o longer are a company’s employees the only ones with access to sensitive business information. An extended network of contractors, temporary workers, suppliers, and service providers may reside across the country, the continent, or even abroad. Third-party vendors, too, provide services for numerous clients and those in other countries often operate under less restrictive regulatory environments. In support of these claims:

• IDC finds that, in the area of IT services alone, spending by U.S. companies with offshore vendors will increase from an estimated $14 billion in 2004 to $46 billion in 2007.
• In May 2004, Forrester Research reported that the total number of U.S. jobs moving offshore is expected to increase from 500,000 this year, to 1.2 million in 2008, and almost 2 million by 2010.

Also, so called “co-opetition” finds companies sharing vital information in pursuit of a particular opportunity, only to occupy opposite corners the next time. Merger and acquisition transactions also bring a constant stream of changing faces to the organizations involved. These outside parties require access to confidential information during the evaluation, negotiation, and due-diligence process. But if the A&M fails, a great deal of sensitive information is compromised.

Needless to say, protecting information against misuse is critically important for companies today. But a constant state of vigilance could drain resources and prevent you from focusing on your business goals.

Secure and Share Information that Matters

Pinion Software steps into this wildly morphing business environment with a suite of security solutions that protect the information that you share with partners, vendors, and with any other person who knowingly or unknowingly forms a part of your extended enterprise. Pinion Software’s solutions begin protecting your information the instant you make it available to a third party and all throughout its lifecycle. Pinion Software’s solutions give you full control over the information—even after it is out of your hands—and let you determine how and to what extent the information will be used.

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