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<title>IT Matters teams up with Scorpion Software to deliver strong authentication solutions to the Oil and Gas industry of Alberta</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><H1>For Immediate Release</H1></p>

<p><H2>IT Matters teams up with Scorpion Software to deliver strong authentication solutions to the Oil and Gas industry of Alberta</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: May 1, 2008</B> - Scorpion Software is pleased to announce a partnership with IT Matters to deliver our AuthAnvil Strong Authentication Server solution to the Calgary small business market that serves and supports Canada's oil and gas industry.</p>

<p>Combining IT Matter's expertise in deploying Microsoft server solutions and Sonicwall firewall and VPNs with Scorpion Software's industry leading AuthAnvil product provides a unique and highly secure solution that eliminates the inherent weaknesses in static password security. Instead of relying on passwords that can be shared, stolen or easily guessed, clients of IT Matters can now gain the safety and protection of two-factor authentication technology that has before only been available to the enterprise space.</p>

<p>Leveraging hardware token technology that has protected the infrastructure of Los Alamos Laboratories, Apple Computers and even Google, AuthAnvil's CryptoCard KT-1 tokens provides a way for businesses to safeguard their company assets from untrusted remote access by using dynamically generated one-time-passwords (OTP) to assure the identity of remotely connected users. AuthAnvil delivers the same level of protection at a fraction of the cost, and has been found to be much easier to use than its enterprise competitors.</p>

<p>The partnership with Scorpion Software allows IT Matters to deliver more secure strong authentication services to Microsoft Windows Server, Sonicwall firewalls and SSL VPN services. When a request is made from the Internet to access the network, AuthAnvil authenticates this request by challenging the user to enter in their personal PIN along with their OTP. Similar to how you need to present your ATM card along with your PIN to access you bank account, for the first time businesses can now know with a high level of certainty who is accessing their critical corporate assets from anywhere in the world. This offering can assist many of IT Matter clients that are looking to meet compliance objectives for standards such as PCI and CSOX or any business concerned about their overall security.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software designs and delivers strong authentication solutions for small business. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>. More information about AuthAnvil is available at <a href="http://www.authanvil.com" target="_blank">www.authanvil.com</a>.</p>

<p><H2>About IT Matters</H2></p>

<p>IT Matters is Calgary's award winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Small Business Specialist. IT Matters is a leader in providing computer service and network solutions to the small to medium size business market in the Calgary area. Service is the heart of our company! Our strength is in our people. We care about you and your business. More information about IT Matters can be found at <a href="http://www.itmatters.ca" target="_blank">www.itmatters.ca</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>IT Matters teams up with Scorpion Software to deliver strong authentication solutions to the Oil and Gas industry of Alberta</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: May 1, 2008</B> - Scorpion Software is pleased to announce a partnership with IT Matters to deliver our AuthAnvil Strong Authentication Server solution to the Calgary small business market that serves and supports Canada's oil and gas industry.</p>

<p>Combining IT Matter's expertise in deploying Microsoft server solutions and Sonicwall firewall and VPNs with Scorpion Software's industry leading AuthAnvil product provides a unique and highly secure solution that eliminates the inherent weaknesses in static password security. Instead of relying on passwords that can be shared, stolen or easily guessed, clients of IT Matters can now gain the safety and protection of two-factor authentication technology that has before only been available to the enterprise space.</p>

<p>Leveraging hardware token technology that has protected the infrastructure of Los Alamos Laboratories, Apple Computers and even Google, AuthAnvil's CryptoCard KT-1 tokens provides a way for businesses to safeguard their company assets from untrusted remote access by using dynamically generated one-time-passwords (OTP) to assure the identity of remotely connected users. AuthAnvil delivers the same level of protection at a fraction of the cost, and has been found to be much easier to use than its enterprise competitors.</p>

<p>The partnership with Scorpion Software allows IT Matters to deliver more secure strong authentication services to Microsoft Windows Server, Sonicwall firewalls and SSL VPN services. When a request is made from the Internet to access the network, AuthAnvil authenticates this request by challenging the user to enter in their personal PIN along with their OTP. Similar to how you need to present your ATM card along with your PIN to access you bank account, for the first time businesses can now know with a high level of certainty who is accessing their critical corporate assets from anywhere in the world. This offering can assist many of IT Matter clients that are looking to meet compliance objectives for standards such as PCI and CSOX or any business concerned about their overall security.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software designs and delivers strong authentication solutions for small business. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>. More information about AuthAnvil is available at <a href="http://www.authanvil.com" target="_blank">www.authanvil.com</a>.</p>

<p><H2>About IT Matters</H2></p>

<p>IT Matters is Calgary's award winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Small Business Specialist. IT Matters is a leader in providing computer service and network solutions to the small to medium size business market in the Calgary area. Service is the heart of our company! Our strength is in our people. We care about you and your business. More information about IT Matters can be found at <a href="http://www.itmatters.ca" target="_blank">www.itmatters.ca</a>.</p>
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<title>NOTICE: AuthAnvil Reseller Kit changing</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>We have been having such a large number of requests from potential partners asking for more tokens in the initial Reseller Kit, that we have decided to follow through and meet that demand. Starting in April, we will be phasing out the 2 token Reseller Kit for $350 USD in favour of a new 5 token Reseller Kit for $600 USD. </p>

<p>How does this affect you? Well, if you wanted the 2 token kit, today is your last day to order it. After that, when signing up as a reseller you will be purchasing a 5 token kit. Don't need that many tokens? You are free to resell them to other customers if you like. </p>

<p>If you want the 2 token kit, then we encourage you to sign up today at <a href="https://secure.authanvil.com/Reseller-Signup">https://secure.authanvil.com/Reseller-Signup</a>. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know. </p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:21:39 -0800</pubDate>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have been having such a large number of requests from potential partners asking for more tokens in the initial Reseller Kit, that we have decided to follow through and meet that demand. Starting in April, we will be phasing out the 2 token Reseller Kit for $350 USD in favour of a new 5 token Reseller Kit for $600 USD. </p>

<p>How does this affect you? Well, if you wanted the 2 token kit, today is your last day to order it. After that, when signing up as a reseller you will be purchasing a 5 token kit. Don't need that many tokens? You are free to resell them to other customers if you like. </p>

<p>If you want the 2 token kit, then we encourage you to sign up today at <a href="https://secure.authanvil.com/Reseller-Signup">https://secure.authanvil.com/Reseller-Signup</a>. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know. </p>
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<title>Scorpion Software and Correct Solutions Team to Distribute AuthAnvil in Australia and New Zealand</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p><H1>For immediate Release</H1></p>

<p><H2>Scorpion Software and Correct Solutions Team to Distribute AuthAnvil in Australia and New Zealand</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC:  December 19, 2007</B> - Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the signing of an agreement with Correct Solutions Pty Ltd. to distribute AuthAnvil hardware and software in Australia and New Zealand. As a part of the agreement, Scorpion Software and Correct Solutions will launch a distribution center in Sydney, Australia to service AuthAnvil partners and clients in the region. Under the terms of the agreement, the distribution of AuthAnvil product will now be more readily available to Scorpion Software customers and resellers through Correct's distribution center and reduce both delivery time and cost by up to 50%.</p>

<p>"We chose Correct Solutions after evaluating the market, because they offer the most advanced technical capabilities and deepest experience in both the use and deployment of our software alongside the business of importing our token hardware into the country," said Dana Epp, CEO of Scorpion Software. "We understand and foresee the importance of AuthAnvil to small businesses down under, and look forward to working with Correct Solutions to provide these solutions to our reseller partners and clients across Australia and New Zealand."</p>

<p>Ryan Spillane, Managing Director of Correct Solutions; "A strong part of our business is working closely with other IT Companies and assisting them both with installs and other complex support issues. By distributing Scorpion Software products it helps the Australian reseller community at large by reducing handling charges and enabling fast response times to market, let alone making it quicker for us to deploy to our own clients".</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp provides the premium solution for SMBs to reduce the risks associated with the use of weak static reusable passwords and provide a higher level of confidence that only authorized users can access their company's most important business assets - their proprietary information. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>

<p><H2>About Correct Solutions Pty Ltd.</H2></p>

<p>Correct Solutions provides complete technology and business solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.  Established in 1997, their deep knowledge and creative approach allows them to maximise the capabilities of Information Technology to deliver business efficiencies and develop tailored solutions for their client's unique requirements. </p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:09:10 -0800</pubDate>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><H1>For immediate Release</H1></p>

<p><H2>Scorpion Software and Correct Solutions Team to Distribute AuthAnvil in Australia and New Zealand</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC:  December 19, 2007</B> - Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the signing of an agreement with Correct Solutions Pty Ltd. to distribute AuthAnvil hardware and software in Australia and New Zealand. As a part of the agreement, Scorpion Software and Correct Solutions will launch a distribution center in Sydney, Australia to service AuthAnvil partners and clients in the region. Under the terms of the agreement, the distribution of AuthAnvil product will now be more readily available to Scorpion Software customers and resellers through Correct's distribution center and reduce both delivery time and cost by up to 50%.</p>

<p>"We chose Correct Solutions after evaluating the market, because they offer the most advanced technical capabilities and deepest experience in both the use and deployment of our software alongside the business of importing our token hardware into the country," said Dana Epp, CEO of Scorpion Software. "We understand and foresee the importance of AuthAnvil to small businesses down under, and look forward to working with Correct Solutions to provide these solutions to our reseller partners and clients across Australia and New Zealand."</p>

<p>Ryan Spillane, Managing Director of Correct Solutions; "A strong part of our business is working closely with other IT Companies and assisting them both with installs and other complex support issues. By distributing Scorpion Software products it helps the Australian reseller community at large by reducing handling charges and enabling fast response times to market, let alone making it quicker for us to deploy to our own clients".</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp provides the premium solution for SMBs to reduce the risks associated with the use of weak static reusable passwords and provide a higher level of confidence that only authorized users can access their company's most important business assets - their proprietary information. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>

<p><H2>About Correct Solutions Pty Ltd.</H2></p>

<p>Correct Solutions provides complete technology and business solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.  Established in 1997, their deep knowledge and creative approach allows them to maximise the capabilities of Information Technology to deliver business efficiencies and develop tailored solutions for their client's unique requirements. </p>
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<title>AuthAnvil meets requirements to safeguard Personally Identifiable Information</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>So with our <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/blog/archives/2007/04/scorpion_softwa_7.html" target="_blank">last press release</a>, we got quite a bit of interest around the world. One of the more interesting things we saw was that we were commended by Susan Bradley, prominent Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) expert, on the fact that we have brought two-factor authentication to the SMB space.</p>

<p>In a <a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2007/04/05/clearly-within-reach.aspx" target="_blank">blog post</a> on her popular SBS blog, she commented that a few months ago she was involved in a "Minimum security practices" benchmark setting with the <a href="http://www.cisecurity.org" target="_blank">Center for Internet Security</a> group. The goal of the project was to define a bare minimum security standard needed to properly secure personal identity information (PII) or other sensitive information on computers of every shape and size, including peer to peer, networks, and yes, even SBS. And when it got to the section where two-factor authentication (2FA) was being discussed, she pushed back saying that the technology wasn't mature enough to make it a bare minimum practice to safeguard PII.</p>

<p>But with what she has seen from the release of AuthAnvil (she's one of our clients), she has changed her mind. </p>

<p>In her words, "<strong>... now security for sensitive information is clearly within reach for all sized firms.</strong>" She goes on to say that:</p>

<blockquote>So if I was doing that task force today?  Two factor authentication is do-able for small businesses and now clearly within reach.</blockquote>

<p>All thanks to AuthAnvil. Talk about an endorsement! Heck, CRYPTOCard was so pleased with it, they even sent out a <a href="http://www.cryptocard.com/resources/pressreleases/8_55_2_203.asp" target="_blank">press release</a> today about it! The fact we use their enterprise ready tokens while delivering our own SMB designed Strong Authentication Server (SAS) software, our clients are getting best of breed technology, leveraged through software solutions designed FOR them. And that is what makes 2FA more approachable in our space. We finally have the highest-quality of authentication security solutions available to us in the SMB space.</p>

<p>So if you want enterprise-level authentication security, at an SMB price, come talk to us. Sign up for a personal <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/testdrive.html" target="_blank">AuthAnvil Test Drive</a> and we can explore your needs and see if we can help you out! Not sure if you can afford it? Download our whitepaper on "<a href="https://secure.authanvil.com/ContentLibrary/contactdetails.aspx?file=AAWP-CostOfPasswords-v1.pdf" target="_blank">What do passwords cost your business?</a>" and see for yourself what password security is already costing your business. We might even be able to SAVE you some money, and significantly reduce your online risk. </p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:26:59 -0800</pubDate>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So with our <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/blog/archives/2007/04/scorpion_softwa_7.html" target="_blank">last press release</a>, we got quite a bit of interest around the world. One of the more interesting things we saw was that we were commended by Susan Bradley, prominent Microsoft Small Business Server (SBS) expert, on the fact that we have brought two-factor authentication to the SMB space.</p>

<p>In a <a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2007/04/05/clearly-within-reach.aspx" target="_blank">blog post</a> on her popular SBS blog, she commented that a few months ago she was involved in a "Minimum security practices" benchmark setting with the <a href="http://www.cisecurity.org" target="_blank">Center for Internet Security</a> group. The goal of the project was to define a bare minimum security standard needed to properly secure personal identity information (PII) or other sensitive information on computers of every shape and size, including peer to peer, networks, and yes, even SBS. And when it got to the section where two-factor authentication (2FA) was being discussed, she pushed back saying that the technology wasn't mature enough to make it a bare minimum practice to safeguard PII.</p>

<p>But with what she has seen from the release of AuthAnvil (she's one of our clients), she has changed her mind. </p>

<p>In her words, "<strong>... now security for sensitive information is clearly within reach for all sized firms.</strong>" She goes on to say that:</p>

<blockquote>So if I was doing that task force today?  Two factor authentication is do-able for small businesses and now clearly within reach.</blockquote>

<p>All thanks to AuthAnvil. Talk about an endorsement! Heck, CRYPTOCard was so pleased with it, they even sent out a <a href="http://www.cryptocard.com/resources/pressreleases/8_55_2_203.asp" target="_blank">press release</a> today about it! The fact we use their enterprise ready tokens while delivering our own SMB designed Strong Authentication Server (SAS) software, our clients are getting best of breed technology, leveraged through software solutions designed FOR them. And that is what makes 2FA more approachable in our space. We finally have the highest-quality of authentication security solutions available to us in the SMB space.</p>

<p>So if you want enterprise-level authentication security, at an SMB price, come talk to us. Sign up for a personal <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/testdrive.html" target="_blank">AuthAnvil Test Drive</a> and we can explore your needs and see if we can help you out! Not sure if you can afford it? Download our whitepaper on "<a href="https://secure.authanvil.com/ContentLibrary/contactdetails.aspx?file=AAWP-CostOfPasswords-v1.pdf" target="_blank">What do passwords cost your business?</a>" and see for yourself what password security is already costing your business. We might even be able to SAVE you some money, and significantly reduce your online risk. </p>
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<title>Scorpion Software partners with CRYPTOCard to deliver AuthAnvil, the first two-factor authentication solution for small business</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>When communicating with customers we sometimes get asked if we are a resellers of CRYPTOCard solutions, since we use CRYPTOCard tokens in our <a href="http://www.authanvil.com" target="_blank">AuthAnvil</a> solutions. Nothing could be further from the truth. To be honest, at one point, we were a CRYPTOCard customer. That's right, we used to use their stuff. But we are not resellers. We are a company focused on building our own strong authentication solutions... targeted directly to solve the password problem for small business.</p>

<p>When we were customers of CRYPTOCard, we found a few challenges. As a small business leveraging a lot of Microsoft technology like Small Business Server 2003 and firewall technology from Sonicwall, we found that it was difficult to manage an enterprise solution like CRYPTOCard within our small business IT infrastructure. With a lot of resource overhead, the system was quite taxing on our environment, and not really friendly to our needs. Which is OK... rarely is small business IT and enterprise IT aligned with the same deployment issues. But we DO have the same pain points when it comes to static reusable passwords. There had to be a better way.</p>

<p>So I approached Bill LaHam from CRYPTOCard last year and expressed my concerns. We both quickly realized an opportunity existed here. They make great token technology, and we build great software for small businesses. The result was <a href="http://www.authanvil.com" target="_blank">AuthAnvil</a>, a two-factor authentication system DESIGNED for small business. What does that really mean though? It means we removed the IT complexity of much of the system, and heterogenously tied it to the Windows eco-system. </p>

<p>Technically, we take entirely different approaches to solving the same underlying problem. </p>

<p>If you were to buy a 5 user token pack from CRYPTOCard you would get a system developed in Java running on top of Tomcat/Apache that speaks to a MySQL database and generates a 6 digit one-time password. On SBS 2003, this more than doubled our resource overhead on our server, and through best practices required us to move it to a SECOND server to deploy properly. (It is possible to get it on the same server, but its rather difficult... and an UNSUPPORTED configuration by CRYPTOCard) .</p>

<p>AuthAnvil on the otherhard was written in .NET on top of IIS and speaks to the built in SQL Server database on SBS 2003. Those resources are already on the system (or are auto-upgraded with our installer), and makes deployment rather easy. Our tokens are shipped offering an 8 alphanumeric one-time password, which significantly increases the number of possible passwords, and makes it extremely more difficult to attack. </p>

<p>Now you CAN do the same thing with CRYPTOCard's solution by reprogramming the tokens. (And I suggest you do if you haven't already). And that gets to the heart of the differences. </p>

<p>As information security professionals that understand the threat landscape for small business, we have removed the complexity for you by making security decisions based on our experience and expertice. You don't have to program the tokens yourself. You don't have to make configuration changes to the system. It's all done FOR you. Instead of wading through over a 100 different configurable settings, you have 5. That's right... 5. And as we move forward and mature our products we are going to make it integrate even better into the Windows ecosystem and your small business networks.</p>

<p>It has been a real pleasure working with CRYPTOCard to design this solution. They make great token technology that protects huge enterprises like Apple Computer, Los Alamos Laboratories and Google. Its been nice working with professionals that understand and accept the differences that small businesses have than their enterprise counterparts. And everyone benefits from this. Finally small businesses can get access to enteprise-level identity and access control security, at a fraction of the cost. And its not just a repackaged enterprise solution being shoved at us. AuthAnvil was designed FOR small business.... by small business.</p>

<p>Today CRYPTOCard <a href="http://www.cryptocard.com/resources/pressreleases/8_55_2_199.asp" target="_blank">published a press release</a> discussing our partnership. Bill was even quoted to say:</p>

<blockquote>AuthAnvil is an incredible solution - its tight integration with Small Business Server and well conceived management interface will have most SMBs authenticating in a matter of minutes.</blockquote>

<p> <strong>Thanks Bill!</strong> And he's right... most people have AuthAnvil up and running on Small Business Server in a manner of minutes, and are logging into Remote Web Workplace using two-factor authentication and our <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard/index.html" target="_blank">RWW-Guard</a> product in less than 15 minutes.</p>

<p>And we even have a few customers now who have ALSO been able to integrate AuthAnvil into their own line of business applications in house. One such office added AuthAnvil two-factor authentication to a custom sharepoint site they have that manages their entire office, in a matter of an hour after I released a <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/blog/archives/2007/03/howto_adding_tw.html" _target="blank">HOWTO video on consuming the web service</a> in AuthAnvil. And they spent the first 10 minutes watching the video!! Now their employees don't need to know ANOTHER password for their office. They can leverage their existing AuthAnvil deployment and use the same token to authenticate to different systems.</p>

<p>This is getting exciting. </p>

<p>So if you are a small business and looking for two-factor authentication, give <a href="http://www.authanvil.com">AuthAnvil</a> a try. Combining CRYPTOCard's awesome token technology with our own software designed for the Windows Server ecosystem, you have one powerful system that FINALLY brings identity and access control through strong authentication to small business. </p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:35:35 -0800</pubDate>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When communicating with customers we sometimes get asked if we are a resellers of CRYPTOCard solutions, since we use CRYPTOCard tokens in our <a href="http://www.authanvil.com" target="_blank">AuthAnvil</a> solutions. Nothing could be further from the truth. To be honest, at one point, we were a CRYPTOCard customer. That's right, we used to use their stuff. But we are not resellers. We are a company focused on building our own strong authentication solutions... targeted directly to solve the password problem for small business.</p>

<p>When we were customers of CRYPTOCard, we found a few challenges. As a small business leveraging a lot of Microsoft technology like Small Business Server 2003 and firewall technology from Sonicwall, we found that it was difficult to manage an enterprise solution like CRYPTOCard within our small business IT infrastructure. With a lot of resource overhead, the system was quite taxing on our environment, and not really friendly to our needs. Which is OK... rarely is small business IT and enterprise IT aligned with the same deployment issues. But we DO have the same pain points when it comes to static reusable passwords. There had to be a better way.</p>

<p>So I approached Bill LaHam from CRYPTOCard last year and expressed my concerns. We both quickly realized an opportunity existed here. They make great token technology, and we build great software for small businesses. The result was <a href="http://www.authanvil.com" target="_blank">AuthAnvil</a>, a two-factor authentication system DESIGNED for small business. What does that really mean though? It means we removed the IT complexity of much of the system, and heterogenously tied it to the Windows eco-system. </p>

<p>Technically, we take entirely different approaches to solving the same underlying problem. </p>

<p>If you were to buy a 5 user token pack from CRYPTOCard you would get a system developed in Java running on top of Tomcat/Apache that speaks to a MySQL database and generates a 6 digit one-time password. On SBS 2003, this more than doubled our resource overhead on our server, and through best practices required us to move it to a SECOND server to deploy properly. (It is possible to get it on the same server, but its rather difficult... and an UNSUPPORTED configuration by CRYPTOCard) .</p>

<p>AuthAnvil on the otherhard was written in .NET on top of IIS and speaks to the built in SQL Server database on SBS 2003. Those resources are already on the system (or are auto-upgraded with our installer), and makes deployment rather easy. Our tokens are shipped offering an 8 alphanumeric one-time password, which significantly increases the number of possible passwords, and makes it extremely more difficult to attack. </p>

<p>Now you CAN do the same thing with CRYPTOCard's solution by reprogramming the tokens. (And I suggest you do if you haven't already). And that gets to the heart of the differences. </p>

<p>As information security professionals that understand the threat landscape for small business, we have removed the complexity for you by making security decisions based on our experience and expertice. You don't have to program the tokens yourself. You don't have to make configuration changes to the system. It's all done FOR you. Instead of wading through over a 100 different configurable settings, you have 5. That's right... 5. And as we move forward and mature our products we are going to make it integrate even better into the Windows ecosystem and your small business networks.</p>

<p>It has been a real pleasure working with CRYPTOCard to design this solution. They make great token technology that protects huge enterprises like Apple Computer, Los Alamos Laboratories and Google. Its been nice working with professionals that understand and accept the differences that small businesses have than their enterprise counterparts. And everyone benefits from this. Finally small businesses can get access to enteprise-level identity and access control security, at a fraction of the cost. And its not just a repackaged enterprise solution being shoved at us. AuthAnvil was designed FOR small business.... by small business.</p>

<p>Today CRYPTOCard <a href="http://www.cryptocard.com/resources/pressreleases/8_55_2_199.asp" target="_blank">published a press release</a> discussing our partnership. Bill was even quoted to say:</p>

<blockquote>AuthAnvil is an incredible solution - its tight integration with Small Business Server and well conceived management interface will have most SMBs authenticating in a matter of minutes.</blockquote>

<p> <strong>Thanks Bill!</strong> And he's right... most people have AuthAnvil up and running on Small Business Server in a manner of minutes, and are logging into Remote Web Workplace using two-factor authentication and our <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard/index.html" target="_blank">RWW-Guard</a> product in less than 15 minutes.</p>

<p>And we even have a few customers now who have ALSO been able to integrate AuthAnvil into their own line of business applications in house. One such office added AuthAnvil two-factor authentication to a custom sharepoint site they have that manages their entire office, in a matter of an hour after I released a <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/blog/archives/2007/03/howto_adding_tw.html" _target="blank">HOWTO video on consuming the web service</a> in AuthAnvil. And they spent the first 10 minutes watching the video!! Now their employees don't need to know ANOTHER password for their office. They can leverage their existing AuthAnvil deployment and use the same token to authenticate to different systems.</p>

<p>This is getting exciting. </p>

<p>So if you are a small business and looking for two-factor authentication, give <a href="http://www.authanvil.com">AuthAnvil</a> a try. Combining CRYPTOCard's awesome token technology with our own software designed for the Windows Server ecosystem, you have one powerful system that FINALLY brings identity and access control through strong authentication to small business. </p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software launches Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: February 26, 2007 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced it's Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller program. The objective of the program is to recruit solution provider and value-added reseller (VAR) partners to provide domain expertise and geographic coverage for Scorpion Software's strong two-factor authentication products. </p>

<p>The Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program aims to provide resellers with effective sales and marketing programs, tools, training and support services needed to ensure their business success. The program delivers value to partner members by  rewarding them for their commitment with a number of incentives for engaging with Scorpion Software to deliver strong two-factor authentication solutions to their small business clients. Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program members also enjoy discounts on Scorpion Software products, direct access to the company's sales and marketing support, technical and sales training, among other key benefits. </p>

<p>The Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program combines Scorpion Software's technology leadership and support with the program members' domain expertise. Customers will benefit from this synergy through effective and accelerated delivery of strong  authentication solutions to their organization. </p>

<p>"As a company that is focused on our channel, we view our reseller partners as an essential extension of our sales effort and  strategically invaluable towards growing and maintaining our market leadership in strong authentication for small business"  said Dana Epp, President and CEO of Scorpion Software. "With the Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program, we are creating a world-class partner ecosystem that enables Scorpion Software and our reseller partners to maximize their business opportunity with Scorpion Software product and better protect their client's information assets with strong authentication." </p>

<p>Interested resellers are to apply online on Scorpion Software's website at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/resellers.html">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/resellers.html</a>.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp provides the premium solution for SMBs to reduce the risks associated with the use of weak static reusable passwords and provide a higher level of confidence that only authorized users can access their company's most important business assets - their proprietary information. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software launches Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: February 26, 2007 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced it's Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller program. The objective of the program is to recruit solution provider and value-added reseller (VAR) partners to provide domain expertise and geographic coverage for Scorpion Software's strong two-factor authentication products. </p>

<p>The Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program aims to provide resellers with effective sales and marketing programs, tools, training and support services needed to ensure their business success. The program delivers value to partner members by  rewarding them for their commitment with a number of incentives for engaging with Scorpion Software to deliver strong two-factor authentication solutions to their small business clients. Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program members also enjoy discounts on Scorpion Software products, direct access to the company's sales and marketing support, technical and sales training, among other key benefits. </p>

<p>The Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program combines Scorpion Software's technology leadership and support with the program members' domain expertise. Customers will benefit from this synergy through effective and accelerated delivery of strong  authentication solutions to their organization. </p>

<p>"As a company that is focused on our channel, we view our reseller partners as an essential extension of our sales effort and  strategically invaluable towards growing and maintaining our market leadership in strong authentication for small business"  said Dana Epp, President and CEO of Scorpion Software. "With the Authorized AuthAnvil Reseller Program, we are creating a world-class partner ecosystem that enables Scorpion Software and our reseller partners to maximize their business opportunity with Scorpion Software product and better protect their client's information assets with strong authentication." </p>

<p>Interested resellers are to apply online on Scorpion Software's website at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/resellers.html">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/resellers.html</a>.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp provides the premium solution for SMBs to reduce the risks associated with the use of weak static reusable passwords and provide a higher level of confidence that only authorized users can access their company's most important business assets - their proprietary information. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><H1>For Immediate Release</H1></p>

<p><H2>Scorpion Software releases AuthAnvil Strong Authentication System (SAS) for Small Business</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: February 1, 2007 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the general availability of version 1.0 of AuthAnvil, a strong authentication system (SAS) to protect small businesses and enhance their remote access security with the introduction of two-factor authentication server software for Microsoft's Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 and Windows Server 2003 platforms. AuthAnvil enhances online trust and enables secure remote access to protected information assets by offering the ability to reliably prove user identities through the use of strong authentication. More information about AuthAnvil is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/" target="_blank">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/</a>.</p>

<p>"AuthAnvil is our second and most crucial piece to our strong authentication solution for small business. It helps to eliminate the insecurities and weaknesses in static reusable passwords by offering more perfected one time passwords that can be easily deployed and managed." says Dana Epp, Scorpion Software's President and Computer Security Software Architect. "In combination with our <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard" target="_blank">RWW-Guard</a> product we can now offer a complete solution to help protect the remote access to critical information assets in small businesses who leverage Microsoft server technology like SBS 2003 and Remote Web Workplace."</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp provides the premium solution for SMBs to reduce the risks associated with the use of weak static reusable passwords and provide a higher level of confidence that only authorized users can access their company's most important business assets - their proprietary information. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software releases AuthAnvil Strong Authentication System (SAS) for Small Business</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: February 1, 2007 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the general availability of version 1.0 of AuthAnvil, a strong authentication system (SAS) to protect small businesses and enhance their remote access security with the introduction of two-factor authentication server software for Microsoft's Small Business Server (SBS) 2003 and Windows Server 2003 platforms. AuthAnvil enhances online trust and enables secure remote access to protected information assets by offering the ability to reliably prove user identities through the use of strong authentication. More information about AuthAnvil is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/" target="_blank">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/authanvil/</a>.</p>

<p>"AuthAnvil is our second and most crucial piece to our strong authentication solution for small business. It helps to eliminate the insecurities and weaknesses in static reusable passwords by offering more perfected one time passwords that can be easily deployed and managed." says Dana Epp, Scorpion Software's President and Computer Security Software Architect. "In combination with our <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard" target="_blank">RWW-Guard</a> product we can now offer a complete solution to help protect the remote access to critical information assets in small businesses who leverage Microsoft server technology like SBS 2003 and Remote Web Workplace."</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp provides the premium solution for SMBs to reduce the risks associated with the use of weak static reusable passwords and provide a higher level of confidence that only authorized users can access their company's most important business assets - their proprietary information. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com" target="_blank">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software releases RWW-Guard for Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: September 17, 2006 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the general availability of version 1.0 of  RWW-Guard, a strong authentication client to protect small businesses and  enhance their remote access security with the addition of two-factor authentication directly into Microsoft's Remote Web Workplace on Small Business Server (SBS) 2003. Combining the standard RWW domain credentials with the use of  one time passwords (OTP) from external authentication keys, businesses can now provide new assurance levels of who can access their corporate resources remotely. More information about RWW-Guard is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard/">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard/</a>.</p>

<p>"RWW-Guard is our first piece of strong authentication software for small business to help eliminate the insecurities and weaknesses in static reusable passwords." says Dana Epp, Scorpion Software's President and computer security software architect. "We want to reduce the risks of remote access to privileged information assets for business owners, and we are pleased to have worked with the small business community in designing and testing this product. With over 50 SBS servers already running RWW-Guard during its development process, we continue to receive great feedback from SBS administrators and business owners in the field who are actually using the product every day."</p>

<p><H2>Pricing and Availability</H2></p>

<p>RWW-Guard is available today to customers worldwide through Scorpion Software resellers and the Scorpion Software Company Store at <a href="https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/rwwguard-store/">https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/rwwguard-store/</a>. Introductory pricing for a single one year license of the RWW-Guard is $200 USD. Resellers can purchase the RWW-Guard Reseller Pack, a five (5) unit bundling of one year licenses for $750 USD.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp. is a leading provider of security software tools for small business, helping organizations proactively identify and remediate network and server risk by getting relevant computer security intelligence information to business owners. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented automated audit reporting and analysis. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software releases RWW-Guard for Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: September 17, 2006 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the general availability of version 1.0 of  RWW-Guard, a strong authentication client to protect small businesses and  enhance their remote access security with the addition of two-factor authentication directly into Microsoft's Remote Web Workplace on Small Business Server (SBS) 2003. Combining the standard RWW domain credentials with the use of  one time passwords (OTP) from external authentication keys, businesses can now provide new assurance levels of who can access their corporate resources remotely. More information about RWW-Guard is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard/">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/rww-guard/</a>.</p>

<p>"RWW-Guard is our first piece of strong authentication software for small business to help eliminate the insecurities and weaknesses in static reusable passwords." says Dana Epp, Scorpion Software's President and computer security software architect. "We want to reduce the risks of remote access to privileged information assets for business owners, and we are pleased to have worked with the small business community in designing and testing this product. With over 50 SBS servers already running RWW-Guard during its development process, we continue to receive great feedback from SBS administrators and business owners in the field who are actually using the product every day."</p>

<p><H2>Pricing and Availability</H2></p>

<p>RWW-Guard is available today to customers worldwide through Scorpion Software resellers and the Scorpion Software Company Store at <a href="https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/rwwguard-store/">https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/rwwguard-store/</a>. Introductory pricing for a single one year license of the RWW-Guard is $200 USD. Resellers can purchase the RWW-Guard Reseller Pack, a five (5) unit bundling of one year licenses for $750 USD.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp. is a leading provider of security software tools for small business, helping organizations proactively identify and remediate network and server risk by getting relevant computer security intelligence information to business owners. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented automated audit reporting and analysis. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><H1>For Immediate Release</H1></p>

<p><H2>Scorpion Software releases Firewall Dashboard for Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: March 22, 2006 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the general availability of version 1.0 of Firewall Dashboard, a security analytics tool to proactively identify threats before they become problems to small businesses that are using Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003 (SBS 2003). With the Firewall Dashboard, owners of SBS 2003 can now change their raw firewall logs into meaningful and interpretable graphical threat assessments. With its unique ability to first aggregate log data, and then filter out network chatter, users of Firewall Dashboard can easily peel back the layers of firewall event complexity to find the real issues their network is facing. More information about the Firewall Dashboard is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/</a>.</p>

<p>"The Firewall Dashboard is our first security analytics tools to help small businesses understand the real threats to their business." says Dana Epp, Scorpion Software's President and computer security software architect. "We want to get relevant computer security intelligence information to business owners, and we are pleased to have worked with the small business community in designing and testing this product. With over 100 SBS servers already running the Firewall Dashboard during its development process, we continue to receive great feedback from SBS administrators and business owners in the field who are actually using the product every day." Testimonials from some of those users can be viewed at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/testimonials.html">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/testimonials.html</a>.</p>

<p><H2>Pricing and Availability</H2></p>

<p>Firewall Dashboard is available today to customers worldwide through Scorpion Software resellers and the Scorpion Software Company Store at <a href="https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/store/">https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/store/</a>. MSRP for a single one year license of the Firewall Dashboard is $95 USD. Resellers can purchase the Firewall Dashboard Reseller Pack, a five (5) unit bundling of one year licenses for $356.25 USD.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp. is a leading provider of security analytic tools for small business, helping organizations proactively identify and remediate network and server vulnerabilities by getting relevant computer security intelligence information to business owners. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented automated audit reporting and analysis. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software releases Firewall Dashboard for Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003</H2></p>

<p><B>Chilliwack, BC: March 22, 2006 -</B> Scorpion Software Corp. today announced the general availability of version 1.0 of Firewall Dashboard, a security analytics tool to proactively identify threats before they become problems to small businesses that are using Microsoft's Small Business Server 2003 (SBS 2003). With the Firewall Dashboard, owners of SBS 2003 can now change their raw firewall logs into meaningful and interpretable graphical threat assessments. With its unique ability to first aggregate log data, and then filter out network chatter, users of Firewall Dashboard can easily peel back the layers of firewall event complexity to find the real issues their network is facing. More information about the Firewall Dashboard is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/</a>.</p>

<p>"The Firewall Dashboard is our first security analytics tools to help small businesses understand the real threats to their business." says Dana Epp, Scorpion Software's President and computer security software architect. "We want to get relevant computer security intelligence information to business owners, and we are pleased to have worked with the small business community in designing and testing this product. With over 100 SBS servers already running the Firewall Dashboard during its development process, we continue to receive great feedback from SBS administrators and business owners in the field who are actually using the product every day." Testimonials from some of those users can be viewed at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/testimonials.html">http://www.scorpionsoft.com/products/fwdashboard/testimonials.html</a>.</p>

<p><H2>Pricing and Availability</H2></p>

<p>Firewall Dashboard is available today to customers worldwide through Scorpion Software resellers and the Scorpion Software Company Store at <a href="https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/store/">https://secure.scorpionsoft.com/store/</a>. MSRP for a single one year license of the Firewall Dashboard is $95 USD. Resellers can purchase the Firewall Dashboard Reseller Pack, a five (5) unit bundling of one year licenses for $356.25 USD.</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software Corp.</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp. is a leading provider of security analytic tools for small business, helping organizations proactively identify and remediate network and server vulnerabilities by getting relevant computer security intelligence information to business owners. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented automated audit reporting and analysis. More information about the company is available at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software Previews Carina Intrusion Prevention System at West Coast Security Forum 2004<H2></p>

<p>Chilliwack, BC: November 22, 2004 - Scorpion Software Corp. announces today that it is now previewing its upcoming Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for the Microsoft Windows server platform at the West Coast Security Forum. Codenamed "Carina", this host based endpoint security solution can be deployed into Microsoft Windows environments to drastically reduce, and in many cases completely remove, many security related risks that servers and workstations may be exposed and vulnerable to. These risks include the execution of hostile or malicious code that exploit vulnerable software to access information resources, as seen in viruses, trojan horses, spyware, adware and even more sophisticated illegal data mining programs.</p>

<p>"Carina has been found to be far more effective than just antivirus or firewall protection alone. Most antivirus, firewall and intrusion detection (IDS) protections are only capable of defending against known threats due to their reliance on constantly updating 'signatures' of known attack patterns. Carina has been designed to learn and understand the normal behaviors of the host it is installed onto and can block UNKNOWN threats that are anomalous and breach acceptable access control policies. As such, Carina offers IT administrators the opportunity to defend their information resources even before the world understands a new threat vector or attack pattern has occurred, and even before signatures can be created and deployed for antivirus and intrusion detection systems." said Dana Epp, CEO of Scorpion Software Corp. "Our goal with Carina is to ensure that our customers are able to protect their most important business assets - their proprietary information".</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp. is an independent software vendor (ISV) that designs and delivers computer security software to increase the security effectiveness of Microsoft Windows environments. This security software suite helps to protect information by providing data and system integrity assurance levels through the prevention of damage to desktops and servers from attack, and prevention of desktops and servers from launching attacks while connected to the corporate network. The company is headquartered in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, and can be reached at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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<p><H2>Scorpion Software Previews Carina Intrusion Prevention System at West Coast Security Forum 2004<H2></p>

<p>Chilliwack, BC: November 22, 2004 - Scorpion Software Corp. announces today that it is now previewing its upcoming Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for the Microsoft Windows server platform at the West Coast Security Forum. Codenamed "Carina", this host based endpoint security solution can be deployed into Microsoft Windows environments to drastically reduce, and in many cases completely remove, many security related risks that servers and workstations may be exposed and vulnerable to. These risks include the execution of hostile or malicious code that exploit vulnerable software to access information resources, as seen in viruses, trojan horses, spyware, adware and even more sophisticated illegal data mining programs.</p>

<p>"Carina has been found to be far more effective than just antivirus or firewall protection alone. Most antivirus, firewall and intrusion detection (IDS) protections are only capable of defending against known threats due to their reliance on constantly updating 'signatures' of known attack patterns. Carina has been designed to learn and understand the normal behaviors of the host it is installed onto and can block UNKNOWN threats that are anomalous and breach acceptable access control policies. As such, Carina offers IT administrators the opportunity to defend their information resources even before the world understands a new threat vector or attack pattern has occurred, and even before signatures can be created and deployed for antivirus and intrusion detection systems." said Dana Epp, CEO of Scorpion Software Corp. "Our goal with Carina is to ensure that our customers are able to protect their most important business assets - their proprietary information".</p>

<p><H2>About Scorpion Software</H2></p>

<p>Scorpion Software Corp. is an independent software vendor (ISV) that designs and delivers computer security software to increase the security effectiveness of Microsoft Windows environments. This security software suite helps to protect information by providing data and system integrity assurance levels through the prevention of damage to desktops and servers from attack, and prevention of desktops and servers from launching attacks while connected to the corporate network. The company is headquartered in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, and can be reached at <a href="http://www.scorpionsoft.com">www.scorpionsoft.com</a>.</p>
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