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17th Nov 2005
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VIA StrongBox Builds In More Functionality and Language Support for Wider Data Security in Personal computers

New Delhi ? November 17, 2005 ? Chip maker VIA Technologies, today announced an enhanced release of the VIA StrongBox application that boosts security functionality for protection against identity and data theft, and offers full language support for English, Simplified Chinese and German in Personal Computers (PC).

VIA StrongBox is a secure virtual drive application that utilizes the unique VIA PadLock Security Engine to enable real-time encryption of data using military-grade security algorithms. Today?s update provides even greater flexibility by facilitating secure backup and PC-to-PC transfer through a new Load/Unload function, allowing users to store their secure drives away from their PC.

This is especially valuable for notebooks that are far more vulnerable to physical theft, with the user assured that they have a fully secure backup of their confidential information elsewhere. This VIA StrongBox release now also implements full language support for English, Simplified Chinese and German.

?VIA StrongBox has been a flagship illustration of the type of protection possible when both hardware and software are utilized together to secure data,? said Richard Brown, Vice President for Corporate Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. ?With this enhanced release of VIA StrongBox, we are not only extending the security offered by the VIA PadLock Security Engine, but making it more widely accessible with multi-language support.?

VIA StrongBox was recently put to the test at the Hack-in-the-Box Security Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where some of the world?s best hackers tested their skills in a real life scenario, vying for a prize worth US$5000. None could hack any computer. More information about the Hack-in-the-Box event may be found on the VIA Arena website at: www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=5&ArticleID=436

About VIA StrongBox

Viruses, worms, hacking and identity theft have become an everyday part of computing, with the result that the security of personal and confidential business information is emerging as a leading issue in computing today. Notebook PCs are especially vulnerable, with their easy portability creating a much higher risk of theft and loss - reports show that a staggering 10% of notebooks are stolen annually