July 12, 2004

Verdasys Detects and Prevents Insider Threats to Information with AVS Data Visualization Technology

Waltham, MA- July 12, 2004- Verdasys, a leading provider of information security solutions, is incorporating Openviz visualization technology from Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) to create highly interactive 3D graphics in its Digital Guardian™ corporate network security management system.

Digital Guardian allows companies to continuously monitor and actively manage how information is utilized across enterprises and operations of all sizes. Powerful visual analytics from AVS’ OpenViz software provide corporate security managers with advanced insight into user activity and allows them to intuitively explore, question and probe events, trends and anomalies that drive information security decision-making.

The combination of Verdasys and AVS technologies within Digital Guardian yields real-time insight into all types of corporate information threats. By prompting users and alerting administrators of possible violations to information usage policies and by blocking actions that have no business justification, Digital Guardian prevents incidents before they occur.

According to Nicholas Stamos, VP Products & Services for Verdasys, “AVS software integration provides our development team with the broadest range of options for developing advanced visualizations. This permits our Digital Guardian customers to proactively understand information security threats on a global basis allowing them to proactively implement new information security policies to prevent information loss. As a direct result of our successful initial implementation, we now have the confidence, freedom and flexibility to design additional next-generation analysis and visualization strategies around user requirements—not around the limitations of a visual analytics tool.”

OpenViz is used by Verdasys and other leading software manufacturers to add highly expressive data visualizations to new and established applications. OpenViz 2D and 3D graphics—which can be deployed in Web or client-based implementations—are highly customizable to software vendor specifications, extend the lifecycle of ISV products and are proven to dramatically improve user experience and analytic results.


About Advanced Visual Systems
Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) provides industry-leading, interactive data visualization software and solutions that help business, scientific and engineering users gain critical insight from all types of data. AVS' complete line of software products speeds decision-making by bringing information to life using the latest in graphics, Web-based and interactive technologies on all major computing platforms. For more information on AVS call 781-890-4300, write to info@avs.com, or visit http://www.avs.com.