Everdream Addresses Key Endpoint Security Challenges With Latest Release Of Its Leading On-Demand Desktop Management Platform

Everdream 7.5 helps IT organizations ensure that data stored on laptops and desktops is protected from internal and external threats with new services for data encryption and anti-malware/virus/firewall management

Fremont, Calif. — August 7, 2007 — Relief is on the way for small and mid-sized companies and larger distributed enterprises struggling to cost-effectively ensure the security, privacy and compliance of their remote endpoints thanks to the latest version of Everdream’s desktop management platform. The market leader in on-demand desktop management software services today announced version 7.5 of its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) desktop and security management platform that introduces new endpoint security solutions which help IT organizations tackle the mounting problem of PC data loss and reduce the complexity of managing multiple anti-malware, antivirus, and firewall point solutions.

Everdream is a pioneer in delivering on-demand desktop management services that enable greater visibility into PC assets for software and regulatory compliance, ensure business uptime through maximum endpoint security, and deliver high end-user satisfaction via remote support and troubleshooting, while significantly reducing the total cost of ownership of corporate PCs. The latest enhancements to the Everdream platform build on these benefits and enable small and mid-sized businesses as well as larger, distributed enterprises with multiple locations to manage an even broader array of desktop and endpoint security functions from a single platform.

Minimize Data Loss Risk

Due to an increase in the mobility of the workforce and the number of remote office locations, laptop use has risen and has caused more companies to fall prey to data loss from computers being lost, stolen or compromised. According to the 2006 CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, 46% of companies reported a laptop loss or theft. At the same time, internal threats pose an increasingly dangerous risk. A single loss of sensitive company information can lead to lost customers and revenue, reputation damage, regulatory penalties and legal liability.

Everdream’s new Data Encryption service helps mitigate these risks by leveraging intelligent encryption technology to lock down data when threats are detected. The data encryption works online or offline at the endpoint ensuring protection against unauthorized access such as a password hack, removal of the hard disk, and other techniques to gain access to the compromised computer’s data. This protection occurs with no manual intervention by the end user resulting in a secure, effective, and transparent solution.

Everdream’s Data Encryption service delivers the following additional benefits:

  • Protection of mission critical data with a complete multi-layered security solution that requires no servers, VPNs, or costly investment in personnel to implement and operate the solution.
  • Implementation that can be completed in days not months providing immediate benefits associated with speed of deployment and ease of use.
  • Complete transparency to the end user community eliminating the administrative burden on the IT department due to centralized policy and key management.
  • Avoidance of costs and risks associated with negative publicity, legal liability, and regulatory non-compliance due to being in control of the data even if not in control of the PC.
  • Prevention of identity theft and recovery of stolen PCs through proactive monitoring of the missing PC.

Optimize Endpoint Security With Centralized Anti-Malware/Virus/Firewall Management

One of the most significant challenges facing small and mid-sized businesses today is the number of point solutions used to manage the growing array of endpoint security threats. The solutions, which include anti-virus, anti-spyware and personal firewalls, each require individual agents, separate deployment and management infrastructures.

To address these challenges, Everdream delivers an integrated solution that provides centralized management of best-of-breed anti-malware solutions for complete virus and spyware protection along with client firewall protection. Known as Everdream Anti-Malware & Virus Management, this powerful on-demand software service enables businesses to standardize on anti-malware and antivirus software from the following industry-leading vendors: Symantec, McAfee, and Microsoft. Ultimately, Everdream provides a comprehensive view into the security of all distributed endpoints and eliminates the need to manage individual anti-malware point solutions.

Everdream’s Anti-Malware & Virus Management software service enables you to:

  • Provide visibility into the current endpoint security state through the discovery of any installed antivirus / anti-spyware / firewall software.
  • Automate the management of antivirus / anti-spyware definitions downloads for all PC assets, local or remote.
  • Enable the rapid identification and reporting of systems that are behind on anti-malware and antivirus updates.
  • Update virus / spyware definitions and jump-start full system scans with a single click.
  • Manage the Microsoft Windows Firewall and its configurations, settings, and policies.
  • Provide a centralized search capability for IT administrators to quickly identify assets infected with specific virus types, threats, and infections.

“It’s been long understood that our greatest vulnerability to security threats is with our remote users. Getting our arms around this group of assets was clearly a challenge,” said Bennett Cikoch, Vice President of IT at Midas International. “With Everdream, we are now always 98-99% up-to-date with our virus definitions. More importantly, the definitions get updated automatically as soon as a field staff member or a store PC connects to the Internet. Delivered in conjunction with other desktop management functions via an on-demand platform, this solution gives us peace of mind knowing our remote and mobile endpoints are secured.”

“Our customers continually tell us that they want to address their desktop and endpoint security functions via a single on-demand platform,” said Jim Obsitnik, Vice President of Marketing at Everdream. “With our new Data Encryption and Anti-Malware & Virus Management services, we are helping customers eliminate data loss and malware and enabling a level of endpoint security that was previously too costly and complex to achieve.”

Also included in Everdream 7.5 is support for Faronics Deep Freeze, a disk protection capability that can preserve the exact original standard system configuration of a PC. This solution, enabled in partnership with Faronics, allows universities, libraries or establishments with public use of computers to maintain security measures by ridding them of new downloads or changes and assures users that computers are consistently operable and available. Everdream has integrated with Faronics’ industry leading Deep Freeze solution, allowing customers to access and work within the Deep Freeze environment using the Everdream Management Platform for such tasks as asset management, software distribution, and patch management on Deep Freeze-enabled desktop and laptop PCs.

“As the market leader in systems restoration technology with an installed base of more than 6 million worldwide, we are always looking for new ways to reach more users and extend the value of our solution to customers,” said Brent Smithurst, Vice President of Technical Operations at Faronics. “Everdream’s on-demand desktop management platform delivers the ability to manage Deep Freeze in the context of other endpoint solutions, allowing IT organizations to deploy and manage best-of-breed endpoint solutions with reduced overhead and management resources. Now customers have the flexibility to utilize Deep Freeze as a component of a broader endpoint security strategy.”

In recent weeks, Everdream’s unique, on-demand approach to desktop and security management has received several technology industry accolades including being named to CRN’s “Emerging Tech Dynamo” list and selected as a finalist in eWEEK’s seventh Annual Excellence Awards program in the System and Application Management category.

About Everdream

Everdream Corporation is the market leader in delivering cost effective, low risk on-demand desktop management software services that enable greater asset visibility for software and regulatory compliance, ensure business uptime through maximum endpoint security and deliver high end-user satisfaction via remote support and troubleshooting, while significantly reducing the total cost of ownership of corporate PCs. Built around a powerful, scalable, and cost effective Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform model, Everdream delivers a comprehensive set of software services via a single, integrated management console, enabling companies to manage their mobile, distributed workforces via the Web anytime from anywhere in the world. Combined with its “Try, Buy, Deploy” self-service model, Everdream helps organizations such as Mail Boxes Etc., ADP, Brocade Communications, Midas International, Salesforce.com, Sonic Automotive, Sylvan Learning Centers and others to quickly and easily deploy, activate and manage the desktop management functions required to achieve maximum compliance, greater desktop protection and employee satisfaction. For more information, visit the Everdream Web site at www.everdream.com or call 888-307-7299.

About Faronics

Faronics delivers market-leading solutions that help manage, simplify, and secure complex IT environments. Faronics’ products ensure 100% workstation availability, and have dramatically impacted the day-to-day lives of thousands of information technology professionals. Fueled by a customer-centric focus, Faronics’ technology innovations benefit educational institutions, healthcare facilities, libraries, government organizations and corporations.

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