Company Introduces True Credentials Enterprise ID, Providing Advanced Smart
Card and PKI Management Tools in an Easily Deployed and Cost-Effective Managed
Services Solution
SAN JOSE, Calif., RSA Conference, Booth #1137, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ --
GeoTrust, Inc., the leader in identity verification, credentialing and
validation solutions, today announced the general availability of the
industry's most advanced suite of digital credentialing solutions for
employee, customer and partner authentication, digital signing and encryption.
GeoTrust True Credentials(R) Enterprise ID(TM) integrates PKI digital
certificate technology with the industry's most advanced smart card management
tools to deliver strong network security and streamlined management
capabilities for medium and large enterprises. This new managed services
solution complements GeoTrust's existing client certificate solutions, True
Credentials(R) Express and True Credentials, which are designed for smaller
and simpler organizational deployments.
"With an increasing emphasis on stronger forms of authentication than user
names and passwords, the time is right for organizations to adopt digital
certificate solutions which provide not only higher levels of security, but
new capabilities such as digital signing and encryption," said Neal Creighton,
CEO of GeoTrust. "Recent industry mandates and government regulations are
driving organizations to begin deploying smart cards and tokens. Our True
Credentials Enterprise ID technology, developed by our European subsidiary, TC
TrustCenter, is currently in use at some of Europe's largest financial
institutions, utilities and government agencies. We are excited to bring this
state-of-the-art technology to North America and the rest of the world, as
market adoption begins."
True Credentials Enterprise ID is offered as a managed service,
simplifying deployment and reducing the costs that are often associated with
internally developed solutions to manage users and associated digital
credentials, tokens or smart cards. The solution will help organizations
reduce risks of identity and information theft, ensure regulatory compliance
and increase business advantages.
True Credentials Enterprise ID benefits include:
* Flexible workflow management and Professional Services expertise,
enabling customization to meet the needs of individual organizations
* Integrated lifecycle management of digital certificates (soft tokens)
and physical devices (USB tokens, smart cards), supporting both flexible
user authentication options and ease of deployment
* Advanced administration capabilities, such as smart card and user
profile personalization, dual management control, and flexible
certificate request process
* User-oriented security profile, making it simple to issue and manage
multiple certificates per user for authentication, encryption and
signing
* LDAP directory integration with organizations' existing user databases
* Highly scalable architecture, capable of supporting the largest of
organizations with tens of thousands of users
* Industry leading Service Level Agreements
* Cost effective and expandable solution for identity management of
individuals
"By 2007, 80 percent of organizations will reach the password breaking
point and will need to strengthen user authentication with alternative
security methods," according to recent research from Gartner's Ant Allan.
"All organizations should look to use stronger authentication in high-risk
situations, such as remote access now, and consider wider use of stronger
authentication by the end of 2007."(1)
True Credentials Enterprise ID has been in production for over three years
in Europe, and was part of the technology acquired in GeoTrust's recent
purchase of TC TrustCenter, one of Europe's largest suppliers of advanced
certificate management solutions. Existing TC TrustCenter customers include
HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland), Siemens, SAP, Airbus and many government
agencies.
Pricing & Availability
GeoTrust True Credentials Enterprise ID is available immediately and is
priced based on the configuration and number of users. Please visit
http://www.GeoTrust.com, or call 866-511-4141 for more details.
About GeoTrust, Inc.
GeoTrust is the leader in identity verification, credentialing and
validation solutions, and the fastest growing Certificate Authority, according
to market research firm Netcraft. Its products include web security services
for secure e-commerce transactions, identity verification for consumers,
managed security services for enterprises, digital signing for documents and
computer code, and TrustWatch (http://www.TrustWatch.com), a free toolbar and
search site that helps consumers recognize whether a site has been verified
and is safe for the exchange of confidential information. With more than
100,000 companies worldwide using its technology for online security, GeoTrust
has rapidly become the second largest digital certificate provider in the
world. The company recently acquired TC TrustCenter, a leading German
Certificate Authority and provider of advanced enterprise security and smart
card solutions. Visit http://www.geotrust.com for more information.
GeoTrust and True Credentials are registered trademarks of GeoTrust, Inc.
All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
Media Contacts:
Joan Lockhart Liz Serotte
GeoTrust, Inc. Schwartz Communications, Inc.
781-292-4153 781-684-0770
joanl@geotrust.com geotrust@schwartz-pr.com
(1) Gartner Research "Best Practices for Managing Passwords in Their
Twilight Years" by Ant Allan. December 16, 2005.
SOURCE GeoTrust, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.geotrust.com
CONTACT:
Joan Lockhart of GeoTrust, Inc.,
+1-781-292-4153, joanl@geotrust.com; or Liz Serotte of Schwartz
Communications, Inc., +1-781- 684-0770, geotrust@schwartz-pr.com
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