-based pre-boot authentication. This technology, PBConnex, has been recognized throughout the industry as a market leading security solution significantly reducing the total cost of ownership of data encryption. Most recently, WinMagic was awarded Security Magazine's Innovator of the Year Award in 2011 for SecureDoc and the groundbreaking functionality PBConnex offers.

WinMagic's SecureDoc data encryption and security solution protects sensitive data stored on desktops, servers as well as portable media such as laptops and removable media including USB thumb drives and CD/DVDs. It is compatible with all editions of Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, and 2000 as well as Mac OS X Lion, Snow Leopard, Leopard and Linux platforms.

About Interwork Technologies Inc.
Interwork Technologies Inc is a North American value-added distributor which specializes in data security, IP communications (VoIP) and storage solutions. Established in 1991, Interwork works closely with resellers to develop new business opportunities that will help them to grow into new markets. With offices in the USA and Canada, Interwork serves an extensive partner network of resellers and solution providers as an adviser in emerging technologies. For more information, visit http://www.interwork.com.

About WinMagic Inc.
WinMagic Inc. provides the world's most secure, manageable and easy-to-use data security solutions. WinMagic's SecureDoc is a comprehensive encryption and security management product that can manage data security across the enterprise. By encrypting entire disks, specific files or folders locally or on the network as well as mobile devices and removable media, SecureDoc secures your data wherever it is stored, providing enterprise grade data security policy and key management across all operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS, Android and Linux. SecureDoc is trusted by thousands of enterprises and government organizations worldwide. Our solutions help organizations to minimize business risks, meet privacy/regulatory compliance requirements, and protect valuable information assets against unauthorized access. With a full complement of professional and customer services, WinMagic supports over three million SecureDoc users in more than 80 countries.

For more information, please visit www.winmagic.com, call 1-888-879-5879 or e-mail us at info@winmagic.com.

WinMagic, SecureDoc, SecureDoc Enterprise Server, Compartmental SecureDoc, SecureDoc PDA, SecureDoc Personal Edition, SecureDoc RME, SecureDoc Removable Media Encryption, SecureDoc Media Viewer, SecureDoc Express, SecureDoc for Mac and SecureDoc Central Database are trademarks and registered trademarks of WinMagic Inc., registered in the US and other countries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks herein are the sole property of their respective owners. 2011 WinMagic Inc. All rights reserved.