Innovative Routines International (IRI), The CoSort Company, has achieved a significant milestone with the enhancement of its FieldShield tool, recognized by Database Trends and Applications Magazine as a trend-setting product for 2025.

Melbourne, Florida, United States, July 10, 2025 -- Founded in 1978 and serving customers in 40 cities globally, IRI continues to lead in the data management landscape. The FieldShield software, known for its robust data masking and management capabilities, is part of the IRI Data Protector suite and IRI Voracity platform. It focuses on efficient data management and stringent data-centric protection, including PII/PHI classification, discovery, and de-identification.

The upgraded FieldShield version introduces advanced features to further support data breach mitigation, test data management, and compliance with privacy regulations. Key enhancements include extended file coverage and integration with cloud storage solutions like Amazon S3, Azure Blob, and Google Cloud Platform, thus broadening the scope of data security applications.

Significant improvements in data classification and discovery have been implemented through an upgraded IRI Workbench GUI, which simplifies data labeling and enhances support for compliance with various privacy laws. Additionally, the integration of the DarkShield API allows FieldShield to effectively manage PII within semi-structured and unstructured data sources.

"The enhanced capabilities of FieldShield address critical needs in data security and compliance, providing businesses with the tools required to protect sensitive information effectively," stated an IRI spokesperson. "Our commitment to advancing data masking technology ensures that our clients can confidently meet the challenges of managing and securing data in a complex regulatory environment."

The PII dashboard in FieldShield offers sophisticated HTML5 charts that give comprehensive insights into data sources, classifications, and processing times, enhancing the management of sensitive data. Expanded masking rules include advanced obfuscation methods such as smart email and NID generators, adding both deterministic and non-deterministic options to the data masking capabilities.

FieldShield remains unique in supporting advanced business logic, re-ID risk scoring, and extensive data profiling and anonymization features suitable for RDB test environments. By leveraging additional IRI products like DarkShield for unstructured data, RowGen for data synthesis, and CoSort for data integration and cleansing, users gain a versatile tool adaptable to numerous data masking scenarios.

As recognized by DBTA Magazine, FieldShield continues to set trends in the data management field, confirming IRI's role as a pivotal player in the development of sophisticated test data tools and management solutions.

About the company: Innovative Routines International (IRI), also known as The CoSort Company, is a pioneering U.S.-based independent software vendor founded in 1978. With a presence in over 40 cities worldwide, IRI specializes in fast data management and data-centric protection. Its flagship platform, Voracity, and tools like FieldShield deliver powerful solutions for data profiling, integration, cleansing, migration, reporting, masking, and test data generation. IRI’s software operates within a familiar, extensible Eclipse-based IDE, enabling users to streamline operations while maintaining compliance and security across structured and unstructured data environments.

Contact Info:
Name: David Friedland
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Organization: Innovative Routines International (IRI), Inc.
Address: 2194 Highway A1A, 3rd Floor Melbourne, FL 32937-4932 USA
Phone: +1.321.777.8889
Website: https://www.iri.com/

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