Arcot to Deliver Secure Authentication Solutions for the Internet
To Accelerate Deployment of Trusted, Secure Electronic Transactions
And Communications
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcot Systems, Inc., the
leading provider of Internet authentication solutions, today announced that it
has joined the Alliance Developer Program of
Entrust Technologies (Nasdaq: ENTU), the global leader in providing products
and services that allow e-businesses to manage trusted, secure electronic
transactions and communications.
As part of Entrust's Partner Program, Arcot will work with Entrust to
ensure the interoperability between both companies' products as well as
initiate joint sales and marketing activities. This agreement will enable
customers to use Arcot's WebFort(TM) authentication product suite in
combination with Entrust's product solution. This will provide customers with
secure, convenient and cost-effective user authentication and access control
for online commerce, financial services, healthcare and government.
"With the urgent need to provide customers with strong authentication to
protect companies and applications from unwanted intrusion the need for better
a solution is imperative," said Steven Levine, vice president of marketing for
Arcot Systems, Inc. "Arcot is pleased to join together with Entrust to provide
solutions that will allow companies to have trusted, secure electronic
transactions and communications."
Arcot's WebFort product suite enables the convenient, cost-effective
volume deployment of secure user authentication on the Internet. As
organizations move into e-business, expanding their use of the Web to
communicate sensitive or confidential information, ensuring the identity of
Web-based users becomes critical.
"As companies evolve their business models to include an e-business
focus-secure, scalable authentication becomes a key element of their success,"
said Bob Heard, senior vice-president, marketing and business development,
Entrust Technologies. "The combination of Arcot's WebFort and Entrust's
products provides customers with a secure software solution for their
e-business needs."
Entrust Technologies' PKI offerings include security-rich, integrated
registration and digital certification solutions that build trust into
business-critical Web applications. Organizations can establish the level of
trust needed to conduct e-business with confidence on the Internet -- thus
reducing risk, driving cost efficiencies, and opening new avenues for
commerce.
About WebFort
Arcot WebFort offers organizations the ability to strongly authenticate
users on the Internet. WebFort scales up to large numbers of users, provides a
convenient browser-based interface for end users, supports mobile users and is
easily deployed through the Web. WebFort provides a secure solution leveraging
patent-pending cryptographic camouflage technology and industry standard
digital certificates.
About Entrust Technologies
Entrust Technologies Inc. is the global leader in providing products and
services that allow e-businesses to manage trusted, secure electronic
transactions and communications over today's advanced networks, including the
Internet, extranets and intranets. Since 1994, Entrust Technologies has been
providing award-winning solutions to global enterprises, government entities,
small to mid-sized businesses and individuals. Over four million Entrust
Technologies users have been licensed with digital certificates to date.
Entrust Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas with offices in
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and Japan.
About Arcot Systems, Inc.
Arcot Systems is the leading provider of authentication solutions for the
Internet. Through its unique camouflage technology, Arcot solutions meet the
demands of the Internet by delivering the convenience and economy of
software-based authentication with a level of security associated with
hardware solutions. Founded in 1997, Arcot is privately held and backed by
such premier investors as Accel Partners and Onset Ventures. Arcot is
headquartered in Palo Alto, California. For further information, please visit
Arcot's Web site at http://www.arcot.com .
SOURCE Arcot Systems, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Lauren H. Hunter of API Communications,
510-226-6780, ext. 170, or lauren@apidigital.com, for Arcot
Systems, Inc.; or Patti Fortuna of Arcot Systems, Inc.,
650-565-7038, or patti@arcot.com; or Carrie Bendzsa of Entrust
Technologies Inc., 613-247-3455, or carrie.bendzsa@entrust.com
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