Milford, CT January 29, 2007 – Perimeter eSecurity, the leading provider of Complete Security On Demand, announced today their acquisition of Message Secure, also a leading provider of managed security solutions to Financial Institutions and other businesses in the US.
“Message Secure is our 9th acquired company in the past 3 years and will add over 200 clients to our already leading market position in the U.S. Financial Industry as well as leading market shares in California and Massachusetts,” said Brad Miller, CEO of Perimeter. “Perimeter's acquisition strategy has allowed us to assemble the talent, technology and scale to provide the industry's leading suite of on-demand security services.” Perimeter will maintain Message Secure’s head office in Lowell MA.
“This merger greatly enhances our ability to help our clients with today's most complex compliance issues and tomorrow's top IT security threats,” said Cary T. Conrad, CEO, Message Secure. “I am thrilled to see our clients transition to the industry leader; Perimeter was always our toughest competition and our clients will greatly benefit from Perimeter's considerable IT Security resources and their Fortune 500 class security utility architecture.” Cary Conrad will join Perimeter to initially ensure a smooth transition and then will leverage his valuable industry experience to Perimeter’s strategic and product development.
“Message Secure was the first Managed Security company to focus on the unique needs of Community Financial Institutions, and as such, has been an innovator and pioneer in providing solutions that were specifically engineered for this market,” Miller said. “Message Secure adds exciting new technology to our existing service offerings, including PrivateExpress, a patent protected secure email solution. This also enables Perimeter to offer an extended suite of over fifty on demand services to Message Secure customers to further assist them with their security and regulatory needs.”
About Message Secure
Message Secure Corporation has been the leading provider of Managed Security Services to the Banking and Financial Industry. Delivering Compliance Assurance™ solutions, Message Secure protects your business, helps you achieve regulatory compliance and keeps your IT costs under control. Since 1997 hundreds of financial institutions enjoy the protection provided through secure electronic delivery of sensitive and protected documents: PrivateExpress™, our managed IT security service: VSecurity™ and Compliance Assurance™ professional services.
For businesses that are serious about their email security and compliance concerns - Message Secure Corporation offers a unique on-demand service with PrivateExpress™. PrivateExpress™, a managed file transfer service is designed to guarantee delivery of your most sensitive files and documents with an accurate and timely audit trail. Using the power of patented and patent-pending technologies you can now transmit confidential and legal documents, time-sensitive materials, and proprietary packages with complete confidence that all security requirements for encryption have been met. Message Secure knows IT network security and secure communications – Message Secure knows what finance businesses need.
About Perimeter
As the only provider of complete security on demand, Perimeter makes security easily available and affordable for all businesses. Perimeter's on demand security services protect thousands of computer networks nationwide, offering more than 50 different services on a subscription basis. With the proliferation of security threats and technologies, clients benefit from a single-source provider that offers all services through one pre-integrated platform and web portal.
Perimeter's on demand services are continuously expanded, enhanced and upgraded for current and future regulatory compliance. With seven geographically distributed technical offices and three redundant data centers, Perimeter's complete, on-demand and affordable security services are always available and have been validated by multiple independent third parties. For more information about Perimeter visit www.perimeterusa.com or call (800) 234-2175 opt # 2.
For Further Information Contact:
Cathy Clarke
CNC Associates for Perimeter eSecurity
617.527.2089
cathy@cncassocs.com Cary Conrad
President
Message Secure
978 268 3200 ext222
Conrad@messagesecure.com | 
