Smarsh®, a leading managed service provider of innovative, secure and reliable email archiving and compliance solutions, today introduced smarshEncrypt, its end-to-end email encryption platform. Smarsh founder and CEO Stephen Marsh made the announcement at the 2009 FINRA Annual Conference in Boston, Mass.

smarshEncrypt enables users to securely transmit electronic data and establish automated, policy-based, organizational encryption controls. The service is designed to integrate seamlessly with email compliance supervision tools and is delivered via the hosted or “SaaS” (software-as-a-service) model.

“More and more of our financial services clients are understandably inquiring about compliance with email encryption mandates, especially in states like Massachusetts, where impending data breach legislation is going to change the way business is conducted electronically,” said Marsh. “At the same time, traditional encryption solutions tend to complicate or impede email supervision, which is a regulatory obligation for FINRA-registered firms. smarshEncrypt was designed to make compliance supervision and client data protection work together.”

Using Smarsh's integrated archiving and compliance solutions, administrators can establish corporate usage policies and automatically enforce the encrypted delivery of messages that meet specified criteria. For instance, email to specific recipients or those featuring social security numbers in the body can trigger delivery via smarshEncrypt. The organization’s enforcement of email encryption policy is automated and systemized, and no longer reliant on the good intentions of individual employees.

Meanwhile, the message recipient follows simple instructions to read messages sent through smarshEncrypt. In seconds, clients can retrieve valuable communication with the peace of mind that the security of their data is a priority of the sender.

Within Smarsh's archiving infrastructure, the entire life cycle of an email can be tracked, starting with the original “pre-encrypted” message and including the comprehensive audit trail attached to each message.

The Web-based Smarsh Management Console serves as the consolidated administration destination for these integrated functions. There is no need to log into separate applications to access encryption controls, another to view "quarantined" pre-review messages and then another for the email supervision system.

Service is accessible via all mobile messaging devices – including BlackBerries and iPhones – and can be implemented with any email system, including CRM platforms.

About Smarsh Inc. (www.smarsh.com)

Smarsh® is a leading managed service provider of innovative, secure, and reliable email-archiving solutions for message compliance and records retention, proactive litigation readiness and mail server data management. Founded in 2001, the company has built its trusted reputation by handling the sophisticated archiving needs of the financial services industry, and has produced a flawless regulatory audit track record to show for it. Customizable solutions fit the needs, budgets and technological infrastructure of any organization - big or small – and are matched with unrivaled customer support and service.

Smarsh’s growth has been recognized at both the local and national level. In 2008, the company was named to the “Inc. 500”, Inc. magazine’s annual analysis of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, while The Portland Business Journal ranked Smarsh second overall in its growth rankings for the state of Oregon.