As of December 11, 2007, NeoScale Systems, Inc. was acquired by Ncipher plc. NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides enterprise storage security solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity, consolidation, and privacy compliance. The company's products include CryptoStor Tape, a tape security appliance that compresses, encrypts, and digitally signs data; CryptoStor FC Disk, an enterprise-class storage security appliance, which provides wire-speed encryption, centralized policy management, storage firewall access control, and fabric transparent operation for storage transport and media privacy; and CryptoStor KeyVault, an automated and open enterprise-class appliance for data-at-rest encryption key management. NeoScale Systems serves companies in various sectors, including financial services, healthcare / health services, manufacturing, retail / wholesale, entertainment, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, domestic and foreign government, and small-medium enterprises. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Milpitas, California.