New End-User Benefits Include Near Real-Time Privacy Protection, Tighter Integration with Windows 7 Central Controls and Power Savings 

Baltimore, MD – April 30, 2012 – Oculis Labs, a developer of data privacy software that protects mobile and desktop computers from visual eavesdroppers, today announced the immediate availability of PrivateEye Enterprise 4.0, the industry’s only solution that proactively protects data on computer displays. This solution is built specifically to protect enterprise and government customers’ data, especially those in regulated industries or with specific need-to-know privacy policies. PrivateEye Enterprise protects data from eavesdroppers by using facial detection and recognition to obscure the screen when the privileged user is not present or when eavesdroppers attempt to view the display. Importantly, it has group policy-based, central management features which allow it to be deployed and managed easily by IT departments.

 This major version of PrivateEye incorporates “must-have” requirements as identified by Oculis Labs enterprise customers, including:

• Instant Protection. PrivateEye Enterprise protects and clears the screen almost instantaneously, ensuring both security and user productivity.

• Discrete Operation.  With faster and more accurate face detection, PrivateEye Enterprise runs in a wide variety of lighting conditions from airports to coffee shops. Users will not notice it is there until they need it.

• Eyes on the Big Picture.  Significantly easier to use with a simplified user interface, a streamlined wizard, and automated intelligence that adapts to learn about the user. PrivateEye Enterprise takes care of itself and lets the user stay focused on work.

• Manage, Control and Comply.  Tighter integration with Windows 7 central controls, including standard domain password integration, easy password resets, and deeper security controls. The IT department will save time and money with self-service password resets, and gain better control through central management and incident notification.

• Save Power and Money.  Laptop batteries will last longer, and organizations will save money by running greener with lower total power consumption.

• Constant Security, No Exceptions.  Users do not need to pause PrivateEye when in full-screen presentation mode. It now auto-detects and resumes when the user is done.  PrivateEye Enterprise can now run all of the time for its mobile employees, no exceptions, no accidental data leaks.

According to a recent survey of employees of financial services companies, consulting firms, engineering contractors, and government agencies, over 90 percent of respondents were concerned about data privacy yet 89 percent had no safeguards in place to protect them from visual data breaches. Unprotected information these users accessed included financial data, credit card information, social security numbers, proprietary intellectual property, and even classified data.

 “PrivateEye Enterprise 4.0 is an unparalleled advance in data privacy protection that secures the last two feet of the network: from the display to the user’s eyes,” said Bill Anderson, founder and CEO of Oculis Labs. “We are able to protect enterprise computer screens from unintentional data leakage while ensuring full user productivity. Organizations that need to comply with data privacy regulations now have a new tool to secure, detect, and respond to real-world threats.”

Further information about PrivateEye, including a free trial download and video, is available at www.privateeyeenterprise.com or from the company’s website www.oculislabs.com.

About Oculis Labs

Oculis Labs, headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, develops data privacy software that secures the last two feet of the network – the distance from the computer screen to a user’s eyes. The company’s products protect valuable information displayed on mobile and desktop computers from unintended viewers. Supported in part by an investment from In-Q-Tel, the company has strong relationships with the government community as well as partnerships with large OEMs.  Oculis Lab’s technology is being deployed across a wide-array of mobile enterprises including those in government, financial services, health care and the high-tech industry. Oculis’ Labs’ products are available for purchase on the federal GSA schedule www.carahsoft.com.  For more information, visit www.oculislabs.com or call (410) 809-1701.

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We’re excited to tell you about a major new release of PrivateEye.  This full upgrade has a lot of new features and improvements driven by your feedback.  We know you love the product – our customers look like the coolest kids on the block when they catch eavesdroppers – but there were a few things some people still wanted.   The major changes you will notice are:

You’ll notice a number of improvements with a streamlined GUI that makes setup and use a lot easier.  The setup wizard, for instance, takes just a few clicks, and then starts rapidly learning what you look like so that new users get optimal performance within the first few minutes.

The best way to see the improvements is to just to try it for yourself.  PrivateEye 3.0 customers can just download and run the installer, and your license will automatically convert to the new version.  Customers on older 2.0 versions may have to uninstall first.  Don’t worry, our support team (support@oculislabs.com) will figure it out for you if you have any issues. Of course, if you tried the free download in the past but wanted to see a bit more performance this is the release for you!  Get it right now and start protecting your privacy.

Well, shucks, we feel very honored…

 Named Best New Security Start-Up of the Year 

Hunt Valley, Md. – March 6, 2012– Oculis Labs, a developer of data privacy software that protects mobile and desktop computers from visual eavesdroppers, today announced it has been selected as the Best New Security Start-Up Company of the Year in the 2012 Global Excellence Awards. Hosted by Info Security Products Guide, this awards program honors excellence in the information security industry highlighting extraordinary people, products and companies. More than 50 judges from a broad spectrum of international industry voices participated to determine the 2012 Global Excellence Awards finalists and winners.

WHAT WE LIKED:
“This is about the coolest and, at the same time, most useful security product we haev seen in a long time. It is simple to use, very effective and actually serves a real and impotant purpose.”

WHAT WE DIDN”T LIKE:
“Nothing”

Read the full review on SC Magazine’s site

Below is the step by step install instruction video that they filmed for newbies. They reference a free 30 day trial version in the video, which is available for a limited time on the Oculis Web site. www.oculislabs.com

Watch the install video here.

Murray Associates  is an independent consulting firm specializing in eavesdropping detection and counterespionage services for business and government. Our firm is best known for quarterly eavesdropping detection audits also known as TSCM; conducted in boardrooms and executive suites.

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CEO Bill Anderson with our ICE Award for Cool Technology

Last week Oculis Labs (the parent company of PrivateEye Enterprise) won an Outstanding Innovation ICE award from TEDCO.

ICE stands for Innovation, Company and Entrepreneur, the three categories of awards for this competition. Over 300 companies participated in 2011. The inaugural TEDCO ICE Awards celebrates the breadth of TEDCO’s portfolio companies, which includes some of the “coolest” of Maryland’s entrepreneurial community.

“The ICE Awards are a terrific way to highlight the best of the best innovations, companies and entrepreneurs withinMaryland’s technology community,” said Rob Rosenbaum, president and executive director of TEDCO. “TEDCO is extremely proud of all its portfolio companies, and we want to highlight specific companies and entrepreneurs thatexemplify tremendous growth and success.”

Oculis Labs won this competition for their capabilities in protecting sensitive and classified inforamtion against interception by eavesdropping.