SAN FRANCISCO -- RSA, EMC's (Quote) security division, moved to expand its strategy for securing encryption endpoints in corporate networks by agreeing to purchase Valyd Software Private Ltd. for an undisclosed sum.

Valyd's software encrypts database and file servers, said Art Coviello, president of RSA and executive vice president of EMC, in a meeting with press and analysts Tuesday at the RSA Conference 2007 owned and operated by RSA.

Coviello said Valyd's technology fills key cavities in RSA's strategy for enterprise data protection (EDP), the goal of which is to protect the information stored on them from internal and external attacks.

The Valyd software, along with new strategic partnerships with CipherOptics, Decru, NeoScale Systems and Epicor|CRS, will fortify RSA's new Database Security Manager and RSA File Security Manager software, both of which will be integrated with RSA Key Manager software.

RSA Database Security Manager will provide data protection for database software from IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Sybase, and Teradata.

RSA File Security Manager preserves data maintained in files, offering centralized management, separation of duties and other security polices.

"The combination of information management and security is paramount," Coviello said in the briefing. "Security has to be built more into an information infrastructure for us to be effective."

EDP is crucial because regulations calling for the protection of sensitive data to prevent identity theft and fraud have sprouted up, forcing businesses to protect data within applications, databases, files, disk storage systems, tape systems or networks.

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