ATLANTA, GA--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 1, 2008 -- nuBridges, the secure eBusiness authority, today announced its support for the newly released version 1.2 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

"We applaud the Payment Card Industry Security Council and fully support their achievements in updating PCI DSS with meaningful additions on a regular basis to secure payment card data from theft," said Gary Palgon, vice president of Product Management at nuBridges. "Among other important changes, version 1.2 will help companies establish best practices to protect data in transit over wireless networks with strong cryptography in addition to protecting data at rest."

Version 1.2 of the PCI DSS is an important milestone for the Council and for everyone involved in securing cardholder data. It incorporates updates based on feedback received from participating organizations and others in the payments chain over the past two years. During that time, the Payment Card Industry Security Council responded to nearly 2,500 questions, provided guidance and response to these questions and continually monitored the ever-changing landscape of data security. With the input and support of the founding payment brands and PCI Board of Advisors, the culmination of these efforts is seen in PCI DSS version 1.2.

"nuBridges Protect(TM) is a software solution that secures data at rest and nuBridges Exchange(TM) secures data in transit between business partners as required by PCI DSS 1.2, as well as protecting data as it moves around the enterprise internally," said Palgon. "We are in lock-step with PCI DSS, including providing strong cryptography in the form of AES and Triple DES (3DES), and will continue to provide the technology that merchants need to comply with PCI DSS now and in the future."

About nuBridges Protect

nuBridges Protect is an integrated encryption, key management and logging solution to protect sensitive data at rest in database fields, files, applications and associated backup storage to help companies comply with mandates like PCI DSS, HIPAA and government privacy acts. Proven in production use for business-critical operations, nuBridges Protect is protecting millions of credit card numbers for some of the most prominent retail brands in the industry.

About nuBridges

nuBridges is a leading provider of software and managed services to protect sensitive data at rest and in transit, and to transfer data internally or externally with end-to-end security, control and visibility. nuBridges encryption, key management, managed file transfer and B2B integration solutions are used to comply with security mandates and to digitally integrate business processes among enterprises, systems, applications and people. Over 3,000 customers depend on nuBridges secure eBusiness solutions to encrypt millions of credit cards, exchange billions of dollars in B2B transactions and enable countless business-critical file transfers, including Wal-Mart, Amazon.com, Timberland, American Eagle Outfitters, Belk, Bon Ton, John Deere, Wachovia, Sun Trust, AIG, CheckFree, Bank of America and Verizon. nuBridges is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. More information is available at www.nubridges.com.

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     Kathy Cabrera
     Carabiner Communications
     678-644-4122
     kcabrera@carabinerpr.com