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Sun Microsystems and Packet General to Co-Market PCI Solutions for MySQL

MySQL Americas, Inc. and Packet General Networks, Inc. To Co-Market Packet General’s Data Security and PCI Compliance (PCI-DSS) Solutions


Baldwin, New York – Packet General Networks, provider of the industry’s first secure server appliance, announced that Sun Microsystems, Inc., provider of world’s most popular database, will jointly co-market Packet General’s regulatory compliance solutions for MySQL.


Packet General’s MySQL soft appliances ease the pain of enterprises that store regulated information in MySQL databases. Faced with prospects of having to change their application or their database vendor in order to comply with various industry mandates and government regulations, MySQL users are quick to realize the value of Packet General’s solutions offer. Designed with compliance in mind, Packet General solutions provide the foundation around which organizations can build policies, controls and procedures.


Transparent data encryption, extended access control and protection against “privileged” user are some of the hallmarks of Packet General’s solutions.


“We are putting an end to finger pointing when it comes to data security of MySQL data. Our soft appliances are secure by design which in turn help our customers to lower their compliance costs”, said Raj Sharma, CEO of Packet General.


“PCI-GENERAL for MySQL” is a self-defending MySQL soft appliance that provides clear accountability through Role-Based-Access-Control management of the platform. Just enough operating system (JeOS) in conjunction with advanced cryptography is used to enable the MySQL database to operate in a secure environment. Built-in audit mechanisms provide necessary feedback, which ensures that the policies and controls are in fact working as intended.


According to Sun Microsystems, there are over 12 million installations of MySQL database and 60% of MySQL databases are run without a full-time database administrator. “Encryption-GENERAL for MySQL” is an ideal solution for organizations that don’t have dedicated resources to keep their MySQL database secure. Comes as a ready to deploy secure MySQL soft appliance, Encryption-GENERAL enables stakeholders to heave a sigh of relief. Non-stop Packet General security update service keeps the data stored within a MySQL database secure at all times.


Packet General data security features that enable compliance:

· Protection against "Privileged User"

· Transparent commercial-grade application data encryption (AES-256)

· FIPS-140 compliant Key Management

· Cryptographically signed logs

· Encrypted backups

· Non-stop security update service


About Packet General Networks

Packet General, an innovative provider of data-centric security solutions, offers turnkey application appliances designed from the ground-up to keep data secure. Security-GENERAL™, the flagship product family, is a secure server appliance that removes the complexities associated with securing general-purpose operating systems, servers, applications and its associated data. Packet General’s solutions enable customers to achieve compliance with the PCI-DSS mandates through real data security. For more information visit Packet General at www.packetgeneral.com.

Contact:
Diane Eisele
Packet General
+1 631.546.5047
pr@packetgeneral.com

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