Initiatives Announced at RSA Conference 2006 Extend RSA Security's Position as
the Worldwide Leader in Stronger Authentication
RSA CONFERENCE, SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA
Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS) today announced a series of new initiatives and
products designed to provide organizations worldwide with the greatest
flexibility and choice in implementing stronger authentication. These
initiatives will enable customers to obtain the appropriate level of
confidence in digital identities by offering flexible authentication solutions
that can be tailored depending on the level of security needed. In addition,
these efforts support RSA Security's strategic goal of helping customers
reduce costs and ease deployment efforts by ensuring that RSA SecurID(R)
technology can be leveraged across the broadest range of devices, software
platforms and online services.
These announcements support RSA Security's strategy of delivering an
adaptive and risk-based layered approach to authentication, which includes a
continuum of options from those that are invisible to the user to more
interactive authentication mechanisms. In addition, these initiatives extend
RSA Security's global authentication leadership, which was further solidified
through the December 2005 acquisition of Cyota.
"In today's IT security climate, organizations recognize that
authentication solutions cannot be deployed in a one-size-fits-all manner
because different information and identities require different degrees of
security," said Art Coviello, president and CEO at RSA Security. "As the only
company delivering a flexible authentication infrastructure combining risk-
analytics with risk-based and segment-based authentication technologies, RSA
Security is in the unique position of providing customers with a truly
adaptive, layered approach to authentication."
New initiatives and solutions include:
* Driving towards ubiquitous stronger authentication: In order for
adaptive authentication approaches to flourish, enterprises require new
levels of choice and flexibility in deploying stronger forms of online
identity and data protection. In response, RSA Security today announced
a significant extension of the RSA SecurID(R) Ready partner program,
which is designed to encourage device and software manufacturers to
embed the RSA SecurID algorithm within their own solutions. RSA
Security is already working with several flagship partners in this
effort, including Motorola, M-Systems, RedCannon Security, Renesas and
SanDisk(R) Corporation. In addition, RSA Security also announced
extended relationships with Microsoft and Research in Motion,
broadening the range of devices able to serve as RSA SecurID
authenticators.
* Over-the-air provisioning: As part of RSA Security's effort to increase
flexibility and choice in strong authentication, the Company announced
a technology licensing deal with Diversinet Corp. that will enable
easy, over-the-air provisioning of the RSA SecurID(R) two-factor
authentication solution to a broad range of cell phones, PDAs and PC
platforms. This offering with help businesses control costs by
allowing them to leverage existing hardware devices for the mass
deployment of strong authentication technology.
* RSA(R) SecurID(R) Appliance 2.0: Launched in the Americas on February
6, 2006, RSA SecurID Appliance 2.0 is designed to enable large
organizations to quickly and cost-effectively roll-out larger-scale
strong authentication deployments. RSA SecurID Appliance 2.0 scales to
50,000 users and follows on the April 2005 launch of the RSA SecurID
Appliance for small and medium-size businesses.
* RSA SecurID Toolbar Token: Extending the company's range of software-
based RSA SecurID Solutions, RSA Security announced the RSA SecurID
Toolbar Token, which allows users to leverage a standard Web browser as
a strong authentication mechanism. The new solution provides consumer-
facing organizations and businesses with a cost-effective and easy-to-
deploy solution for strong authentication, delivered in the familiar
browser toolbar format.
* RSA SecurID SID900 Transaction Signing Token: RSA Security announced a
new solution that enables businesses and consumers to leverage a one-
time password-based device in order to adapt to new security threats,
while adding additional security to online transactions. The new RSA
SecurID SID900 Transaction Signing Token provides online signing
capabilities for high-value transactions that need an extra level of
security, while also enabling users to leverage the device for user
authentication.
* Joint Initiative with Check Point Software Technologies: Together, RSA
Security and Check Point Software are working to demonstrate the
combined value of the companies' solutions by delivering a bundled and
co-branded trial solution, which includes RSA Authentication Manager
software and Check Point's Express VPN evaluation kit. The solution
helps both companies demonstrate solution flexibility and provides
resellers and distributors with the ability to more effectively market
the solutions to joint customers and prospects.
More information on these initiatives may be found online at
http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsaconference/.
About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and
digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet,
the Company leads the way in strong authentication and encryption, bringing
trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform.
RSA Security's portfolio of award-winning identity & access management
solutions helps businesses to establish who's who online -- and what they can
do.
With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity,
leadership and proven technologies, we serve approximately 20,000 customers
around the globe and interoperate with more than 1,000 technology and
integration partners. For more information, please visit
http://www.rsasecurity.com
RSA Security, RSA and SecurID are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective
companies.
For more information:
Jessica Hawks Dave Howell
OutCast Communications RSA Security Inc.
(646) 442-3770 (781) 515-6303
rsa@outcastpr.com dhowell@rsasecurity.com
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CONTACT:
Jessica Hawks of OutCast Communications for
RSA Security Inc., +1-646-442-3770, rsa@outcastpr.com; or Dave
Howell of RSA Security Inc., +1-781-515-6303,
dhowell@rsasecurity.com
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