SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Conference 2005 -- Abridean
Inc., leaders in the development of identity management solutions, today
announced that they joined the BlackBerry(R) ISV Alliance Program, as part of
an initiative to enable users of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server(TM) to
simplify and automate the process of administering BlackBerry user accounts in
combination with other messaging and enterprise systems. This relationship
with Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) further highlights
Abridean's commitment to developing innovative solutions for enterprises and
solution providers that help them gain efficiency, improve security, and meet
regulatory compliance standards.
With support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, abrideanProvisor will allow
IT administrators to use a common set of automated processes to manage the
addition, deletion, and maintenance of BlackBerry user accounts as well as
maintain access to other enterprise applications and resources. In addition,
organizations will be able to view a common set of reports to help identify
invalid or orphaned accounts, thus enforcing security policies and meeting
regulatory compliance requirements.
For Abridean's solution provider customers, the BlackBerry Enterprise
Server component will enable them to offer hosted BlackBerry services to their
customers using abrideanProvisor's secure delegated administration model.
"We are excited to join the BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program," said Sean
Sears, CEO of Abridean. "BlackBerry has rapidly become a mission critical
collaboration tool for organizations, and both the enterprises and the
solution providers that support them need to standardize the administration
processes along with their other applications and offerings. This
relationship will allow our customers to enforce provisioning and
de-provisioning policies and ensure that access to corporate information
through BlackBerry is auditable."
About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of
innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market.
Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that
support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and
solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email,
device, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM
technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and
manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless
connectivity to data. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and
embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world
and include the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld(TM)
product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware
licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM
operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on
the Nasdaq Stock Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information,
visit http://www.rim.com or http://www.blackberry.com .
About Abridean Inc.
Abridean provides user management and provisioning solutions with a
primary focus on Global 2000 organizations, mid-market enterprises, and hosted
application service providers. More than 2,500 companies currently use
Abridean technology to manage users and provision applications.
Abridean's flagship product, abrideanProvisor, is a critical component of
a security and identity management infrastructure, enabling organizations to
better meet regulatory compliance requirements, enforce security policies, and
improve IT efficiency.
Provisor supports automated, delegated, and centralized administration of
users, groups, and passwords. Provisor's unique policy-based approach makes
it extremely flexible and capable of adapting to any organization's
administration and security needs. Provisor includes sophisticated workflow,
role and rule based entitlement definitions, easily-configurable use cases,
automated reconciliation of security exceptions, and advanced audit logging
and compliance reporting.
Abridean's customers span multiple industries including financial
services, manufacturing, hospitality and food services, healthcare, and
service providers. Current customers include Sprint, USA.NET, COLT Telecom,
and AT&T Canada. For more information, visit http://www.abridean.com or call
1-877-520-4277.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are
the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.
SOURCE Abridean Inc.
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Related links:
http://2005.rsaconference.com/us
http://www.rim.com http://www.blackberry.com
http://www.abridean.com
CONTACT:
Kristie Conner, Marketing, Abridean,
+1-312-924-2834, kristie.conner@abridean.com
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