The first company to offer comprehensive security for on-demand application data, OutProtect, announced today it has been selected as one the "Cool Vendors" in the latest Gartner report "Cool Vendors in Security Services, 2008" (Ray Wagner, Avivah Litan, Jay Heiser - April 2008). Gartner, Inc. has highlighted OutProtect, as companies search for cutting-edge solutions to address the increasing threat from unprotected data on corporate endpoints.

"(E)nterprise decision makers with a stake in security, privacy and risk issues should be prepared to consider innovative new security-related service offerings", according to Gartner. "Enterprises are increasingly interested in service-based security offerings, including software as a service (SaaS), as a way of reducing costs and increasing agility", add in addition Gartner. With a SaaS security solution that provides endpoint data leakage protection solutions for on-demand applications, OutProtect believes it meets those needs. OutProtect secures on-demand data from loss and theft by authorized users, both while the data is accessed and after it's downloaded.

Founder and CEO of OutProtect, Chris Elbring, said: "We're proud and excited to be named one of Gartner's Cool Vendors of 2008. We think our selection confirms the viability of OutProtect's mission to make data from on-demand (SaaS) applications as safe as its on-premise counterparts". Beginning with the Downloaded Data Guard product for users of salesforce.com, OutProtect prevents employee theft of downloaded on-demand application data. By controlling, monitoring and managing the use of files download on user's PCs or laptops, yhis comprehensive solution blocks the removal of files without the company's knowledge or authorization. Downloaded data, in addition, is easily deleted if an employee leave the company or if a PC/laptop is lost or stolen. OutProtect gives companies, with integrated alerts, logs and reports, functionality they need to support their regulatory compliance efforts and their internal control requirements. OutProtect installs instantly with no infrastructure requirements and requires minimal on-going administration, because the solution is offered as an on-demand service.