SignaCert, a leading provider of independent IT controls technology,today announced extended capabilities to provide independent verification ofsoftware from vendors such as, FujitsuLimited (TSE: 6702), IBM(NYSE: IBM), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR), Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA), Symantec(NASDAQ: SYMC), Applied Identity, Authentium, Secure Elements, Veracode, and XenSource.SignaCert offers enterprise class solutions that address industry demandfor proactive IT controls to achieve more stable and compliant computing.

“We are very pleased by the continued momentum in the market adoption of thisnew approach to systems controls,” said Wyatt Starnes, Founder and CEO ofSignaCert, Inc. “We are witnessing a broad cross section of new applicationsfor these methods among customers and partners.”

Many IT departments assume that software originally deployed into production isthe same that is loaded and executing today. In practice, this is often not thecase and leaves an “IT blind spot.” Before SignaCert, there was no definitive way toprove that customers’ IT environments were deployed and configured as intended.SignaCert’s patented solution, supportedby these companies, provides partners and customers a completely new way to createa trusted reference — a baseline of independently verified, vendor authentic,signatures — for deploying such solutions.

As mentioned in SignaCert’s product upgrade announcement last week, proactive systemsmonitoring using independent IT controls result in improved operational efficiencyand financial benefit through increased availability of IT infrastructure, greatercontrol and security, and increased fulfillment of essential compliance andaudit requirements, including virtual machines.

“A core strategy for Intel vPro processor technology is to deliver a built-inmanageability and proactive security environment on commercial business PCs,”said Robert Crooke, vice president and general manager of Intel’s BusinessClient Group. “SignaCert’s ability to embrace Intel Trusted Execution Technology(TxT) and Virtualization Technology (VT) is a commitment in providing trust.”

Participation in the SignaCert Harvest Program — the mechanism by whichsignatures of partner software are captured, verified, and incorporated intoSignaCert’s Enterprise Trust Server, is open to all OS, application, andinfrastructure vendors.

“Solaris 10 is the most digitally signed Operating System available today,”said Marc Hamilton, Vice President, Solaris marketing, Sun Microsystems. “Theintegration of SignaCert Enterprise Trust Server with our upcoming SecureExecution capability will further address customer needs for robust, safe, andprovably secure systems.”

SignaCert independent IT controls technology is integrated into orcomplementing numerous technology companies and organizations:

• Applied Identity: SignaCert and Applied Identity are complementary security and audit enablement technologies that give customers a higher level of trust through system integrity verification and identity-driven access management.

• Juniper Networks: SignaCert’s IT controls and system integrity capabilities complement Juniper’s Unified Access Control (UAC) solution by providing a unique white list approach (a trusted reference) to endpoint health measurement; this enables improved granularity and flexibility of Juniper’s UAC network access assessment based on system attestation.

• Secure Elements: Secure Elements and SignaCert deliver the first complementary solution that provides positive attestation for SCAP configuration and binary/library validation for regulated and federal IT customers.

• Symantec: SignaCert is using best-in-class antivirus technology from Symantec to help ensure that only ‘clean code’ submissions are made to the SignaCert Global Trust Repository. In partnership with Symantec, SignaCert performs a highly secure white list data extraction.

• XenSource: SignaCert and XenSource are establishing standards and technologies for bringing measurement and controls to virtual environments. “Security in a virtualized environment is a growing concern for CIOs,” said Simon Crosby, CTO, XenSource. “XenSource believes that measurement and trust go hand in hand with a secure virtualized platform. SignaCert’s technology is an important component of the trusted computing base and can help ease customer concerns about the security of virtual infrastructure, accelerating the adoption of virtualization.”