In a breakthrough launch, collaborative intelligence expert Stephen Joyce and software developer Doug Oucharek of Cadent Computing have joined forces to place the security of online file sharing and online file transfers into the hands of the user with the introduction of theLocBox.

Penticton, British Columbia -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/21/2011 -- With the pairing of two unique talents and backgrounds, best selling author Stephen Joyce and pioneer software engineer Doug Oucharek have launched theLocBox, providing users with the opportunity to take security of their data into their own hands.

While encrypted file sharing isn’t a new concept, this add-on to existing cloud systems provides users with a new tool. theLocBox enables users to create a key that allows them the opportunity to protect their stored data and maintain control over who has access to that data. Users create their own individual keys, stored locally, to share and access encrypted files. The concept is simple; theLocBox creates a "vault" folder in Dropbox and any documents dragged to theLocBox window are encrypted and copied to this vault folder.

Only the key the user creates will be able to access the files, protecting your personal data.

Doug Oucharek states, “Trusting third parties with your encryption keys is unacceptable, especially if you are a business. End-to-end encryption, where only the end users have the ability to decrypt the files, is the safest way to use cloud storage.”

Co-creator, Stephen Joyce added, “Today, more work than ever is conducted in a virtual space and as a result, it’s more important than ever to have confidence in your privacy when sharing and storing files and other personal data.”

theLocBox comes at a critical time when reports of personal data security breaches are rampant in the media and security is on everyone’s mind. Recently, Sony disclosed that nearly 77 million Playstation users were affected by a breach in data security - This information was stored in what Sony said was an “outdated database from 2007.”

For more information about theLocBox, visit http://thelocbox.com/

For media related inquiries, visit thelocbox.com/press

Doug Oucharek, co-creator of theLocBox, Founder of Cadent Computing Inc., is a 23 year software development veteran, specializing in network and security software development. A pioneer in his industry, he has worked with a wide range of companies, including several in the Fortune 500, and a number in the Fortune 50 list.

Stephen Joyce, co-creator of theLocBox, an expert on collaborative intelligence, Stephen is the author of the Amazon bestseller, ‘Teaching an Anthill to Fetch – Developing Collaborative Intelligence @ Work’. His work has been featured on businessweek.com and he has consulted in organizational effectiveness for over twenty years.

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Software developer Doug Oucharek of Cadent Computing and collaborative intelligence expert Stephen Joyce have teamed up to develop a solution to secure file sharing encryption with the launch of theLocBox.

Penticton, British Columbia -- (SBWIRE) --06/15/2011 -- In a joint venture, Doug Oucharek of Cadent Computing Inc. and bestselling author, Stephen Joyce, have introduced a solution to the emerging cloud-data security issue. In response to the recent breaches of file sharing security highlighted in the media, their software addresses a critical gap in the area of personal cloud data encryption.

As Stephen Joyce shared, “To function we have to share data with others via the cloud. The cloud is not going away. What we need is a security system that the average person can use on their own data. theLocBox was specifically designed to put control of data security into the hands of the user, where it belongs.”

He went on to say “theLocBox represents an “interface to existing cloud technologies. It adds a stronger layer of security. In other words, we are an ‘add-on’ to existing cloud systems such as Dropbox. theLocBox encrypts files copied into the cloud so they are protected from a breach in security.”

Recent issues with cloud computing have been brought to light in the media and have emphasized transfer and storage encryption as a necessary enhancement to cloud data sharing and storage. “This is a wake-up call for cloud computing,” said Matthew Eastwood, an analyst for the research firm IDC, using the term for accessing services and information in big data centers remotely over the Internet from anywhere, as if the services were in a cloud. “It will force a conversation in the industry.” (credit: NYT).

As Doug Oucharek notes, “Online file sharing and storage is the way of the future, there’s no question. It gives individuals and smaller companies an opportunity to focus on their business without having the added strain and costs of maintaining their own IT needs. But in order to do this effectively, they need to be able to do it with confidence in the cloud technology they’ve chosen. They need to know their data is protected – that’s why we created theLocBox.”

For more information about theLocBox, visit thelocbox.com.

For media related inquiries, visit thelocbox.com/press

Doug Oucharek, co-creator of theLocBox, Founder of Cadent Computing Inc., is a 23 year software development veteran, specializing in network and security software development. A pioneer in his industry, he has worked with a wide range of companies, including several in the Fortune 500, and a number in the Fortune 50 list.

Stephen Joyce, co-creator of theLocBox, an expert on collaborative intelligence, Stephen is the author of the Amazon bestseller, ‘Teaching an Anthill to Fetch – Developing Collaborative Intelligence @ Work’. His work has been featured on businessweek.com and he has consulted in organizational effectiveness for over twenty years.

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