Symark Software, provider of UNIX and Linux security and administration solutions, announced a 74 percent increase in sales during the first half of 2006 in comparison to the same period in 2005. In addition, the Company added 10 global Fortune 500 companies to its continuously expanding list of more than 1,500 global 2000 clients.

“The remarkable sales figures we achieved in the first half of 2006 demonstrate that data privacy and regulatory compliance continue to be significant revenue drivers for Symark as companies make IT purchasing decisions,” said Bob Sommers, chairman and co-CEO of Symark Software. “Preventing unauthorized access to proprietary information and systems — as well as complying with SOX, PCI DSS and other federal regulations — are top-of-mind issues for security administrators at organizations across all industries. By offering comprehensive solutions for delegating administrative privileges and logging events, Symark is able to help both new and existing customers implement best-practices security infrastructures that meet compliance demands.”

Symark Software’s family of identity and access management products — including PowerBroker, PowerPassword and PowerKeeper — enable administrators to manage and secure their networks and maintain regulatory compliance by addressing the inherent security gaps in native UNIX and Linux operating systems. These include: a lack of granular control for granting administrative privileges, a limited ability to manage passwords, incomplete event logging capabilities and a lack of central management controls for heterogeneous networks. Symark Software’s offerings take the cost and complexity out of addressing these challenges by equipping organizations with a complete solution for controlling access to information and systems across the entire network.