Navajo Systems Offers VPS for the IBM Cloud

JERUSALEM, Israel, March 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Navajo Systems announced today that it has partnered with IBM to support the commercial launch of Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud. Navajo Systems' unique technology addresses the data security and regulatory concerns of using the cloud.

Many enterprises have been reluctant to move to cloud computing due to regulatory restrictions which prohibit them from using the cloud for storing sensitive data, or due to concerns about the privacy and security of data in the cloud.

Navajo Systems' Virtual Private SaaS (VPS) is a revolutionary concept in SaaS application data security which comprehensively addresses these limitations and concerns of using cloud applications with sensitive corporate data. Implemented as an appliance on the enterprise LAN/WAN or as a cloud service, VPS transparently encrypts all SaaS application data deemed sensitive by the enterprise before it is transmitted from the enterprise to the SaaS provider. While end users remain completely unaware of this process, their data is completely unreadable when stored on the SaaS provider's servers. Database theft and identity theft becomes harmless, and regulatory compliance is ensured, as all sensitive data remains undecipherable when in transmission and at rest outside the enterprise firewall.

Developers of cloud applications do not need to implement any special code in their applications for VPS to provide them with this level of security and regulatory compliance. In fact, the same codebase could support cloud software implementations used with or without VPS.

"IBM is pleased to have Navajo Systems join the IBM Cloud partner ecosystem," said Walter Falk, Business Development Executive of IBM Enterprise Initiative, Cloud Computing. "As part of our efforts to build an ecosystem of partners to deliver the most complete and comprehensive cloud computing solutions to our clients, Navajo Systems addresses a key component for some clients: the ability to develop, test and deploy applications on the IBM Cloud without being restricted by laws regulating the off-site storage of sensitive data."

"We are proud to be working with IBM, an important player with global reach in the rapidly expanding cloud computing market," said Dan Gross, CEO, Navajo Systems. "Our vision is to side-step the security concerns and regulatory constraints inherent in the use of cloud-hosted applications. With our revolutionary VPS technology, enterprises can securely and legally develop, test and deploy applications hosted on the IBM Cloud."

Today, at the Cloud Connect event in Santa Clara, IBM announced the commercial launch of its IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud. Along with products and services from IBM and other IBM Cloud ecosystem partners, clients will be able to leverage Navajo Systems' VPS as they are developing, testing and deploying applications on the IBM Cloud.

About Navajo Systems

Navajo Systems' vision is to dramatically expand the use of cloud computing by eliminating the barriers related to data security and regulatory concerns. Founded by experts in the fields of information security, infrastructure security and Web application security, Navajo Systems has introduced a patent-pending technology which promises to revolutionize SaaS application data security. The company, based in Israel, is funded by Jerusalem Venture Partners (http://www.jvpvc.com), a leading Israeli venture capital fund with over $780 million under management. For more information, visit http://www.navajosystems.com or call 1-866-328-1471.

About IBM Cloud

For more information on IBM's cloud computing portfolio, research and labs please visit, http://ibm.com/cloud.

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