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 - August, 2008 – Packet General Networks, provider of the industry’s first secure MySQL appliance, announced today 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 database appliance eases the pain of enterprises that are looking to secure their MySQL data and achieve regulatory compliance. 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. Designed with compliance in mind, Packet General solutions provide the foundation around which organizations can build policies, controls and procedures. Transparent data encryption, protection against “privileged” user and tamper-resistant logs are some of the hallmarks of Packet General’s solutions.

“We are putting an end to finger pointing when it comes to security of the MySQL data. Our 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 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. “ PCI-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 virtual or hard appliance, PCI-GENERAL™ enables stakeholders to heave a sigh of relief. Non-stop 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:
Packet General is a data security company focusing on regulatory compliance. Packet General product portfolio includes PCI-GENERAL™, an encrypted MySQL appliance and File-GENERAL™, a secure file repository. Packet General is based in New York, USA. For more information about Packet General, please visit www.packetgeneral.com or call +01 631 546 5047.

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

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