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Media & Analyst Coverage ERM: The forgotten data security space CNet News.com July 16, 2008 ~ With information technology, you can look at problems and solutions in lots of different ways. For end users and academics, this can lead to a lot of experimentation, skunk works projects, and trial-and-error. But that is not the case when it comes to technology vendors. Start-ups also see lots of ways to solve problems, but they are bound by business plans, directors, and funding to pick their battles and build focused solutions. ... more Insider threat looms large as San Francisco's network crsis plays out Network World July 16, 2008 ~ The unfolding cliffhanger in San Francisco this week – in which a city network administrator has been arrested for allegedly holding the network hostage – represents an extreme example of the insider threat that IT security vendors and others have been sounding the alarm about for years. ... more Titus Labs and Liquid Machines Integrate Solutions to Improve Data Security, Compliance for Governme Compliance Home July 8, 2008 ~ Liquid Machines announced that Titus Labs, Inc.'s flagship Titus Labs Document Classification suite is fully integrated with the Liquid Machines Document Control solution. Liquid Machines will resell the Titus Labs Document Classification suite as part of their solution offering. Together, the joint solution helps large enterprise and public sector customers improve policy enforcement, meet compliance requirements and reduce the risk of data loss. ... more Titus Labs, Liquid Machines Team on DLP Dark Reading July 7, 2008 ~ As part of the Secure Information Sharing Architecture (SISA) alliance, the fully integrated solution offers government agencies comprehensive technology architecture to protect and share confidential information. Together with Microsoft Rights Management Services (RMS), the Liquid Machines Document Control and Titus Labs Document Classification joint solution offers persistent data protection throughout the information lifecycle. ... more Podcast With Ed Gaudet, Liquid Machines, ERM Managing Rights Management July 3, 2008 ~ Liquid Machines (LM) is the last remaining important independent US-based Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) company. It's earlier independent competitors were acquired: SealedMedia by Stellant and, in turn, Oracle, and Authentica by EMC. ... more Best Practices in Infrastructure Management" Awards Program Infrastructure Management World June 18, 2008 ~ Pilz is a customer of Liquid Machines and they receieved an award for their extensive use of enterprise rights management to protect their market leadership position by protecting their intellectual property. ... more ERM Take-Up Highlights Need For Higher Info Security Telecom Web June 3, 2008 ~ Earlier today, Liquid Machines won "Gold Certified Partner" status in the Microsoft Partner Program with competencies in ISV/Software Solutions and Security Solutions. ... more Liquid Machines Appoints Former CEO of SRA International Dr. Renato A. DiPentima to Its Board of Dir International Business Journal June 2, 2008 ~ Liquid Machines, Inc., the leader in EnterpriseRights Management (ERM) solutions, today announced Dr. Renato A. DiPentimahas joined its Board of Directors. Dr. DiPentima, recognized as one of themost significant and influential leaders within the contractor and Federalcommunity, brings more than 30 years of government sector experience toLiquid Machines. As a member of the board, Dr. DiPentima will providestrategic and operational guidance on working with Public Sector agenciesand integrators to Liquid Machines' board and leadership team. ... more How To Protect A Company's Data Forbes.com May 14, 2008 ~ Last year, 446 companies suffered data breaches, up from 312 the year before, losing a total of 127 million individuals' records, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. This year may outpace even those grim numbers, in quantity of breaches if not in volume of records lost: 224 companies lost consumer or employee data in the first four months of this year, a total of 11 million records by the ITRC's count. ... more IRM Protects Your Documents Wherever They Go Published in EContent Ottawa Business Journal May 13, 2008 ~ I looked at information rights management (IRM), which is similar in many ways to digital rights management (DRM), except it's aimed at corporate documents, rather than consumer digital content. ... more Top First Quarter New England Venture Investments Xconoomy | Boston April 23, 2008 ~ But the 11 area firms listed below didn’t seem to be complaining, as all received venture investments of $10 million or more. ... more Liquid Machines Adds ERM to MS Vista Dark Reading April 14, 2008 ~ At the 2008 RSA Conference, Liquid Machines today unveiled Document Control 7.0, a major release of its flagship enterprise rights management (ERM) software. This new release extends Liquid Machines’ ERM solution to the industry’s most current applications, operating systems and computing architectures, while adding a litany of features and benefits for customers in markets such as financial services, manufacturing, chemical and energy, life sciences, legal and government agencies. ... more Liquid Machines Updates Document Control Econtent Magazine April 11, 2008 ~ Liquid Machines, provider of enterprise rights management (ERM) solutions, unveiled Document Control 7.0, a release of its flagship enterprise rights management (ERM) software. This new release extends Liquid Machines' ERM solution to the industry's most current applications, operating systems, and computing architectures, while adding features and benefits for customers in markets such as financial services, manufacturing, chemical and energy, life sciences, legal, and government agencies. ... more Liquid Machines Upgrades Enterprise Rights Management Solution ebizQ April 9, 2008 ~ At the 2008 RSA Conference, Liquid Machines today unveiled Document Control 7.0, a major release of its flagship enterprise rights management (ERM) software. This new release extends Liquid Machines’ ERM solution to the industry’s most current applications, operating systems and computing architectures, while adding a litany of features and benefits for customers in markets such as financial services, manufacturing, chemical and energy, life sciences, legal and government agencies. ... more Goldman Sachs' Philip Venables wins security practices award at RSA Conference RSA Conference 2008 Awards Ceremony April 7, 2008 ~ RSA® Conference 2008 officials announced Monday that a professor, congressman and risk officer are the recipients of its 11th annual awards program for three fields of information security. Phil Venables, Goldman Sachs Chief Information Risk Officer joined Computer science professor Arjen Lenstra and Congressman Jim Langevin in accepting one of the three outstanding acheivement awards. ... more Goldman Sachs' Philip Venables wins security practices award at RSA Conference RSA Conference 2008 Awards Ceremony April 7, 2008 ~ 
RSA® Conference 2008 officials announced Monday that a professor, congressman and risk officer are the recipients of its 11th annual awards program for three fields of information security. Phil Venables, Goldman Sachs Chief Information Risk Officer joined Computer science professor Arjen Lenstra and Congressman Jim Langevin in accepting one of the three outstanding acheivement awards. ... more At Liquid Machines, a Harvard Dean’s Invention Plugs Document Leaks Xconoomy | Boston February 19, 2008 ~ “Tens of billions of e-mails are sent each day,” says Ruffolo. “Just ask yourself, how many of those have proprietary information, and how many of those are sent erroneously? You look at that, and you start to say, ‘I need something to control the flow of information that’s leaving my company.’ The most dangerous breach is the one that you’re not aware of.” ... more Technology - Software Limits Access to Firms' Valuable Files Professional Engineering February 13, 2008 ~ The group announced the extension of a system already available for formats such as word-processed documents into 3D CAD models at the SolidWorks convention in January in California. ... more Liquid Machines locks up $10M in fourth funding Journal Of new England Technology February 5, 2008 ~ Liquid Machines Inc. has closed a Series D financing with $10 million from new and existing investors. The funds will be used to scale the company's operations and begin international distribution of its enterprise rights management (ERM) products, officials said. ... more Liquid Machines raises $10 million Boston Globe February 4, 2008 ~ Liquid Machines Inc. announced today that it has received $10 million in Series D financing. ... more Liquid Machines Receives $10 Million Investment, Led by RRE Ventures Dow Jones Market Watch February 4, 2008 ~ Liquid Machines, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, announced that it has closed its Series D financing with $10 million from both new and existing investors. RRE Ventures, the lead investor in the round, has joined existing investors Goldman, Sachs & Co (NYSE:GS), Atlas Venture, Masthead Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson in supporting Liquid Machines’ high growth operations and global expansion. The funds will be used to build on Liquid Machines’ success in the commercial and public sector markets, scale its operations and begin international distribution to meet the global demand for its enterprise rights management solutions. ... more Liquid Machines Wins Global Product Excellence Award Info Security Products Guide February 1, 2008 ~ The Global Product Excellence Awards annually celebrate outstanding products in a variety of categories. Liquid Machines Document Control 6.0 has been named the 2008 Global Excellence in Intellectual Property Protection winner. ... more Dean Stands on Business Smarts The Harvard Crimson November 6, 2007 ~ The Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and founder of Liquid Machines, Michael D. Smith, discusses the start up experience and how it has affected his approach to his new position. ... more Podcast: Real-life Scary Security Stories Network World October 25, 2007 ~ Halloween is a time to be scared, so in this special Panorama episode three security experts (David Ting from Imprivata, Mike Paquette from Top Layer Networks and Ed Gaudet from Liquid Machines) were invited to tell their scariest stories of data security.  ... more Liquid Machines Nominated for "Best Intellectual Property Protection" SC Magazine October 22, 2007 ~ Liquid Machines has been nominated for an SC Magazine Award for Best Intellectual Property Protection. The 2008 SC Magazine Awards celebrate the best products, services and security teams in the industry today. Liquid Machines Document Control 6.0 has been nominated in the Best Intellectual Property Protection category. ... more Organizations Target Content Security as Way to Enable Collaboration - But Suffer from Dated Methods AIIM - The ECM Association October 16, 2007 ~ AIIM - The Enterprise Content Management Association announces the release of its new Market IQ study "Content Security: At the Fulcrum of Innovation and Risk." The study of 600 end users, performed by the new AIIM Market Intelligence division, and sponsored by Certeon, EMC, Liquid Machines, Surety and Xerox Global Services found that a majority of organizations have either begun or are in the throes of establishing a content security strategy, but that vision suffers from lack of awareness and outdated perspectives. ... more ERM and Document Security GCN - Government Computer News October 8, 2007 ~ Article covering all the major ERM vendors, including commentary from Ray Wagner, managing vice president at Gartner's secure business enablement group: "...Liquid Machines Document Control is a mature product, and he likes the way it shimes between the application and the operating system, and its support for 65 (now more than 400) file formats leads the pack..." ... more Emerging 40 Vendors: Recognizing innovation in the global manufacturing enterprise Manufacturing Business Technology October 1, 2007 ~ The U.S. manufacturing industries have seized upon the term “innovation” as epitomizing what it takes to survive and thrive in an era of free trade and rapid technological change. Liquid Machines is named one of 40 Emerging Vendors by Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine. ... more Sizing Up Enterprise Rights Management Security Management September 1, 2007 ~ After an incident several years ago in which a manager sold some of the company’s intellectual property to a competitor, the executive search firm Sterling-Hoffman did some brainstorming on ways to fortify its data protection. The company, based in Mountain View, California, decided to go with a software solution that would secure the data no matter the format or storage location. Called enterprise rights management (ERM), this type of software has seen slow but steady growth in the number of users since its introduction several years ago. ERM ties security directly to data—whether in the form of Microsoft Office documents, Adobe Acrobat products, or e-mails. It does this in part by encrypting them and in part by controlling access. ... more Data Breaches and IP Leaks IT Defense Magazine September 1, 2007 ~ There is a data loss epidemic going on throughout corporate America. News of government data breaches, theft of consumer information such as social security numbers and intellectual property leakage by employees are costing companies millions of dollars while taxing our legal and regulatory systems. With so many examples of lost or compromised data remaining a fixture in daily headlines, the question remains: is a cure for data loss as elusive as a cure for the common cold? ... more Liquid Machines Announces Record Quarterly Growth City Biz List August 13, 2007 ~ Leading Enterprise Rights Management Company Continues Momentum Through First Half of Calendar 2007 With Record Quarterly Sales, New Partners, Alliances, and Public Sector Growth. ... more 'Getting barriers out of the way to get the job done' Mass High Tech July 27, 2007 ~ When Jeannie Vineyard graduated from the University of New Hampshire in the late '70s, she thought she'd be a software engineer for the rest of her life. Now the new vice president of engineering for Liquid Machines Inc. says she doesn't even miss it. ... more Chico's Protects Fashion IP with Liquid Machines Apparel Magazine July 15, 2007 ~ Chico’s, a retailer that operates 925 women’s specialty stores nationwide, uses Liquid Machines to keep dress designs and other plans for the future under wraps and ward off copycat competitors.... more  Cisco, Microsoft, EMC Plan Security Tie-Up Wall Street Journal July 10, 2007 ~ Cisco, Microsoft, EMC, Liquid Machines and others announced an alliance to help government agencies share information more securely. The effort, called the Secure Information Sharing Architecture, or SISA, is a response to problems agencies have in exchanging data because of different security systems. ... more  Keeping CAD Files From Going Astray American Machinist July 10, 2007 ~ Intellectual properrty loss including manufacturing designs and processes, CAD files, financial information, customer lists, research data and any other information that gives a company a competitive edge can be disastrous. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, intellectual property theft is estimated at more than $250 billion and 750,000 jobs annually. The International Chamber of Commerce estimates the global fiscal loss to intellectual property theft is more than $600 billion per year. ... more Chico's Protects Confidential Information Chain Store Age July 1, 2007 ~ Chico’s, uses Liquid Machines Document Control to protect their intellectual property, giving them the confidence to share more confidential information with authorized users.... more  Richard Clarke: Don't ignore data risks, deploy encryption SearchSecurity.com June 12, 2007 ~ Many companies assume they are safe from data breaches simply because there is no evidence of an attack. As a result they are going without such vital defenses as encryption, former White House cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke told a gathering of IT security professionals at a recent breakfast hosted by Liquid Machines. "Stop worrying about protecting the network and worry instead about protecting what's on the network," Clarke advised the breakfast attendees. "Putting a barrier around that information -- credit card numbers, designs, customer lists and the like -- will help prevent a compromise."... more  Brokerage Firms Are Starting to Use Digital Rights Technology to Protect Their Research Wall Street and Technology May 25, 2007 ~ "The COOs of research of every major Wall Street firm are focused on better controlling their content," says the research executive from a major brokerage firm. The potential for plagiarism is only one reason. In the bigger picture, the Global Research Analyst Settlement has changed the way sell-side market research is delivered. In the settlement the SEC fined 10 investment firms — Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse First Boston, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Salomon Smith Barney and UBS Warburg — $1.435 billion for undue influence of investment banking interests on their securities research and required the firms to enforce a number of reforms to separate research from investment banking.... more  Close to Half of Employees Take Data When They Change Jobs, Survey Shows EContentMag.com May 22, 2007 ~ The recent survey, commissioned by enterprise rights management provider Liquid Machines, validates anecdotal evidence that corporations are not doing enough to control access to sensitive electronic information. The research showed that some 45% of respondents have taken data with them when they’ve left a job. While some have emailed data to a personal address, in many cases, they’ve had the ability to take vast amounts of data with them right from their desktops via peripheral storage devices.... more  Companies are securing the perimeter but failing to protect data from insiders Continuity Central May 18, 2007 ~ According to the global ‘Information Security Survey on Internal Threats,’ users don’t see their company’s IT security practices as obstacles to accessing data outside of their organization, with many employees taking company information when they change jobs. Additionally, the survey identifies inefficient business processes used when employees share sensitive electronic information with other co-workers or external partners.... more  Study: 45% Of Workers Steal Data When Changing Jobs InformationWeek May 10, 2007 ~ Nearly half of professionals from across a wide range of industries admit they have taken data with them -- everything from documents and lists to sales proposals and contracts - when they've changed jobs. What about safeguards? Seems workers aren't all that concerned with them -- or getting past them, at least. According to the international Information Security Survey, users polled said they don't see their companies' IT security practices as obstacles to accessing data from outside company walls or to walking out the door with it in their bag or thumb drive. ... more  Chico's Finds Right Fit in Digital Rights Management Network World April 23, 2007 ~ At Chico’s, a retailer that operates 925 women’s specialty stores nationwide, there’s a need to keep dress designs and other plans for the future under wraps to ward off copycat competitors. To do that, Chico's has implemented Liquid Machines Document Control to encrypt sensitive data and restrict the ability to read, write, or print design docucments by unauthorized personnel.... more  Rights of Passage Bank Technology News April 5, 2007 ~ This article discussed the significance of rights management within the financial industry, and highlights Goldman Sachs, a Liquid Machines customer and investor for their progressive use of the technology.... more  Podcast: Protecting Data Inside and Outside the Network Network World April 4, 2007 ~ Network World Multimedia Editor, Jason Meserve talks with Ed Gaudet, Liquid Machines VP of Product Management and Marketing, about protecting data from inside threats and keeping it safe outside corporate boundaries.  ... more Oracle Cries 'Thief' InformationWeek March 24, 2007 ~ Oracle's suit alleges that SAP TN downloaded 10,000 items, including support documents, bug fixes, and software patches. However, as the article explains, if these customer-support assets are among Oracle's crown jewels, the company didn't keep them under the best lock and key.... more  SolidWorks Embraces Digital Rights Management to Protect CAD Users’ IP Design News March 19, 2007 ~ SolidWorks 2008, due in the second quarter of 2007, will incorporate ERM technology from Liquid Machines, which marries security permissions with data — in this case, 3D models — so information is protected as its moves across different file types, between users and around the globe. ... more  Enterprise Rights Management: Sealing Data With Yet Another Lock US Banker March 5, 2007 ~ Enterprise rights management is a burgeoning trend in financial services in which the standard encryption methods are inverted to apply protection to the data itself, rather than the application or system. ERM is an enhanced cousin of digital-rights technology, popularized by consumer digital media and by Adobe's permissions capabilities in PDFs, only with a collaborative flexibility built in. "It's taking more of a logical approach to data security, versus a physical approach," says Ed Gaudet, a Liquid Machines vp. "Without technology like this, you really don't have control of the data. It's fluid, and can go anywhere."... more  One To Watch -- Liquid Machines Integrates Microsoft Windows RMS with Symantec Enterprise Vault Software Business Online February 26, 2007 ~ Liquid Machines provides ERM technology and solutions that enhance Microsoft Rights Management Services (RMS) enterprise deployments. Now the company has entered an agreement with Symantec to offer its Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) as part of Symantec’s Enterprise Vault content management, archival and retrieval system, ensuring discoverability of RMS encrypted messages and attachments.... more  DRM vs. ERM: The Battle for Control of Your Data Tech News World February 20, 2007 ~ Ed Gaudet, vice president of product management and marketing at Liquid Machines discusses the differences between digital rights management (DRM) and enterprise rights management (ERM) and how the battle to control data is playing out in the media and enterprise markets. The two approaches to securing intellectual property are analyzed from four perspectives: Content type Business case, Infrastructure, and User experience.... more  Liquid Machines Partners with Symantec DRM Watch February 8, 2007 ~ Liquid Machines made a number of announcements at the RSA Security conference in San Francisco this week. Among them was a deal with Symantec. The security giant is OEMing Liquid Machines's Enterprise DRM technology in conjunction with Microsoft's Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) DRM engine, as part of Symantec's Enterprise Vault version 7.0. ... more  Symantec Licenses Liquid Machines Dark Reading February 7, 2007 ~ Liquid Machines®, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, today announced that Symantec has licensed its ERM technology as part of Symantec’s Enterprise Vault content management, archival and retrieval system. The Liquid Machines’ ERM functionality ensures that electronic content protected and encrypted using Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) can be processed by Enterprise Vault in a way that complies with government regulations and company policies.... more  Liquid Machines and SolidWorks Team to Protect Intellectual Property CadWire.net February 5, 2007 ~ Liquid Machines®, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, today announced that it has partnered with SolidWorks Corporation, the leading supplier of intuitive, high-performing 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software that helps companies design better products, to integrate its ERM technologies with SolidWorks' suite of product design and development tools. The combination of these two leading solutions will enable customers to securely share design and development data and collaborate throughout the development lifecycle, without fear of unauthorized usage or data loss. ... more  Liquid Machines and SolidWorks Team to Protect Intellectual Property MCADcafe.com February 5, 2007 ~ Liquid Machines®, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, today announced that it has partnered with SolidWorks Corporation, the leading supplier of intuitive, high-performing 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software that helps companies design better products, to integrate its ERM technologies with SolidWorks' suite of product design and development tools. The combination of these two leading solutions will enable customers to securely share design and development data and collaborate throughout the development lifecycle, without fear of unauthorized usage or data loss. ... more  You Suspect IP Theft, Now What? CIO Update January 18, 2007 ~ Liquid Machines' vice president of product management, Ed Gaudet, is quoted in this article which identifies key threats and five steps to counter IP theft.
Border security is no longer sufficient, since most IP theft is initiated from within the organization. No security strategy can fully protect against motivated insiders. What if IP theft is initiated by an executive who should have access to critical data, for example?
“Outsourcing can be particularly difficult to handle,” said Ed Gaudet, vice president of product management for Liquid Machines, a provider of enterprise rights management solutions. “In India and China, for instance, their laws don’t address intellectual property problems.” ... more Windows IT Pro Review: Document Control v6.0 Receives 4/5 Diamonds Windows IT Pro December 26, 2006 ~ Windows IT Pro gives Liquid Machines' Document Control v6.0 a Rating of Four out of Five Diamonds and explains how easy it is to install, use, and protect information that is passed from one application to another.... more  DRM vs. ERM: The Battle to Control Data Network World December 15, 2006 ~ Ed Gaudet, vice president of product management and marketing at Liquid Machines discusses the differences between digital rights management (DRM) and enterprise rights management (ERM) and how the battle to control data is playing out in the media and enterprise markets. The two approaches to securing intellectual property are analyzed from four perspectives: Content type Business case, Infrastructure, and User experience.... more  Gilbane Enterprise DRM Conference Wrap-Up DRM Watch December 6, 2006 ~ Brett Sheppard, moderator of this year’s Enterprise DRM panel discussions at the Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies in Boston, identifies the major theme of usability, something that Liquid Machines' software excels at. Read on to learn more about various case studies and vendor perspectives on rights management and the importance of usability for higher user adoption rates and implementation success.... more  Protecting IP: Theft costs U.S. business over $250 billion per year CIO Update December 6, 2006 ~ Liquid Machines' own Ed Gaudet is quoted in this article which identifies key threats and eight steps to protect against IP theft. The insider threat, particularly those leaving an oganization pose a serious security risk. Data usage logging and regular audits are two key recommendations, both of which Liquid Machines provides with its auditing and reporting features.... more  U.S. Companies Kick Off Security Initiatives CSO Online November 27, 2006 ~ Tom Quinn, vice president of information security at Goldman Sachs, speaks about how they are using Liquid Machines ERM software to help employees avoid mistakes that lead to data leakage and tighten control over rights to edit information. Author, Ellen Messmer continues with stories on how other firms and public sector organizations are rolling out security solutions to solve problems ranging from fraud detection to more advanced user authentication tools.... more  From Wall Street to the military, the year ends with security undertakings Network World November 27, 2006 ~ Tom Quinn, vice president of information security at Goldman Sachs, speaks about how they are using Liquid Machines ERM software to help employees avoid mistakes that lead to data leakage and tighten control over rights to edit information. Author, Ellen Messmer continues with stories on how other firms and public sector organizations are rolling out security solutions to solve problems ranging from fraud detection to more advanced user authentication tools.... more  Agencies urged to focus on policies to protect data FCW.com November 13, 2006 ~ Keith Johnson, Liquid Machines' public sector vice president, explains how policies designed to protect information need to include access controls as well as clearly defined rights that specify how the information can be used. In order to enable agencies to police themselves, he suggests the use of auditing and reporting tools that can alert administrators to suspicious activity, and provide them with detailed information they can then act upon.... more  Agencies Close to Satisfying Cybersecurity Law GOVEXEC.com November 2, 2006 ~ The White House Office of Management and Budget predicts that the percentage of federal systems complying with a 2004 law requiring agencies to identify cyber risks and develop ways to combat them will be up next year. This article covers comments from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) about agencies working towards complying with a 2004 law, but includes the observation that protecting information once it leaves the office is more difficult to address... unless you have Liquid Machines, which enables persistent information protection without sacrificing collaboration!... more  Cover Story - The Innovators - The Top 25 - Liquid Machines Named #2! Bank Technology News November 1, 2006 ~ Goldman Sachs is a bold proponent of what's called enterprise rights management (ERM), an approach to information security that could open up a new frontier in shielding sensitive data. Just how bold? It's put a little skin in the game. The global investment banking giant is not only the marquee customer for Liquid Machines, but it's also a financial backer, joining the likes of Atlas Venture, Masthead Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurveston as the lead investor in a recent $7.5 million round of financing. That puts Goldman on the ground floor of ERM, which marries security with the data itself, particularly key intellectual property and customer information. Access protection and usage control enforcement travel with electronic documents from machine to machine, in and outside the bank. Far beyond firewalls and gateway filters, which don't provide granular enforcement of acceptable use policy that define what users can and cannot do with data, ERM is the wave of the future. Phil Venables, managing director and chief information risk officer for Goldman, calls ERM a "significant enabler" of a protection strategy that allows for protection to reside with the information itself, not just the containers of the information.... more  Document DRM Moving Into the Enterprise ZD Net Australia October 27, 2006 ~ Last month, investment bank Goldman Sachs implemented a document DRM solution from Liquid Machines, which is capable of protecting information even if it is moved from one document to another or from one application to another. "The features include enabling the end user to cut/copy/paste protected data from one application to another and persist protection; distil source data such as PPT [Power Point] or Word doc to an Adobe PDF and again persist the data," said Ed Gaudet, vice president of product management and marketing of Liquid Machines.... more  It Was A Lightbulb For Me Globe and Mail October 18, 2006 ~ Executive search firm, Sterling-Hoffman moves core functions offshore, and utilizes ERM solutions from Liquid Machines to protect their prospecting lists, financial spreadsheets, training materials, and presentations from theft and surveillance. This article illustrates how Enterprise Rights Management software can be used to expand business opportunities across borders, even if information security threats are more common. Edward Gaudet also contributes tips on protecting your information for companies considering taking their operatoins offshore... more  Safe Exchanges Information Security Magazine October 2, 2006 ~ Industry analysts say ERM software is an innovative tool that could stem the rising tide of corporate data breaches throughout the nation. The technology can limit document access to specific computers, place expiration dates on access rights, and prevent people from saving, printing and cutting and pasting documents. Each time users try to access a protected document, they have to go through an authentication process to prove they have the right to view it. So even if electronic documents fall into the wrong hands, they're protected, says Trent Henry, analyst at the Burton Group. This article investigates three companies that are putting ERM to work, including Fairfield Greenwich Group, a customer of Liquid Machines.... more  Expert Shares Ideas for Protecting Government Data GovExec.com June 20, 2006 ~ A former White House cyber-security adviser to President Bush and former President Clinton on Tuesday offered a prescription to federal agencies and companies searching for ways to prevent security breaches. While Microsoft and Adobe offer solutions to protect their own documents, only a few companies offer such security compatible with various document types. Clarke favors Liquid Machines. ... more  The Case for Enterprise Rights Management Government Computer News June 20, 2006 ~ Richard Clarke, former special advisor to the President for cyber security, sounds as if he feels sorry for the Veterans Affairs Department employee who lost records for 26 million individuals when he took the data home, only to have his laptop stolen.
Clarke was advocating agencies use the type of security tools that would allow that freedom while tightly controlling who can do what with which data--namely enterprise rights management software -- at a breakfast in Washington Tuesday, June 20, 2006. ... more Technology: Digital Rights for the Enterprise Secures Sensitive Documents CIO Insight May 18, 2006 ~ When executive search firm Sterling-Hoffman acquired two research facilities in India last year—thereby doubling its employee count, from 150 to 300—CEO Angel Mehta quickly ran into problems securing the company's intellectual property. "Emerging markets are like the Wild West, times ten," says Mehta.
This article examines the problem of information security and how Enterprise Rights Management technologies from Liquid Machines are helping companies such as Sterling-Hoffman and Fairfield Greenwich Group to protect their senstive information. ... more Public Sector Advisory Board Established To Monitor Cyber Security Government Technology April 12, 2006 ~ Liquid Machines Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, announced the formation of a Public Sector Advisory Board comprised of leaders from federal, state and local, defense, and major vertical industries. ... more  Protecting data throughout its life cycle NetworkWorld March 20, 2006 ~ Data life-cycle protection is becoming just as important in New Data Center architectures as network security, but challenges abound. The article editor Deb Radcliff speaks with Renee Haas, Vice President at Employee Benefits Management Company (EBMC), about how the Ohio-based benefits company is utilizing Liquid Machines Email Control software to protect sensitive data and ensure HIPAA compliance. ... more  RSA Confab: Boom Times for Security ZDNet February 13, 2006 ~ In the enterprise rights management space, Liquid Machines announced Document Control 6.0. The update is set for release in April and works with Microsoft's Windows Rights Management Services. New features include secure collaboration, application-level auditing and reporting, centralized policy administration and enforcement, and support for the Microsoft .Net architecture, the company said. ... more  Forget Hackers; Watch Out for Competitors Baseline December 13, 2005 ~ How do you steal a company's most valuable trade secrets? Cracking safes or rifling through file cabinets is passé. Today, a better option is to break into the corporate network... More companies are aware of digital espionage and are hiring consultants such as Naomi Fine, who founded Pro-Tec Data in Los Altos, Calif., to help identify and classify their assets. According to Fine, some of her clients are also using products from new vendors such as Liquid Machines that track and control internal and external access to electronic information.... more  Liquid Machines Delivers BlackBerry Support for Windows Rights Management Services BlackBerry Cool November 12, 2005 ~ Windows RMS is information protection technology that works with Microsoft Office 2003 applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use. Liquid Machines enhances Windows RMS with server-side policy enforcement capabilities that automatically apply message protection based on corporate guidelines at the email gateway. Liquid Machines BlackBerry Gateway for RMS extends corporate email access and usage policies to BlackBerry Wireless handhelds to ensure consistent, enterprise-defined RMS protection across the extended enterprise. ... more  Liquid Machines Ships BlackBerry Gateway EContent November 11, 2005 ~ Liquid Machines BlackBerry Gateway for Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) for Windows Server 2003. The Liquid Machines BlackBerry Gateway extends Windows RMS secure-messaging capabilities to the BlackBerry wireless platform, allowing enterprise BlackBerry Wireless Handheld users to send and receive RMS-protected messages from their wireless devices. ... more  Machine Shop: The Perimeter Problem CSO Magazine November 1, 2005 ~ ... more  Locked, But Accessible, Data InformationWeek October 10, 2005 ~ The last thing you need when auditors come to town is an encrypted E-mail message in your archive that you can't decipher. You have to locate the user who encrypted it and pray that he still has the decryption key--and that it hasn't expired.... more  Best Practices For Building An Encrypted (But Accessible) E-Mail Archive InformationWeek September 8, 2005 ~ An article by Kelly Jackson Higgins that looks at the regulatory and legal pressures forcing companies to encrypt their e-mail and other archives. But can they decipher those messages or that data when they need to? ... more  Enterprise Rights Management Heats Up KMWorld September 1, 2005 ~ An article by Robert Smallwood, a partner with IMERGE Consulting, that discusses the growing Enterprise Rights Management market. ... more  Collections Giant Finds Safe Haven eWEEK August 22, 2005 ~ Read how Liquid Machines and partner BEW Global have helped the Credit Protection Agency automatically sets restraints on data at the instant of creation. ... more  When Smaller is Scarier The Wall Street Journal July 18, 2005 ~ The article discusses how Corning Inc.'s Science & Technology arm is utilizing Liquid Machines' Enterprise Rights Management software to protect its data and prevent the possibility of a person walking out with a flash drive containing confidential files.
Click here to link to WSJ.com and read the complete article ... more Rights of Passage Computerworld July 4, 2005 ~ Click here to read Computerworld's complete ERM feature and the three accompanying side-bar articles. ... more Rights Management Apps Help Control Content eWEEK June 27, 2005 ~ Read Jim Rapoza's, eWEEK Labs Director, review of Liquid Machines Document Control 5.0 ... more Liquid Machines Releases Enterprise Rights Management Solution for Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services The Gilbane Report June 6, 2005 ~ ... more  Solutions in pharma: Prescription for compliance KMWorld June 1, 2005 ~ ... more  MCI Data Theft Intensifies Encryption Debate eWEEK May 31, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Launches Enterprise Rights Management Partner Program EcontentXtra April 12, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Launches Enterprise Rights Management Partner Program The Gilbane Report April 11, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Taps Channel to Sell ERM Software The Channel Insider, from the editors of eWEEK April 11, 2005 ~ ... more  Compliance Call: Liquid Machines Recruits Partners TechWeb's Compliance Pipeline April 11, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Aims To Recruit Partners CRN April 11, 2005 ~ ... more  Controlling USB Storage Devices Network World Fusion March 24, 2005 ~ There are three distinct approaches I’ve seen to protecting data against unauthorized copying to USB devices... more  Liquid Machines' Solutions for Managing Digital Rights on Electronic Desktops Patricia Seybold Group March 10, 2005 ~ This independent technology report and audit by the Patricia Seybold Group discusses the suitability of Liquid Machines ERM products to the growing enterprise need for a rights-management solution that can protect their sensitive and high-value documents, prevent information leakage, and eliminate potential violation of compliance regulations. ... more  Control Your Documents' Rights Across the Enterprise and Beyond Delphi Group February 28, 2005 ~ Delphi Group sees enterprise rights management (ERM) solutions such as those from Liquid Machines and their partner Microsoft, as key components in a modern Content Security architecture. ... more Liquid Machines Announces Support for Adobe Acrobat and Other Applications through Windows Rights Management Services ITSecurity.com February 16, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines & Microsoft RMS Bolster Position in Enterprise DRM Market DRM Watch February 16, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Announces Support for Adobe Acrobat and Other Applications through Windows Rights Management Services The Gilbane Report February 16, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Offers ERM Educational Webcast Series Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal January 14, 2005 ~ Regulatory Compliance and Vertical Industry Solutions to Highlight Educational Webcast Series... more  Securing data from the threat within CNET News.com January 11, 2005 ~ A company’s biggest security threat isn't the sinister hacker trying to break into the corporate network, but employees and partners with easy access to company information. ... more  The war on leaked intellectual property Computerworld January 5, 2005 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Announces Liquid Machines Document Control Version 3.0 The Gilbane Report December 13, 2004 ~ ... more  Missing Controls for Sarbanes-Oxley STP Magazine December 1, 2004 ~ Chief Compliance Officers and compliance analysts must realize the integral role desktop applications play in the financial reporting process and take the steps necessary to ensure end-to-end information protection... more  Liquid Machines makes document rights splash ComputerWeekly.UK November 17, 2004 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Announces Liquid Machines Email Control 6.0 EContent November 16, 2004 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Pours Out New DRM Software Computerworld November 16, 2004 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Extends Microsoft Windows RMS With New Liquid Machines Email Control 6.0 MSNBC.com November 15, 2004 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines CEO Foresees Enterprise Rights Movement CRN November 5, 2004 ~ ... more  Learning the ropes to lead Liquid Machines Mass High Tech November 1, 2004 ~ ... more  Finding the ROI in DRM DRM Watch November 1, 2004 ~ ... more  Blazing an E-Mail Audit Trail eWEEK November 1, 2004 ~ ... more  New firm helps companies combat data theft Boston Globe October 21, 2004 ~ ... more  Content At Risk Transform October 1, 2004 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Acquires Omniva DRM Watch September 28, 2004 ~ ... more Liquid Machines Acquires E-Mail Security Co. Omniva Policy Systems VentureWire September 21, 2004 ~ Liquid Machines Inc., an enterprise security software company, said it has acquired Omniva Policy Systems, a provider of secure messaging systems for e-mail. Terms of the... more  Liquid Machines to acquire e-mail company Security.ITworld.com September 20, 2004 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines to acquire e-mail company InfoWorld September 20, 2004 ~ ... more  Interview With CEO Michael Ruffolo Wall Street Reporter September 15, 2004 ~ ... more  Mike Ruffolo new CEO of Liquid Machines Boston Business Journal September 13, 2004 ~ ... more  Interview with Liquid Machines CEO Mike Ruffolo WBIX September 13, 2004 ~ ... more  How to Tackle the Threat from Portable Storage Devices CSO July 23, 2004 ~ ... more Windows Rights Management Software Safeguards Office 2003 Computer Reseller News July 12, 2004 ~ ... more  Priority: Mail CFO June 22, 2004 ~ This review describes the benefits of Liquid Machines Email Control, formerly Omniva Policy Server.... more  Liquid Machines: More Fluid DRM eWeek April 26, 2004 ~ ... more  Enteprise Applications: Software Enhances Digital Rights Management Network World April 12, 2004 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Pushes Rights Management Past the Firewall Network World April 5, 2004 ~ ... more  Server Software Locks Down Documents CNET News April 5, 2004 ~ ... more Keep Proprietary Information in its Place ABA Banking Journal April 1, 2004 ~ ... more Keeping Company Secrets: Identity Based Rights Management Digital ID World Magazine April 1, 2004 ~ ... more  Mobilizing for E-Mail Security Insurance & Technology March 16, 2004 ~ This review describes the benefits of Liquid Machines Email Control, formerly Omniva Policy Server.... more  Liquid Surrounds Microsoft RMS DRM Watch March 4, 2004 ~ ... more  XrML keeps content under control Network World Fusion March 1, 2004 ~ ... more  Protected from prying eyes Information Week March 1, 2004 ~ ... more  Security Companies Partner with Microsoft to Advance Rights Management Safeguards and Network Protection Tools. Microsoft February 24, 2004 ~ At a time when many of the technologies that make business-to-business collaboration and communication easier may also put businesses' sensitive information at greater risk of... more  Omniva Enforces the Rules eWeek February 16, 2004 ~ This review describes the benefits of Liquid Machines Email Control, formerly Omniva Policy Server.... more  Windows RMS Client Experience and Partners Windows IT Pro December 23, 2003 ~ This review describes the benefits of Liquid Machines Email Control, formerly Omniva Policy Server.... more  DRM: A Question Of Balance CMP Media; Andrew Conry-Murray December 5, 2003 ~ ... more Protecting Yourself While Protecting Your Computer Data: Two Laws Make It More Important Than Ever EDPACS ; Nick Akerman December 1, 2003 ~ ... more  Digital Shredding Goes Mainstream Forbes November 14, 2003 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Partners With Documentum EContent Magazine; Chana R. Schoenberger November 11, 2003 ~ ... more  Liquid Machines Partners with Documentum The Gilban Report November 10, 2003 ~ ... more  Keeping Secrets: Vendors are rushing an assortment of products to market that monitor and enforce compliance with privacy regulations. Computerworld; Jaikumar Vijayan November 3, 2003 ~ ... more COMPANY PROFILE: Liquid Machines provides solid security software Boston Herald; Raakhee P. Mirchandani October 1, 2003 ~ Liquid Machines is a security software provider that helps customers protect sensitive information. The company also helps to guard against identity theft and protect intellectual... more  Storing the Mind CSO Magazine; Julie Hanson October 1, 2003 ~ ... more  SCHEIER'S SECURITY PRODUCT ROUNDUP - Registration required SearchSecurity.com; Robert L. Scheier September 17, 2003 ~ ... more  Three steps CIOs should take to protect corporate data Computerworld; Jim Schoonmaker September 3, 2003 ~ ... more  Take Control of Confidential Content Transform Magazine; Penny Lunt September 1, 2003 ~ ... more  Stopping the Flow CFO Magazine; Tim Reason September 1, 2003 ~ ... |
