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Summary


Company Background
Our client is a global provider of sophisticated information processing and computer software services and products to the financial services, communication, healthcare, and other major service industries.

Challenges and Requirements
The company exchanges sensitive financial information with their business partners, representing some of the largest mutual fund companies in the world. The majority of this information is sent via tape from the company’s mainframe to business partners. Our client specifically wanted to use key encryption at the X.509 standard to protect the sensitive information being exchanged.

The ability to deploy a security solution quickly and easily was a top concern--the need to protect tapes being sent to external business partners had become a number one priority. In addition, the company was looking for a solution that would securely transfer data and be compatible with all operating platforms.

Due to the financial data that the company handles, they were also facing the requirement of complying with PCI mandates.

The Solution - SecureZIP
When the company initially contacted PKWARE, they were only concerned with launching SecureZIP on their z/OS mainframe. However, after experiencing the scalability of the solution, the company decided to deploy SecureZIP on their i5/OS, UNIX server, and desktops running Windows. By purchasing SecureZIP for several operating platforms, they are able to use the solution as a standard within the company; or, they can also standardize the solution to specifically meet evolving business needs.

SecureZIP met all of the company’s needs, including the ability to encrypt sensitive data using the X.509 standard, allowing for the secure transfer of tapes with business partners. SecureZIP was launched throughout the organization and provided security across multiple operating platforms.

An unexpected added benefit the company received from their purchase of SecureZIP was that it helped differentiate them from their competition. SecureZIP could be extended to their business partners at no cost and still enable the secure exchange of data.





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