The vulnerability of electronic data made evident by the attacks against the World Trade Center in New York last September is providing opportunities for local information-technology companies specializing in information security systems.
At Computex Taipei 2002, a host of home-grown IT companies are promoting products that provide back-up storage systems for data in the event of catastrophic damage to mainframes.
PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG, TAIPEI TIMES
Log-on and casing systems designed to protect corporate data from theft and damage are also being featured at the trade fair, which will run until Friday at the Taipei World Trade Center.
Anextek Global Inc (
Since the Z-Box is not attached to a server, if the server goes down data remains accessible.
The Z-Box also replicates data and can send it via the Internet to a data center where information is secured in the event data is destroyed.
According to Stuart Schuman, international marketing manager for Anextek, "Everyone became more interested in securing their data after 911."
The threat of data loss has also been apparent in Taiwan where a building fire last year in Hsichih's high-tech district destroyed the offices of several high-tech companies.
Bolstering security measures for corporate data and highly sensitive areas such as airports is also being addressed.
Taiwan-based Symtron Technology Inc's (
"National security agencies, public agencies, airports and the corporate world may find this added security measure useful," Symtron Vice President Vera Hsu (
Taiwan-based Mitac International Corp (
One of the big attractions is the affordability of the product. The system can be installed on a laptop for around US$100, and requires only a small digital camera to function, Hsu said.
Crete Systems Inc (
The "war on terror" being carried out by the US military and its allies may bring a 15 percent growth in sales for the company over last year, Lan said.
Totally water and dust proof and housed in a magnesium case, the Rocky II can operate in a temperature range between -10?C and 50?C.
The company's main customers are the US, German, Belgium, Australian and Taiwan military and research groups, he said.
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