WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit9, Inc., the pioneer and leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting, announced today that Bit9 Parity(TM) has integrated with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator(R) (ePO(TM)) and has been certified as McAfee compatible. Bit9 is providing the Bit9 Parity for McAfee ePO solution for McAfee customers who want to use application whitelisting to control unauthorized software and devices that run on endpoints (laptops, PCs, servers, kiosks, point-of-sale systems) to increase security, reduce IT costs, and demonstrate compliance.

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Bit9 is one of the founding members of the McAfee(R) Security Innovation Alliance(TM), a technology partnering program that accelerates the development of interoperable security products and simplifies the integration of those products within complex customer environments. Bit9 will demonstrate the integration with McAfee at Booth #110 at the McAfee FOCUS 08 security conference in Las Vegas, October 20-23.

"Bit9 is proud to be working with McAfee as an inaugural member of the Security Innovation Alliance to extend the capabilities of McAfee ePO with the Bit9 Parity application whitelisting and desktop lockdown capabilities," said Doug Cahill, vice president of business development at Bit9. "With greater control comes greater security and compliance. Bit9's ability to identify, authenticate, and control the execution of unauthorized and malicious software on the desktop is the perfect complement to McAfee's extensive portfolio of endpoint security offerings. This is a natural fit that will bring tremendous value to our mutual customers."

The Bit9 Parity for McAfee ePO solution tightly integrates Bit9 whitelisting with McAfee ePO, allowing customers to use ePO to manage their corporate antivirus solution, personal firewalls, encryption software -- and the Bit9 Parity whitelisting solution -- all from one user interface, helping drive down management costs while increasing security. By adding Bit9 Parity for McAfee ePO, IT and security professionals using ePO can whitelist the approved software and devices that are allowed to execute while preventing all unauthorized, malicious and unlicensed software. Enterprises that control their environments more tightly using whitelisting are able to reduce IT costs associated with help desk calls and "blue screens," as well as demonstrate compliance with regulations such as PCI DSS and HIPAA by securing payment card information and preventing patient data from malware theft.

Customers who take advantage of Bit9 Parity for McAfee ePO also gain access to the Bit9 Global Software Registry(TM), the largest repository of rich information on the world's software, with over 6.5 billion records. The Bit9 Global Software Registry gives security and IT professionals a way to find information on the unknown software found in a company's network, including its trustworthiness, category (peer to peer, keylogger, instant messenger, etc.), publisher, etc.

"I've been using McAfee ePO to handle my endpoint security needs, but whitelisting was the one missing component. This integration brings it all together," said Anthony Zannella, of Omgeo. "The powerful application whitelisting capabilities of Bit9 Parity that prevent unauthorized software, combined with the audit and management solutions from McAfee, enable us to better secure our environment and respond more readily to policy violations. We are glad to see Bit9 and McAfee combine their products in new and useful ways."

About Bit9, Inc.

Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in enterprise application whitelisting. The company's patented application control solutions ensure only trusted and authorized applications are allowed to run, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software.

Unlike traditional, reactive controls that try to scan and prevent the never-ending list of unauthorized software, Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry -- the world's largest database of software intelligence -- to ensure only authorized applications can run, delivering the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability.

Bit9 customers include companies in a wide variety of industries, such as retail, financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, telecommunications, as well as government agencies. Founded in 2002, Bit9 is privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com or call 617.393.7400.

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