MEDFORD, NJ and LISBON, PORTUGAL--(Marketwired - Dec 3, 2013) -  Watchful Software, a leading provider of data-centric information security solutions, and Interlink Communication Systems, a specialty IT products and services distributor, today announced that they have signed a distribution agreement permitting Interlink to offer Watchful Software's advanced persistent security products to the US market. Interlink will provide sales and support capabilities for Watchful Software's line of security products, including RightsWATCH and TypeWATCH, to their value-added-reseller (VAR) channel in the US.

"As a Channel Company that leverages some of the hottest, emerging technology vendors for our Solution Provider community, Interlink is very pleased to introduce Watchful Software to our Line Card," said Richard Lewis, Senior Vice President of Sales at Interlink. "We're committed to offer products to our Solution Provider community that will provide them with the best opportunities for success in a competitive marketplace, and we believe Watchful Software's leading software security solutions will immediately differentiate our offering."

"The distribution agreement with Interlink is another indicator of the increased demand that customers are placing on VARs for advanced persistent security technologies in light of today's constant information threats. The strong market response is another point of validation for RightsWATCH and how it addresses these demands," said Thomas McClinton, Regional Sales Manager for Watchful Software. "The infrastructure that Interlink brings to the VAR and reseller channels means faster delivery, deeper technical support, and streamlined operations through online ordering, configuration tools, and customer financing resources for a total business and technical solution."

Focused on protecting sensitive and confidential information by using a data-centric paradigm, Watchful Software provides advanced persistent security solutions that keep information safe from security breaches, leaks, or unauthorized disclosure resulting from either malicious wrongdoing or inadvertent misusage.

Watchful Software's product portfolio includes RightsWATCH, a software solution that blends IRM and DLP strengths and functionalities to prevent security breaches or disclosure, resulting from malicious wrongdoing or inadvertent misusage; and TypeWATCH, an e-Biometrics tool that leverages the science of Keystroke Dynamics to identify and authenticate users simply by the way they type on a keyboard with extremely high levels of accuracy.

About Watchful Software - www.watchfulsoftware.com
Watchful Software was formed in 2012 to address the requirement to protect an organization's most critical asset after its people -- its information. The company is staffed by industry executives with decades of systems, software, networking, security, and compliance experience to address the growing need for protecting sensitive and proprietary information against accidental or malicious theft, leakage, or loss. Leveraging key technologies including advanced encryption algorithms, digital rights management, and e-Biometrics, Watchful Software has developed a suite of solutions that ensure only authorized personnel have access to enterprise systems or can handle sensitive information, thereby protecting against the massive economic and competitive damage often done by cyberterrorists and information thieves.

About Interlink - www.interlinkweb.com
Founded in 1990, Interlink Communication Systems is a Specialty IT Products and Services Distributor representing vendors with emerging and innovative technology solutions through the Channel. Interlink enables channel partners with breakthrough technologies that solve customer IT needs while optimizing the IT spend. Interlink's parent company, Global Convergence, Inc. was ranked No. 2054 on the 2013 Inc. 500|5000 List of fastest-growing, private companies in America as well as No. 68 on the 2013 Tampa Bay Business Journal's Florida Fast 100 and No. 46 on the Tampa Bay Business 100 list. In addition, Interlink President and COO Joe Serra was named to the prestigious list of UBM Tech Channel's CRN 2013 Channel Chiefs. To learn more about Interlink, visit us at www.interlinkweb.com or contact Interlink at 800-638-8481.