BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Data Protection
- the safeguards that govern the storage and use of personal data held on computer systems and in paper-based filing systems. The growing use of computers to store information about individuals has led to the enactment of legislation in many countries designed to protect the privacy of individuals and prevent the disclosure of information to unauthorized persons.
Additional Resources
- IBM Data Retention Solution Wins Data Protection Summit "Best of Show" Award for Most Innovative Data Protection Technology
- Exhibiting leadership in data retention and information lifecycle management, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that the IBM System Storage DR550 was named "Best of Show" for Most Innovative Data Protection Technology in the Information Lifecycle Management category at the first annual Data Protection Summit in Irvine, California. The "Best...
- Research articles 2007-03-15
- BakBone Unveils Integrated Data Protection Vision for Centrally Managing Access and Availability of Data.
- SAN DIEGO, Oct 12, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- BakBone SoftwareR (TSX:BKB) (Pink Sheets:BKBO), a global provider of data protection software, today announced a ground-breaking strategy for optimizing data protection functionality, called Integ SAN DIEGO, Oct 12, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- BakBone SoftwareR (TSX:BKB)...
- Research articles 2005-10-12
- Revivio to Integrate IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files Into Customer Solutions; Extends Benefits of Enterprise CDP to Critical Corporate Data Residing at Remote Office Locations
- LEXINGTON, Mass. -- RevivioR, Inc., a leading provider of data protection and application availability solutions, today announced plans to integrate IBM's Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for FilesTM with its Continuous Protection SystemTM CPS. The new combined offering will allow customers to extend the benefits of Revivio's industry leading, enterprise-class continuous...
- Research articles 2006-04-24
- Data Protection Summit 2008 Awards Best of Show Honors to Safend, Core Security Technologies, and Reflex Security
- The Data Protection Summit 2008 announced the recipients of its second annual Best of Show Awards, a judges' award program that recognizes innovative data protection products, disruptive technologies, and best practices for data protection in the marketplace. Awards were presented to Safend, Core Security Technologies, and Reflex Security. A panel...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- BAKBONE EXTENDS NETVAULT DATA PROTECTION TO IBM 720 SYSTEM.
- BakBone Software, San Diego, a global provider of data protection software, has introduced a powerful suite of data protection software designed to support a new family of IBM servers based on the POWER5TM microprocessor and tuned for LinuxR. BakBone Software, San Diego, a global...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- IPStor Continuous Data Protection Delivers Ongoing Data Availability and Rapid Data/System Recovery for House of LaRose; FalconStor Keeps Glass Full for Leading U.S. Beverage Distributor
- MELVILLE, N.Y. -- FalconStor Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: FALC), the leading developer of proven data protection solutions, today announced that House of LaRose, one of the largest, most innovative, and technologically advanced beverage distributors in the U.S., has implemented FalconStor's IPStorR Continuous Data Protection CDP solution to ensure continuous protection of...
- Research articles 2006-07-27
- -OFFICE OF THE DATA PROTECTION REGISTRAR: Father and son guilty of breaching data protection act
- M2 PRESSWIRE-16 July 1998-OFFICE OF THE DATA PROTECTION REGISTRAR: Father and son guilty of breaching data protection act C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:150798 The Data Protection Registrar has successfully prosecuted a son, his father and his father's company. The investigation was undertaken with assistance...
- Research articles 1998-07-16
- Protegrity Extends Data Protection Capabilities
- Protegrity Corporation, the leading provider of Data Security Management solutions to the enterprise, today announced new data protection functionality in its award-winning Defiance® Security Suite . Protegrity's Data Protection System, part of the Defiance Security Suite, has been extended to include data hashing and ...
- Research articles 2008-04-03
- Protegrity Extends Data Protection Capabilities; Adds data hashing and support for VSAM file encryption on the mainframe.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 April 2008-Protegrity Corporation: Protegrity Extends Data Protection Capabilities; Adds data hashing and support for VSAM file encryption on the mainframeC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03042008 London, UK -- Protegrity Corporation, a provider of data security management solutions to...
- Research articles 2008-04-03
- Yosemite Technologies and Double-Take(R) Software Provide Core-to-Edge Data Protection
- In a strategic alliance that provides Core-to-Edge data protection, Yosemite Technologies, Inc ., and Double-Take® Software (NASDAQ: DBTK), today announced the combination of complementary data replication and protection technologies. IT Administrators implementing Yosemite's FileKeeper notebook/desktop data protection solution with Double-Take real-time data replication, from Double-Take...
- Research articles 2007-08-13
- BakBone Unveils Integrated Data Protection Vision for Centrally Managing Access and Availability of Data
- SAN DIEGO -- BakBone SoftwareR (TSX:BKB) (Pink Sheets:BKBO), a global provider of data protection software, today announced a ground-breaking strategy for optimizing data protection functionality, called Integrated Data ProtectionTM (IDPTM). This new vision allows IT organizations to centrally manage and control access and availability of data in order to more...
- Research articles 2005-10-12
- SEPATON Data De-Duplication Software Wins 'Best of Show' at Data Protection Summit
- MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- SEPATON, Inc., the leader in high-performance data protection solutions, today announced that its ContentAware[TM] DeltaStor[TM] software for data de-duplication has been honored with a 'Best of Show Award' in the Most Innovative Data Protection Technology category at the first annual Data Protection Summit.
- Research articles 2007-03-15
- NEC High Performance Computing Europe Selects Atempo LiveBackup for Continuous Data Protection; Atempo LiveBackup Delivers Fine-Grain Backup and Recovery for Corporate Workstation Data
- PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Atempo, Inc., the leader in data protection and storage security for trusted information lifecycle management ILM, today announced that NEC High Performance Computing Europe GmbH NEC HPCE of Germany has chosen Atempo LiveBackup to protect the valuable data on their laptop computers. LiveBackup is an award-winning...
- Research articles 2006-05-03
- Report Focuses on Storactive's LiveBackup for Continuous Data Protection
- Storactive® Inc., the leader in continuous data protection technology, today announced that IDC, a leading provider of global IT research and advice, has published the report "Storactive LiveBackup: Delivering Real-Time Data Protection." The report is an in-depth analysis of LiveBackup, a true real-time data protection solution designed to back up...
- Research articles 2004-12-28
- Revivio's Mich Fisher Appointed Co-Chair of Storage Networking Industry Association's Data Management Forum - Data Protection Initiative
- LEXINGTON, Mass. -- RevivioR, Inc., a leader in enterprise continuous data protection CDP, today announced Mich Fisher has been appointed a co-chair of the Storage Networking Industry Association's SNIA Data Management Forum DMF - Data Protection Initiative DPI. Together with Jason Iehl of Quantum, he will be responsible for leading...
- Research articles 2005-07-14
- Symantec Redefines Next Generation Data Protection
- Symantec Vision 2008 -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced an evolution in the company's next generation data protection strategy. Through a series of product updates to the Veritas NetBackup platform, Symantec raises the bar for complete data protection by integrating next generation technologies, such...
- Research articles 2008-06-10
- Privacy directive on track.(European Commission's Data Protection Directive)(Brief Article)
- The European Commission's Data Protection Directive has met many of its objectives, including removing most legal obstacles to the free movement of data that existed as a result of differences in various countries' data protection legislation, according to a new report on the directive's effectiveness. But...
- Research articles 2003-08-01
- Smart, Sensible Enterprise Data Security; Protegrity Releases Data Protection System 5
- Protegrity Corporation , the leading provider of Data Security Management solutions, today announced the release of the Protegrity Data Protection System DPS 5, the latest version of Protegrity's award-winning data protection platform. DPS 5 fully supports enterprises in their drive to move forward to...
- Research articles 2009-07-21
- Storactive Hosts Continuous Data Protection Seminars
- Storactive® Inc., the leader in continuous data protection CDP technology, is hosting the 2005 Southern California Continuous Data Protection Seminars. The seminar series is an outstanding opportunity for IT managers and CIOs to learn about leveraging the new genre of data protection to addresses current challenges, trends and solutions in...
- Research articles 2005-03-22
- Kashya Earns 'Excellent' Rating for Data Protection from Leading IT Publication; eWEEK Review Says KBX5000 'Enables Continuous Protection and Fast Recovery'
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Kashya, the leading supplier of data protection solutions for disaster recovery and business continuity, received an "excellent" designation in the Data Protection key performance indicator in an eWEEK Labs' review published in the magazine's November 7 issue. E[acute accent]In the article "Kashya KBX5000 moves beyond data...
- Research articles 2005-11-14
