WALTHAM, MA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 29, 2008 -- Liquid Machines, the leader in Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, today announced the availability of the Liquid Machines Gateway for SharePoint, a new solution to protect documents and eliminate the risk of data loss beyond the SharePoint collaboration and document-management environment.

The Gateway for SharePoint is tightly integrated with Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) and Microsoft Office SharePoint Services (MOSS) to persistently protect files opened or downloaded from SharePoint. The Liquid Machines Gateway for SharePoint supports existing business processes and workflows by extending persistent information protection to a broader range of document and file types, and enabling advanced rights-managed workflows.

Since 2003, Liquid Machines has offered solutions that tightly integrate with and extend the efficacy of Windows RMS. Liquid Machines enables users to create and manage a persistent set of access controls that travel with the content, protecting against unauthorized access to files regardless of where they travel. Thousands of users at the world's largest financial organizations, manufacturers and government agencies rely on Liquid Machines to secure and control their most critical information, including intellectual property, executive and board communications, customer data and human resources information, while enabling secure collaboration and strict adherence to regulatory compliance.

"Microsoft has sold more than 100 million licenses of SharePoint and surpassed total sales of $1 billion since its introduction," said Ed Gaudet, senior vice president of corporate development and marketing. "Liquid Machines is extending its award-winning software solutions to support this substantial market opportunity and enable global customers to persistently protect data from loss when used outside of Microsoft SharePoint."

"A long-standing Microsoft partner, Liquid Machines enables our mutual customers to extend SharePoint's native information protection to hundreds of file formats and devices," said John "JG" Chirapurath, director of identity and security at Microsoft. "The combination of RMS and Liquid Machines increases the protection of regulated information in support of compliance initiatives for our joint customers."

"Gartner recognizes increased interest in protecting corporate intellectual property and other forms of highly sensitive data when it leaves enterprise content management (ECM) systems," said Gartner Research Vice President Ray Wagner. "Integration between ECM and Enterprise Digital Rights Management (eDRM) systems can provide an additional layer of security via persistent access controls that help prevent loss of intellectual property and inappropriate or unintended disclosure of proprietary or confidential enterprise information."

Documents removed from SharePoint are automatically protected by the Gateway for SharePoint with an RMS policy that includes the proper permissions for all authorized library or list users. Authorized users, even when working outside of the network, can collaborate on protected documents without first returning to the library. Different users can have different usage rights based on their SharePoint permissions. If an unauthorized user obtains a copy, they are prevented from opening it. When the document is saved back to SharePoint, the Gateway decrypts the file to maintain indexing and search capabilities within SharePoint.

Key features and benefits of the Liquid Machines Gateway for SharePoint include:

 
--  Persistent Protection Outside of SharePoint: The Liquid Machines
    Gateway for SharePoint protects content by automatically encrypting it and
    applying rights management controls when a user opens or downloads files
    stored in SharePoint. SharePoint documents are protected no matter where
    they reside -- at rest, in transit or in use. Similarly, when a user
    uploads a protected file, the Gateway decrypts the file and stores it for
    searching or archiving of document libraries. This allows the native
    SharePoint search and index service to crawl and index content according
    SharePoint access control lists and permissions, so unauthorized search
    results are not displayed.
--  Additional Support for More Than 400 Files Types: The Liquid Machines
    Gateway for SharePoint automatically protects files with a Microsoft Rights
    Management Services (RMS) policy and extends persistent protection to
    hundreds of file formats. In addition to Microsoft Office documents, Liquid
    Machines adds RMS protection to over 400 file types including text,
    graphic, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, CAD, database, and
    email. Examples of supported file types include those from the following
    applications: Adobe Reader, FrameMaker, Lotus AMI Pro, Corel WordPerfect,
    StarOffice, WordStar, MacWrite, Paint Shop, Corel Draw, Photoshop,
    Illustrator, Micrografx, OpenOffice, Visio, Lotus 123, Access, Paradox,
    Outlook, Project, and Yahoo IM.
--  Improved Collaboration for SharePoint Users: Liquid Machines enables
    distributed collaboration scenarios by protecting files with a custom RMS
    policy that includes all authorized users and their corresponding
    previously defined SharePoint permissions. This enables multiple authorized
    users to collaborate on documents without having to check them back into
    SharePoint. This is particularly useful for mobile and branch-office
    workers.
--  Enhanced Workflow and Usability for SharePoint Users when Editing
    Protected Content: Liquid Machines persistently protects RMS protected
    content as it is edited within and across desktop applications. For
    example, a SharePoint user can perform common workflows with protected
    content such as copying a Visio diagram to the clipboard, pasting it in a
    PowerPoint presentation, and printing it to Adobe PDF. Annotations and
    commenting are supported in Adobe Reader when viewing an RMS-protected PDF;
    similarly, full object linking and embedding of protected content is
    supported in Microsoft Office applications.

Pricing and Availability

Liquid Machines Gateway for SharePoint is available now. For pricing and more information, please contact the Company at 1-781-693-3600, or visit the Web site at http://www.liquidmachines.com/content1495

About Liquid Machines

Liquid Machines is the leading provider of enterprise rights management (ERM) solutions that prevent the misuse, modification, loss or theft of intellectual property and sensitive information. By applying access and usage controls to the data itself, electronic information is persistently protected while at rest, in transit and in use -- empowering employees to securely collaborate and work with native file formats and applications. A Gold Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program, Liquid Machines enables global companies in the financial services, government, manufacturing, retail and healthcare industries to protect intellectual property regardless of where it goes, generating detailed access and usage reports that demonstrate compliance with privacy and industry regulations. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Liquid Machines is privately held and is backed by Atlas Venture, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Goldman Sachs & Co, Masthead Venture Partners and RRE Ventures. For more information on the company and its vision for The Freedom of Security(TM), please visit www.liquidmachines.com.

© 2008 Liquid Machines, Inc. All rights reserved. Liquid Machines Product or company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The information contained in this document represents the current view of Liquid Machines, Inc. on the issues discussed as of the date of publication.

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