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Guardium Joins Data Governance Council Formed by IBM

Helps Clarify, Resolve Data Governance Challenges Related to Information Security, Privacy and Corporate Compliance

WALTHAM, MA, November 29, 2005 – Guardium, Inc., a leading provider of database security, audit and compliance solutions, today announced it has joined the Data Governance Council. The group, which was formed by IBM along with dozens of leading corporations, institutions and technology solution providers, makes a global effort to develop a “blueprint” of common solutions for challenges that apply to security, privacy, trust and corporate compliance issues.

Data governance is the process by which companies govern appropriate access to their critical data by measuring operational risk and controlling security exposures. The Data Governance Council is working to redefine the management of data governance policy, the impact of policy on business processes and practices, and the enforcement of policy in IT infrastructure, information management and organizational behavior. Members of the Council are collaborating on ways to address these issues using IBM and business partner solutions and concepts.

“Nowadays, companies store information inside technology silos such as databases, storage arrays and content management systems. To achieve success, organizations must provide employees, partners and customers continuous access to the critical information, especially when more and more companies do business online. The Council is working to find ways to manage and control access to this information without interrupting the business or compromising data integrity,” said Steven Adler, Chair of the Data Governance Council and Program Director, IBM Data Governance Solutions.

Guardium addresses the growing need to provide database security, auditing and compliance solutions that were previously unavailable, costly or impractical. The Company fills the gap by delivering products that empower organizations to manage the complexities of auditing and protecting databases.

Guardium’s product family safeguards databases’ integrity, providing unprecedented visibility and control over the who, what, when, where and how of database access activities. Guardium’s SQL Guard™ secured server is a stand-alone platform that enables efficient monitoring, reporting and managing of database access activities. SQL Guard integrates seamlessly with Guardium’s non-intrusive, robust applications, the SQL Guard Security Suite™ and the SQL Guard Compliance Accelerators. These applications address concerns such as real time security assessment, vault-safe auditing, dynamic access policy control, and regulatory compliance acceleration (e.g., SOX, GLBA, Basel II, and HIPPA), all without turning on database logging or auditing.

“We are very pleased to help drive the industry forward through the Data Governance Council,” said Roy Barr, Director of Business Development at Guardium. “There is great synergy between the Council’s efforts and Guardium’s ability to help customers continuously monitor, audit and control database access activity throughout the enterprise. Guardium’s technology helps simplify and automate adherence to corporate governance initiatives.”

For more information on the Data Governance Council, go to
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility/world/security/data-governance.shtml

About Guardium
Headquartered in Waltham, MA, Guardium (http://www.guardium.com) develops and delivers innovative database security, auditing and compliance solutions that remove complexity, and provide visibility and effective controls over database access activities of IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, and Sybase environments. Guardium’s family of non-intrusive, robust applications addresses key database security concerns that include database security assessment, access policy control and enforcement, auditing, and regulatory compliance. Guardium’s growing customer base includes some of the world’s most technically advanced organizations representing a wide range of industries. Financial services, telecommunications, media, manufacturing, healthcare, and government organizations trust Guardium’s solutions to protect their mission critical data and handle their compliance challenges. Guardium investors include the Ascent Ventures, Cedar Fund, StageOne Ventures, and Veritas Venture Partners.

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