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Patent-pending Technology Immediately Denies Access To Any Program Or File, On Any Desktop—Even If It's Already Open

Sydney, NSW – February 9, 2004 – The Resonance Group, Australasian distributor for Tangram Enterprise Solutions, the global leader for unified IT asset management solutions today announced the commercial availability of OverSight in Australia, a proprietary, patent-pending software that marries IT asset management with a powerful new enforcement application that can reach across IT networks of any size to deny access to any program or file.

These days, there's a plethora of software that can wreak havoc on your enterprise:

• Viruses and worms that can bring down the network

• File sharing programs and spyware that open holes in the firewall, including Kazaa

• Unmonitored instant messaging

• Illegal music and movie players

• Applications that violate corporate desktop standards, and more.

The negative impact of these programs is extensive, ranging from elevated operational costs, legal exposure, and security risks, to reduced productivity or even complete crippling of the business. For example, the ramifications of the raid on the offices of large Australian corporates would be avoided if Oversight security was deployed on a network. Installation of Kazaa could be avoided and any existing version of the product would be erased. Likewise, an IT department could deny access to any email attachment containing a worm virus by preventing the user opening such files. This is particularly useful where new virus's are known but anti-virus companies have yet to produce a detection/fix for the virus. This lag can be as much as 12 hours and is critical to network security.

OverSight allows the management of a company to construct and deploy policies that deny access to any given file or application, at any level. If a user attempts to copy, rename, or otherwise alter a targeted file, OverSight will not allow it. Even if a file is already running on a targeted desktop, OverSight instantly kills it, wiping it from memory. For the first time, an IT asset management application offers highly granular control over which desktops are subject to a given policy, by geography, business unit, individual desktops, or throughout the entire enterprise.

"Tangram has created a new class of software by marrying IT asset management and security with the introduction of OverSight," said Ron Nabors, Tangram’s Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "Businesses today are faced with an overwhelming array of attacks on their networks, from outside and inside, and OverSight is a powerful new weapon in the IT Security arsenal. Oversight users can now significantly reduce business and security risks, legal exposure, and downtime by exploiting OverSight’s unique capabilities to block any and all unwanted software files and applications from their entire network, regardless of the size or geography or complexity."

OverSight was designed to deny access and permanently disarm execution of every type of software file or application, regardless of the source, including viruses and worms, file sharing programs and spyware, unmonitored or unapproved instant messaging applications, illegal music and movie players, as well as any unapproved, illegal software that violate corporate desktop or network standards. OverSight utilizes proprietary technology to stop these programs, as well as any other specified computer file, from running in your enterprise—ever. This powerful new solution allows you to deploy policies that deny access to any given file or application, at any level.

To block access to a particular file or program, the organization's designated manager works with a powerful Policy Management Console and selects a predefined "policy" (rule) or defines a new policy, which includes control options over execution, rename, copy, delete, and read access. The IT manager can then identify the target computers, and create customizable end-user and system messages. Finally, the manager pushes the policies throughout the enterprise with a click of a button and monitors the progress of distribution from any secure enterprise location worldwide.

Policies are sent out to the appropriate desktops, either immediately or on schedule, via Asset Insight's software distribution methodology, where OverSight's Compliance Monitor uses the patent-pending technology to monitor for and deny access to any file defined in the policies. If the undesirable file or application is already open on the desktop, it will instantly disappear and the administrator's custom message will be displayed.

"Whether you're responsible for help desk support, software license management and compliance, or corporate security, OverSight offers exciting new options for taking control of your enterprise, " added Mr. Nabors. "OverSight users also have the advantages of Asset Insight for best-of-breed auto-discovery and tracking of hardware, software, configuration files, and software usage, from mainframes to PDAs, scalable across even the largest enterprise. And, of course, organizations with OverSight and the unified Insight solution combine auto-discovery and access control with a deep repository of financial and contractual data for comprehensive IT asset management."

About Tangram/Resonance
Resonance is the Australasian distributor of Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of cohesive, automated IT asset management software solutions and services for large and midsize organizations across all industries, in both domestic and international markets. Tangram’s core business strategy and operating philosophy center on delivering world-class customer care, creating a more personal and productive IT asset management experience through a phased solution implementation, tailored solutions that support evolving customer needs, and leading-edge technical position. Today, Tangram’s solutions manage more than two million workstations, servers, and other related assets. Tangram is a majority owned subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
Resonance also distributes Chevin Fleet Management products, voted the best Fleet Management software of 2003. The products, Fleetwave and Roadbse, are installed in more than 400 companies worldwide and manage in excess of 200,000 vehicles. The software incorporates maintenace and workshop modules for multisite organisations.