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WALTHAM, MA -- The Software Solutions Division (SSD) of Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc. today announced the availability of Hitachi Security Service Release 4. This release is a key component of Hitachi's Enterprise Application Security Integration (EASI) framework, which is designed to secure multiple distributed software applications, regardless of application server environment. Large companies can have many different software applications installed, all running on a variety of platforms. Administering security policy becomes overwhelming as the number of users and applications increases. Hitachi Security Service 4 vastly simplifies this situation by providing a single "layer" of security across multiple applications. With Hitachi Security Service 4, companies can meet their need for rapid development and deployment of distributed applications without compromising security standards and practices because developers can focus on application development rather than security. "Enterprises are looking for ways to secure their distributed environments with centralized policy design and enforcement," said Bret Hartman, CTO of SSD. "Hitachi Security Service 4's advanced tools and services make it much easier to do that. In addition, by offloading security requirements from their developers, organizations can confidently bring new applications on line more quickly." The mission of EASI is to control access to distributed information and resources not only within a single organization but in collaborations, marketplaces and exchanges as well. "Our work requires us to collaborate closely with a number of other companies," said Tammy Blaser, Senior Software Engineer for NASA Glenn Research Center. "A key requirement for us is the ability to share information with them securely, even across their various architectures." As companies increasingly pursue e-business strategies that link distributed systems and applications, ensuring the security of those systems, and the communication channel between them, becomes a critical priority. Hitachi Security Service 4 provides single-point administration of security policies, user authentication, authorization, secure association, and security audit across the distributed application environment. Access permissions can be set at the operation, interface, or object instance levels, permitting access only to authorized users optimizing both data security and system performance. For further information visit http://www.hitachisoftware.com