Companies favouring optical media over magnetic tape for long term archiving will, for the first time, be able to encrypt their data ‘on the fly’, as part of the write process, DISUK announced today. The combination of optical storage media and encryption offers businesses the greatest possible guarantee of information security and authenticity, but with total simplicity of implementation and use.

Data storage encryption specialist DISUK has launched a new addition to its renowned range of Paranoia2 data encryption appliances, which has been certified by optical storage specialist Plasmon following integration testing with its industry-leading UDO® (Ultra Density Optical) media libraries.

DISUK’s Paranoia2 data encryption appliance sits between the archive server and the optical media library itself, and encrypts data as it is transferred. There is no impact in the overall write speed from encrypting the data. Customers with existing Plasmon UDO libraries can deploy DISUK’s new Paranoia2 appliance without modifications to their library or to their archive software or processes.

Steve Tongish, marketing director at Plasmon, said, “UDO technology is the choice for companies that really care about being able to demonstrate unquestioned authenticity of their archived data. Some of them do this for compliance reasons, other for their own risk management purposes, criteria for which sometimes exceeds their legal responsibilities. Adding encryption to the existing attributes of optical storage takes their data security level into a new dimension.”

Rob Gretton, sales and marketing director of DISUK, said, “Plasmon’s UDO media is very stable with a projected life of up to 50 years. Adding data encryption as a security measure increases a company’s vigilance of its own and its customers’ sensitive information. Now data stored on optical media for long term archive and low-cost disaster recovery can be protected from the risk of theft and misuse as well as comply with regulations; optical storage and encryption are perfectly complementary technologies for secure, long term data retention.”

DISUK’s new Paranoia2 appliance for optical libraries is priced similarly to the existing Paranoia2 range of products and will be available in Q2, 2006 via both DISUK’s and Plasmon’s reseller and partner channels.

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About UDO
Based on high density, blue laser recording technology, UDO (Ultra Density Optical) is the 30GB standard for professional archival storage. UDO is designed specifically for the secure, long-term storage of high volume document images, emails, customer records, audio or video files, financial information and engineering documentation.

The UDO technology roadmap includes future generations of 60GB and 120GB media capacities with drive backward read compatibility to maximise investment protection and ensure long-term data access.

About Plasmon
Plasmon is a leader in professional data storage solutions, providing the industry’s most complete line of UDO drives and media, optical libraries, and Raidtec RAID storage systems for NAS, SCSI and Fibre Channel environments. Customers include corporations, institutions and government agencies worldwide and are backed by a global service and support network. Founded in 1984, Plasmon is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: PLM). Worldwide headquarters are in Cambridge, United Kingdom with manufacturing facilities in Colorado, USA and Cork, Ireland. Plasmon has regional sales offices throughout Europe and North America. For more information, visit http://www.plasmon.com.

About DISUK Limited
DISUK Limited is a British company specialising in design and manufacture of data storage encryption systems for corporate, finance, government and military customers.

Founded in 2004, it is the only privately funded independent provider of data storage encryption. DISUK’s headquarters are in Silverstone, the home of British motor racing and it supports global sales through a network of established data storage and security distributors.

For more information about DISUK and its encryption products, please visit http://www.disuk.com.

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