WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – March 27, 2003 – Symark Software, the leading provider of security solutions for Global 2000 businesses that protect UNIX and Linux resources, today announced it has received official certification from the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to distribute its software in China. The MPS has assigned the certificate number XKC30362 to Symark’s Unix Security products. Symark has successfully met the extensive requirements laid out by the various Chinese governmental organizations and joins a select few western security software companies to receive this certification.

Symark’s products are used by Global enterprises to secure mission critical applications and data from UNIX and Linux vulnerabilities, particularly from internal threats whether intentional or not. According to Gartner Research, 70% of security incidents involve insiders. The “all or nothing” security model of native UNIX and Linux provides users with too many privileges, including root privileges. Additionally, native UNIX provides weak login and password management.

“China is one of the fastest growing regions in Asia Pacific and represents an important market for Symark,” said Chris Hartman, Manager of Asia-Pacific. “We’re pleased that we’ve received the necessary certification to offer our products to Global enterprise companies in China that rely on UNIX as their business platform of choice. The certification is also a testament to the quality of Symark solutions and its commitment to the Asian marketplace.”

Symark PowerBroker® and Symark PowerPassword®, best-of-breed products, address the inherent security gaps in native UNIX and Linux by providing system administrators the tools to delegate administrative privileges including root privileges, as well as strengthen login and passwords. 

Symark PowerBroker® and Symark PowerPassword®, best-of-breed products, address the inherent security gaps in native UNIX and Linux by providing system administrators the tools to delegate administrative privileges including root privileges, as well as strengthen login and passwords. 

About Symark 

Founded in 1985, Symark is the leading provider of security solutions for Global 2000 businesses that protect UNIX and Linux resources with superior access control and privilege management. Symark PowerBroker® enables granular delegation of administrative privileges while restricting root account access. Symark PowerPassword® provides login and password policy management with stronger passwords, aging and history. Both products offer the broadest range of UNIX flavors, central administration, and detailed audit logs. Symark’s products strike the perfect balance between protection and productivity by preventing damage or abuse by trusted users, whether intentional or not. Symark offers extensive expertise in enterprise computing security and its products are backed by unmatched technical support. For more information, visit us at www.symark.com. For more information about Symark products in Asia-Pacific and Japan, contact Chris Hartman, at chartman@symark.com.